Show us your trail bike

[brent j]

My trusty KTonda is waiting for it's new owner and it's been replaced by this
The more I ride it, the more I like it

[mick25]

Looks new and flash brent bit of a jump into the furture from the old bikes
I havent seen that ktm model is it the latest one out ?
 it has a long seat on it, you will be able to chuck three of the kids in the street on that and your self take them for a ride

[brent j]

Kia ora bro

It's called a 350 Freeride Mick. It's a sort of cross between and a trials bike and an enduro.
Climbs hills like a goat and is insanely fast on single track. Pretty much suits what I want a bike to do.

First new bike in 40 years, the last one was the Suzuki TS90MX back in '73

[mick25]

You deserve a new one then  brent if its been 40 years
Looks cool
 I bet its a big change from 1973, The lastest model bike I have ever owned is a 84 XR500  I am still stuck in the eighties
Happy riding on the new rocket

[OverTheHill]

Just looking through this section to see if there's any trail bikes as bad as mine [not] but a lot of pics don't show, only a space where they should be!!, ones that show are perfect so [Is It just Me?] or do they disappear after an a time?, Thanks.

[brent j]

I lost my last lot of photos when Village photos closed down, I suppose a few others could have too?

[evo550]

Brent,
There's nothing better than getting a brand spanking new bike
Are the freerides registerable?

[brent j]

Biggest trouble is Evo that they're only new once! 51 minutes on mine and it's already been dropped

Yes they are registerable. That was a bonus for me as I see a time coming when you will need rego to be able to ride anywhere. NT is pretty easy going but if I go interstate on hols or move (which is on the cards) rego may matter more.

[Nathan S]

Only done 40kms/1.5 hours so far, but am LOVING it. Seriously threatens to be best handling bike I've ever ridden - I'll wait until I've done some faster stuff before making the call, but signs are all good.
Definitely the best stock forks I've ridden with - I know the springs are too soft for me, but they just work so well that I'm a bit frightened of messing with them...

Oh, and an electric starter that works!
 
Seems to have made about four other bikes redundant....  ...

[Mick D]

Nice , what capacity?

[Nathan S]

300. They're doing 250s as well, but they won't turn up until Feb sometime, and I was impatient.

[Hoony]

looks the goods Nathan, is the engine by Beta?

300cc is the perfect size for a trail bike too i reckon, is it grunty bastard down low?

[Tim754]

Looks great and sounds impressive Nathan! and if that is only the Beta version ,can only imagine what the bug sorted production one is like

[mainline]

looks the goods Nathan, is the engine by Beta?

300cc is the perfect size for a trail bike too i reckon,

I'm with you Hoony, I took the KTM out on the weekend for it's first ride and loved it. The rider was the weak link in the package though.

Hey Nathan, what size tank is on that Beta? Definately looks the goods.

[Nathan S]

looks the goods Nathan, is the engine by Beta?

300cc is the perfect size for a trail bike too i reckon, is it grunty bastard down low?

Yep, all Beta. The motor *looks* like a combination of GasGas and KTM (with a better starter motor than either... ). Considering they are the two best established 2T enduro motors, this is a good thing.
It's healthy down low, but not abrupt. I kinda expected a bit more from it right down low, TBH - but stock gearing, and about 2% oxygen yesterday means it will only be better from there. I wish I'd taken my Husky 360 along for a direct comparison - I think the Husky is a fair bit stronger right down low, but runs out of revs a lot earlier. The Husky definitely vibrates more!

8-litre tank. IMS was quick with bringing out a big tank for the Beta 4Ts - I'm assuming they'll do the same with the 2Ts if they need it.