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im looking in to one of thees two, which would you choose and why ? im going to buy one used with around 20 hours on. which is more reliable ? think im going 18 or maby a 17 if i find one for an awesome price.
Personally, I've never ridden a ktm and they feel weird to me when I've sat on them. I can adapt though, which isn't a big deal. But overall a solid bike.
Honda- I rode a 17. Bike feels light and nimble. Easy to put it where you want it and has a great motor. With that said, I am not a fan of the chassis. Granted the bike was new and not setup for me, but I got tons of head shake any time I barely chopped the throttle going into corners with small chop leading up to it.
I am a firm believer that you can basically pick a color and be fine once it's setup for you.
The Shop
I would however say that the best thing is to ride both bike before. Ask someone you know if they can lend a KTM or Honda for a day. If you don't have a friend with one, ask someone at your local track.
I ended up waiting for the 18 CRF450r as I figured Honda would refine the new model.
The new chassis is very good in both the stability & turning catagories. The new Showa suspension is also very good from the showroom floor.
In my case I feel I made the right decision.
Pit Row
So all of a sudden because something is engineered to be light, it turns into junk after 10 hours? Vital logic 101.
If the Honda's egros didn't bother me, I'd literally flip a coin to decide.
Are you planning on keeping it for a while?
Here in sweden you basically cant sell a used KTM or a Yamaha, i have a friend with 3 yamaha -17 bikes up for sale since last year, and another one that has 2 -17 sxf450 and a -18 sxf for sale with no luck.
Meanwhile i always seem to sell my hondas with no fuss
Power and suspension is great, stock exhaust is loud and sounds quite ”bad”, compared to a yoshi
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