I heart KTM

[KB]

I will never purchase another dirty ride that is not a KTM.

I just removed the front forks and the rear shock anc cleaned up in 25 minutes.

Try that on a japanese bike.

Ktm designs the shit to be worked on with as few tools as possible everything 8 10 or 13 mm. Easily accessable.

I my KTM. I think next season I need a NEW KTM

KB

[AimlessMoto]

I want one

250 2-stroke. Yes please!

[seth399]

I had my yz forks and shock off in 25 minutes

[R7]

Jap bikes may be a bit harder to work on, but the difference i have found is, you have to work on them less than the KTM

[KB]

Jap bikes may be a bit harder to work on, but the difference i have found is, you have to work on them less than the KTM

You think you work on your jap bikes less than the ktm? Interesting I found just the opposite.

KB

[R7]

You think you work on your jap bikes less than the ktm? Interesting I found just the opposite.

KB

All my Jap bikes have been oil and filters..other than crash damage. I've never once had to change a fork seal on any of my offroad jap bikes.
My current KTM is to new to worry about, but the 2 before that it seemed like i was changing fork seals once per season? Water pump seal on my 525, lost track of how many times I replaced the countershaft seals on the last 2.
I do like KTM, but I don't feel they are a superior bike to a jap bike.

[BrianC]

I loved my old 91' 300 exc. Of all the different bikes I've ridden that one stands out as being just about perfect... for woods riding anyway.

[breakdirt916]

nice...I def. want to try out pumpkin fever sometime in the future

[lrrs313]

I'm pretty sure my next bike is going to be orange. And for what it's worth, my KTM 560 was quite a bit more reliable than most of the Jap 450s that I motored past at the track.

[gregp]

I'd have to agree with R7, especially once the bikes begin to get older... I have found that KTM's often have strange anomolies that the Japanese bikes do not have, such as rear brake pads that last only 1 ride, or the previousely mentioned weeping fork seals, or the lower shock bearings that last a month, or fuel tanks that hug the frame so tightly that they wear through..., not big stuff, but defintely different.
None of these things would stop me from buying one, I just do not see any advantage.

[SVRACER01]

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I want my next streetbike to be Orange.

[Paul_E_D]

I have two pumkins right now. I have to agree that they tend to have strange little niggles that the japanese bikes don't have. I liken it to owning a ducati. If you love the feel of the ktm, the niggles are worth it. They are built much more like purpose built race machines, which make working on them a satisfying experience.