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  • #118320

    Nick Again
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    Trailboss wrote:

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    I used to dislike KTM’s but now I fucking hate the things, over priced bikes that require to much up keep that are shitboxes!

    Sorry I am not happy this arvo, its hot and the little Kato has shat itself big time and I am far from happy we normally have maintenance free bikes here that perform for years. Now I have a money robbing little buzz box that requires its gearbox oil changed every 5 litres of fuel and now a rebuild that if you refer to this thread http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=56&func=view&catid=22&id=13492
    is going to cost me a 2nd mortgage on my house!

    Whats a pity is that its such a great bike when its going! :blink:

    TB

    I guess that is what happens when you follow TRENDS isnt it. I would say ” serves you right” but that is a prick of a thing to say to anyone, so instead i’ll say” you should have known better”. Now, WHY did you buy it? was it because thats ALL that anyone races anymore? I go past the local track here, all you see is Orange. It’s like No-one can think for themselves anymore, or that No-one has talent, just ride a KTM and all is going to be A OK. Strange indeed.

    #118062

    Nick Again
    Member

    ECKS-Man wrote:

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    Good point. I’ve also seen a doco saying we are overdue for a change in poles – as in north and south poles swapping. This causes global warming and cooling, erratic weather etc etc… recognise those symptoms??

    Actually I think the calendar being wrong is the most likely option! ;)

    ECKS Man, I have read heaps about that. never discount anything until someone can show you serious reason why you shouldn’t. Some of that stuffed clicked, like the Mammoths, frozen with tropical food in their Yaps..more interesting is the mayan calander and Prophecy. I know that NASA are freaking big time about the Solar spots this year..or rather LACK of Solar spots. I guess the good thing is that if its right, I wont have to worry about Mortgage repayments or Bike/Car payments..LOL

    #118372

    Greg
    Member

    Husky610 wrote:

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    Trailboss wrote:

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    I used to dislike KTM’s but now I fucking hate the things, over priced bikes that require to much up keep that are shitboxes!

    Sorry I am not happy this arvo, its hot and the little Kato has shat itself big time and I am far from happy we normally have maintenance free bikes here that perform for years. Now I have a money robbing little buzz box that requires its gearbox oil changed every 5 litres of fuel and now a rebuild that if you refer to this thread http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=56&func=view&catid=22&id=13492
    is going to cost me a 2nd mortgage on my house!

    Whats a pity is that its such a great bike when its going! :blink:

    TB

    I guess that is what happens when you follow TRENDS isnt it. I would say ” serves you right” but that is a prick of a thing to say to anyone, so instead i’ll say” you should have known better”. Now, WHY did you buy it? was it because thats ALL that anyone races anymore? I go past the local track here, all you see is Orange. It’s like No-one can think for themselves anymore, or that No-one has talent, just ride a KTM and all is going to be A OK. Strange indeed.

    OMG :ohmy: Have you got things so wrong, hang on this is the Bull pit, you haven’t done your research here mate have ya. I am the last person to fucken follow any trend Husky610, what you have written above has been my argument for so long, remember I ride a XR650, wear a poka dot jersey, man you got things all wrong here, also my boys don’t race, it isn’t the high power PRO Senior, trends you are kidding!.
    That said find me another bike for a 5 year that has out grown a pee wee 50, whats the next stepping stone Husky610?
    Look back at my posting history and than try again cobber! ;)

    TB

    #118373

    Greg
    Member

    Husky610 wrote:

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    Trailboss wrote:

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    I used to dislike KTM’s but now I fucking hate the things, over priced bikes that require to much up keep that are shitboxes!

    Sorry I am not happy this arvo, its hot and the little Kato has shat itself big time and I am far from happy we normally have maintenance free bikes here that perform for years. Now I have a money robbing little buzz box that requires its gearbox oil changed every 5 litres of fuel and now a rebuild that if you refer to this thread http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=56&func=view&catid=22&id=13492
    is going to cost me a 2nd mortgage on my house!

    Whats a pity is that its such a great bike when its going! :blink:

    TB

    I guess that is what happens when you follow TRENDS isnt it. I would say ” serves you right” but that is a prick of a thing to say to anyone, so instead i’ll say” you should have known better”. Now, WHY did you buy it? was it because thats ALL that anyone races anymore? I go past the local track here, all you see is Orange. It’s like No-one can think for themselves anymore, or that No-one has talent, just ride a KTM and all is going to be A OK. Strange indeed.

    Dave do you want to explain to mate about our phone call minutes ago? :ohmy:

    TB

    #118375

    Mick D
    Member

    The real reason TB bought the KTM is because I am a great salesman.
    Possibly the greatest after that sale…….:kiss: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo:

    #118437

    Anonymous

    micknmeld wrote:

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    The real reason TB bought the KTM is because I am a great salesman.
    Possibly the greatest after that sale…….:kiss: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo:

    Mick, should you be hanging your head in shame right about now?

    #118351

    Anonymous

    Ktmrat wrote:

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    DanD wrote:

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    My dislike this arvo is the fuckin heat. I hate summer. Does nothing but kill the grass and make going for a ride something thats not that appealing.

    DanD let me tell you how you cope with the summer heat, out there at 4.30am, dressed and riding away at 5.15am back at the cars and leaving by 10.am with 130 kms done in the sweetest part of the summer day, no overheating at all, done it for years and its the only way to go.

    Dave good advice. Would make it easier to get out for a ride and not getting in trouble for not spending time with the family.

    #118440

    Mick D
    Member

    DanD wrote:

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    micknmeld wrote:

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    The real reason TB bought the KTM is because I am a great salesman.
    Possibly the greatest after that sale…….:kiss: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo:

    Mick, should you be hanging your head in shame right about now?

    As if !!!!! NO shame here mate.
    I am doing victory laps of my backyard!!! LOL

    Even if TB has to spend some cash on the little Kato,he will have a good bike that he got at the right price.
    What TB says is right too, that there are very few options as a transition bike for a kid that is out riding a PW50.That is why I bought the Mini adventure in first place as Taylah wasn’t ready for a Pro Senior at the time but she was flogging the PW.

    #118444

    Bruce Curtis
    Member

    We had three KTM 50s the ’06 MA50 which we couldn’t kill with a stick, when he outrode the suspension on it in ’07 I bought him “cheetah” a full-house championship winning race pro-senior with after-market pipe big carb all the mods legal or not for Div II blah blah blah, anyway this little rocket ship needed 2 hours work for every hour ride-time, so I got to thinking. Now the senior-Adventure is fairly thin on the ground in these parts, so we swapped the good old MA50 for a ’05 stock pro-senior, to make it more friendly I put a small restrictor in the pipe to slow the hit, set the clutch up with MA-50 springs and geared it up a bit, ran 250 ml of DXIII and 2twocool in the box, and it ended up being quite a good little trail beastie. Unfortunately as we ride a fair bit of sand and he was getting bogged down too often with not clutching ability, so we sold it not long ago and bought a beaut little KX60, excellent for his trail riding and clutch and gears for the sand.

    Now TB is right the KTM 50s dominate the market for a solid reason and unless you are (un)lucky enough to snafu one of the little huskies that is all there is as a step up from a peewee, which some kids can outride at 4/5, KTM has done their homework and catered to the market (where is he these days anyway Chris cater?) and it has paid off big time for them the huskies aren’t in the running and who can afford a cobra?
    As an aside on little ones racing I have just taken the advice of a man who has few peers in rider developement in these necks and pulled my young fella from racing the auto-class (div II) this year so he can spend a year mucking around with no pressure just relearning to ride on a geared clutched bike as well as he was handling the autos.

    and i personally dislike PDS, but this is well known & documented elsewhere.

    Mr Blue

    #118457

    Greg
    Member

    Sorry Blue you said “I personally dislike PDS” whats PDS?:huh: :blush: :huh:

    TB

    #118459

    Anonymous

    Progressive damping system. KTM have them instead of the suspenion link :)

    #118460

    Bruce Curtis
    Member

    Moto wrote:

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    Progressive damping system. KTM have them instead of the suspenion link :)

    Sorry Moto i think you meant to say KTM has it instead of suspension that actually works for the average person out of the box or even sometimes after you spend $$$$ with one of the worlds best PDS men.

    I watch video footage after footage and see the blokes i ride with getting kicked in the arse by something in the PDS that doesn’t gel at anyhting above 5/10ths and below 9/10ths speed, the biggest reason i left the orange camp was i rode a YZ250 through a set of whoops straight after my heavily modded 300 and was easily 50% quicker straight up.

    PDS= Perfectly Dangerous Setup.

    called me biased but I did try and live with it for 18 months.

    #118469

    Anonymous

    You did well for 18 months Bruce. Did I ever suggest you should try a KTM300? :laugh:

    My broken thumb is testament to the fact I can’t ride a bike anyway so I don’t go fast enough to know the difference between PDS or a link type suspension.

    #118472

    Bruce Curtis
    Member

    Moto wrote:

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    You did well for 18 months Bruce. Did I ever suggest you should try a KTM300? :laugh:

    My broken thumb is testament to the fact I can’t ride a bike anyway so I don’t go fast enough to know the difference between PDS or a link type suspension.

    actually Moto yes once or twice from memory although I still reckon the KTM300 engine is the single best alround powerplant for off-road motorcycles ever built, an everyman do anything deal lugs around all day but put it on the pipe and it scoots with the big boys easy, and lower running coasts as well. I will reconsider when they put it in a chassis that rear steers properly on loose stuff, doesn’t tuck under in the tight stuff and doesn’t fracture my bones when i am just cruising at 7/10ths and it kicks me over the bars.

    On your front broken thumb means nothing about your ability just maybe a momentary concentration thing, i break stuff all the time, hips, ribs, wrists, fingers, feet, craniums that’s what bones are for to break and heal again,

    #118475

    Anonymous

    DISLIKE – Having bad thoughts about the girl in my local sandwich shop, she seems pretty keen. I’ve never been much good at will power :(

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