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I think these new 250 KTM/Husky's will be the best production 2T 250 motocrossers ever. The last few years they have been in good competition with new and old rebuilt Jap offerings when in race state, and the development and their design and build quality has really caught up (anyone who's been around long enough and rode old KTM's will know what I'm talking about), and you could argue the last few years what's best depending on your riding style/knowledge/back up/taste, but these new generation of KTM MXers I feel are going to be just that much better you'll need to spend the time and resources DB has to be competitive. The new era of forks and suspension, mass centralization, a counter balancer with no vibs and ridable power delivery is going to wake up the East. My pick is for the husky to win the shootouts also as their suspension engineers seem to have a better feel than the KTM guys IMO.
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That said, my next ride will likely be a TC. I don't really put too much stock in all these tests anyway. Once I got done setting up my last two bikes, SX250 and YZ250, I could barely tell the difference riding them back to back.
I think i'll have the opportunity to ride all the 2017 KTMs in the summer on a demo day so i can't say anything about the new 250 but it looks really promising.
I don't know if the changes mentioned will make the KTM that much better than the Yamaha to the point where it will show in lap times for those who aren't lining up in the pro class. Will be interesting to see as more ride reviews come out
In my opinion the counterbalance system is the most interesting thing on the new KTM & Husky 250. I think reduced vibration and smoother power delivery will only help to bring two strokes back into the mainstream at amateur / local race tracks.
Pit Row
Wonder what the ergo's and chassis's feel like compared to each other? I do know that I like the front fender of the Husky better. If I get a KTM , I wonder if I can get an orange Husky front fender? Hmm?
Both seem like sweet bikes!
With all the R&D in the new SX and TC it's hard not to jump ship. KTM/Husky is eventually going to get the suspension right it's only a matter of time.
Shootout ML? Which one did you like best? or is there really not much of a difference?
I'm working on a 250 two-stroke shootout...
It's not something I couldn't get use to but I just don't put enough hours on the bike compared to the 4 stroke.
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