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Reminds me of a friend I had for a long time with more money than sense. He was an average C level rider, TALL guy about 6’7, athletic build. Obviously he was heavier than the intended weight that a stock bike comes equipped for, and he would just buy a bike, trick it out with all the Bolt ons, and then sell it because “it handles like shit”. Got tired of trying to explain how suspension needs attention for any bike he hops on after 5 or 6 bikes. Now he’s a car guy.

Look, I used to ride the Yamaha 250. I had a 2020. I hated the ergos and the vague front end feel. I got the Honda in 2022. I love riding it way more. My technique is better and it turns better. It does scare me sometimes, and I can't bulldog stuff as much as I could on the Yamaha. It seems like the 2025 Honda maintained most of what is good about the Honda (Ergos, turning) while adding some ability to smash through rough stuff. I had a 2024 with 18 hours on it. FC suspension, linkage, Yosh, 2.15...

Classic case of new bIke itis.... sseriously just stop a 25 won't make your experience better. You got a whole 7hrs on your bIke sounds like to me you need to get out and ride more. Playing mmusical bikes iisn't ggoing to iimprove things

You shouldn't care what anyone else thinks of you especially if they judge you on your riding.

You rode a bike for one lap and then sold it because you didn't like it?

"Better than what you have" - That's a tough one. Yamaha stock suspension and tunability is simply class leading. Despite MXA's roasting last year, the bike is still at (or very near) the top of the class. If you're okay with the louder than competitors intake noise (I recommend ear plugs on every bike, regardless if it's blue, 2T, or 4T...) and are gelling with it, you have very few "better" 250F options. "Major improvement from the last generation" - The 25' CRF250R is a HUGE improvement over the 22'-24's. If you're a die-hard Honda guy, it's hard to go...

I had the 2020 Crf250r with mapped vortex and yoshi that I absolutely loved. . Thought I had to have the all new 22 and just like you I struggled with that bike! Even with the suspension revalved I still couldn’t gel with that one. That bike gave me arm pump like I’ve never had before!! Bought the 25 after hearing how it was better and can honestly tell you I love this bike. Being a vet rider myself , comfort means everything to me.I set the sag and clickers to stock and felt at home instantly on it....

Where did this guy get his crystal ball? Also, outside of his claims that GG & Husky are "gone"...and the racers being let go...(Are they, really?)... Well, what actual "news" did he throw out there? Is this Europe's Cooksey? 🤣

You can hate them, but they have brought a bunch of innovation to the segment. Think we’d have electric start bikes from the japs by now if ktm didn’t bring that to market first? What about finger adjustment suspension clickers? I just saw the 25 Yamahas now offer that on the forks now…

Doesn't Red Bull bankroll most of KTM's racing?

So you guys understand the difference between a market cap loss and and an actual out of pocket loss right?

It’s definitely tough when you can get a kx450 for 6500 or a kx250f for 6000. For example I live 5 min from a KTM/gasgas/husky dealer and they can’t even shut the front door there’s so many 23/24 and now 25 bikes. They are discounted to about 9k for a 450. The other dealer also 5 min away is all jap bikes. And for whatever reason the floor is empty. The couple of 25’s that have trickled in are gone. They have a yz250 on the floor and that’s it. I think KTM has just overproduced and like said above...

KTM needs to go back to their core. Wasting tens of millions every year on motogp is insane. Drop the 50 state off road emissions models and Move their US facility out of Ca. Drop the chinese manufacturing of KTM. Why buy an orange chinese bike for 12k when you can buy something else for much less. KTM should shed WP. Pierre needs to step down as well as the board of directors. These dictators have run KTM into the ground. The US economy is going to take a few years to turn around. Hope the dealers can survive. And...

Time to go back to the no linkage rear shock setup to save on costs 🤭

This is just confusing to me, every off-road race I go to there is hundreds of KTMs 90% of which are less than 3 years old, I know lots of people waiting in line for their 2025 to come in.

HD reminds me of RC4 during his first few years. Just bouncing off the ground and running back to his bike like nothing happened. Now we see if HD has the same luck at staying healthy(ish) over the next 8-10 years, here’s hoping for the best for him!

You forgot the big one in moto 2 at Redbud when he went over the bars after the big table top hitting the downed riders bike