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Ok just a little fun fact of the bike I ride!


Honda wins its 16th straight BAJA 1000 can't beat the 450x!

Careful Rusty. Some of those Orange riders don't take kindly to Red.

Rick

I don't bleed orange, I just want a high quality, high performance, street-legal dirtbike. The most difficult part of that is street-legal. The list of high-performance dirtbikes that are street-legal from the factory is a small list. Sure, some folks have had luck getting other bikes plated, but I don't want to invest thousands of dollars only to discover the State won't give me a tag.

Honda does not make a high-performance, street-legal dirtbike. I don't know their lineup all that well, but I think they have a street-legal 230 now, which I would not consider high-performance, but it would do me just fine I suppose. After that, it's their XR650L, which is 20+ year technology and too big and heavy for serious trail riding.

Most of the KTM options haven't been US street-legal for very long either. Luckily, many of the KTM dirtbikes are now US street-legal. My KTM 450 EXC is a 2007--the first year KTM made it US street-legal. That's specifically why I looked for a 2007 model.

I'd eagerly consider buying a Honda (or whatever) street-legal 250 to 450 4 stroke dirtbike. Right now KTM and Husqvarna are about the only choices out there for me. Considering they are about the same price, the KTM is a value winner over the Husky in my opinion. The Yamaha WR250R and the Suzuki DRZ400S are about the only other options, and both of those are far behind the KTM performance.

I'd really like to ride a newer WR250R...but I smell a KTM 350 EXC in my future. Kendall, I'll give you $3,500 cash today. How can you pass up a deal like this?!

Easy Troy. I was trying to make a joke, not start a debate (one I couldn't win). And keep your hands off Kendall's bike. I've got dibs on that.

Rick

I'm still motocross guy at heart from the days in the 80's when I was thinner and yes broke my back on double jump, I still watch motocross religiously, but my xxxl body won't let me live it, so dualsport let's me feel like a kid, but I will admit I'm working on a motocross track for my daughters new ride and the baby jumps will be good for me. If the rain wasn't coming the track loader would be here Friday! I'm lucky to have my CRF 450x Street legal and it works great as dualsport for gravel roads, but not my choice for the pavement. I ride a bike that can handle the off road very good and it can take great off road punishment, I'm just not using it to its full capacity. KTM makes a great woods bike (best maybe) and taking the motorcross to a new company level. But the 450x can't be beat for the quality and bang for the buck!

Wish list would have a BMW setting next to the Honda moto and KTM woods bike:)

Ok, you orange guys I found a neat video to watch on the Baja 1000 KTM

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/off-r ... baja-1000/

It's hard to swallow that Honda is the King of this sport, but they do it right going across the desert!
It amazes me that they have dominated race!

But this makes KTM look good,

Ok, this is a neat video what the riders encounter on the Baja 1000 just ignore it's a Honda, those spectators are crazy, but so are the riders!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWMN9hc ... ata_player

troy wrote:I'd really like to ride a newer WR250R...but I smell a KTM 350 EXC in my future. Kendall, I'll give you $3,500 cash today. How can you pass up a deal like this?!

Rick wrote:And keep your hands off Kendall's bike. I've got dibs on that.

Rick

I might be able to set some kind of time record if I ever decide to sell my bike. I'm getting all these offers and it's not even for sale!

Based on your offers (*cough, cough* LOWBALL), you guys might be able to split it. Each of you can split custody weekly and split maintenance costs down the middle.

Hmmm...Kendall, you might have a real winner here! Apply the Timeshare Model to motorcycles.

Brand new KTM 350 is approximately $10,000.

10 people each put in $1,200 to buy it (The extra $2K is my fee to handle the purchase and manage the contracts of course.)

$150/year general maintenance/storage fee to cover basic oil changes, brake pads, tires. Other repairs paid for by owners as necessary.

Web-based scheduling system to reserve your time on the bike.

Beautiful....for me...because most of those owners won't have time to ride it and I'll get to ride it most of the time for free.