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Thats my point. KTM makes a decent bike, but the fielding is a result of KTM/ Husky working with several other teams to field as many bikes as they can afford. They basically have what, 9 pretty much factory bikes on the gate every week? Yamaha has 2. Then Rock River has 2-3 support bikes. Honda has 2. Kawi has 2. Zook has 2. The rest are privateers. So KTM has 4-5 times as many factory bikes than everyone else. Of course they are going to place more bikes than the competition

Yes, the pattern is flood the market and skew results.

I’m buying a 2018 Rmz 450 on Tuesday. The bike suits me perfectly, and if it wasn’t for the price, then I couldn’t afford a new bike. Really pumped to get my first 450 as well.

By the time this thread ends it will somehow turn into "the yz450 is not good for pros".

I've become a die hard Husky fan over the past few years , but there is nothing wrong with them YZ's at all. It really depends on what you want to do with it , and if MX is what you want to do , some mods can make the YZ's very competitive. They are a proven and solid design. Their chassis and suspension is excellent , and the motor can rip if you have some coin to invest into it. Hell , my 18' TC250 was probably the most mellow " stock " 250 I've ever ridden. I put...

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/product/94271A?variant=888896555930 I came across them on sale and grabbed some just because I usually need a new pair much sooner than I anticipate and I've been wearing them for longer than any other pair of gloves I've ever had. I'll pick up some more when I need to and they don't even need to be on sale. I think they're worth it. I have the Factory 2.0 style before they updated it and added the leather tip to the index finger and thumb. The sizing is a little small as they don't really break in and stretch out any...

No bashing here, I bought a pair of these for general work around the house gloves and keep them in my truck as such. I'm an Off Road guy mostly and used them one time in a pinch as I forgot my normal Klim set. I was sold after my 1st 10 minutes riding. Cheap in price, the foam pad on the palm is great for cutting down on vibrations and if they get blown out, which they haven't done yet, they're only like $10. I've had them for at least 2+ years now and still going strong.

the Honda feels 50 lbs lighter but has duel exhaust? My point is, too buy the lightest bike base on just that is dumb. I think the yz won a lot of shootouts being a heavy pig. open your minds

isn't it within a few pounds of all the other Japanese bikes? What are you talking about? No way the extra 5 lbs or whatever it is is keeping you from being a winner. Oh, I know, the KTM! bla bla bla. Lose your MXA subscription. Percentage wise you are splitting hairs. So if you have $223 dollars vrs $235 you can retire? So stupid. You guys are so fooled by ktm. Light tubes, chain, air forks. All to show you how light they are. So gullible

Haha over mine too. I just asked hoping ML would answer without starting a thread.

Ahhh, I see what you did there! That went right over my head