SouthSoundTree-
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Ride like the wind, Mike!
That pic just makes me want my next bike even more. In the plan for this year is a dual sport, most likely a ktm 450. Basically a dirtbike with some lights and a second wheelset. The fun in the woods vs how fast I have to go really have fun on the street led to the ktm's over a DRZ or any of the street oriented super moto's. I want one bike to do it all, jack of all trades, but it has to come close to mastering at least one. ..
Yzinger! Craziest bike I ever rode was my buddies yz490.
One thing about the KTMs. They're GREAT off road. They're easy to Dual sport. They need frequent oil changes. I went to my 640 from a 525 EXC. Following the manuals recommended interval had me changing the oil every 5-600 miles tops. It only carried .6L of crankcase oil if I remember correctly. My 640 goes 3000 plus miles between oil changes. The smaller bikes are legit race bikes. They come from the factory ready to race with the best parts already on them stock.If you can live with the maintenance, the KTMS Rock. If you don't need the newest bike on the block, look for a 450-525 with the older style (locknut and screw) valve system instead of the newer (bucket and shim) type. You can check and adjust valves with the locknut style in a hour, on the trail, with a screwdriver, a 10mm and an 8mm wrench. The newer ones and all of the Japanese bije have the bucket and shim style and require the head to be pulled to check and adjust the valves. HOURS... I believe they went to bucket and shim around 2006-2007.
You need to try a Ktm 300. It's got a nickname as a 3-stroke! More grunt than a two stroke and more power than a four stroke. You can lug it around low then twist that throttle and you're on a rocket. It's been the best woods bike for me so far. Minimal maintenance paired with power when and where you need it. I miss it.The 640 is a euro beast. Larger oil capacity also...my 525 Flys through single track and contour lines kine a great horned owl through the trees...like a magic carpet ride
...crawls up anything. ..tractor factor......but I want a 2 stroke woods weapon.
I just rode a 2 stroke for the first time yz 125...that thing is crazy but absolutely nothing on low end stuck in the middle of the trail dead on a big hill climb. I hear the yz 250 is a beast.
When I hear people talk about any 2 stroke over a 300...I know it's some eighties or 70s nuclear 2 stroke monster....different times.
Overkill is underrated