TED ......you have to love the new ktms ,i test rode every new bike before i bought the 530, and i think that ktms 4 stroke reliability is better than the rest of the high performance 4 strokes, i had a 2000 model ktm 520exc that i bought when it was a year old,i raced it......trail rode it....lent it to my friends......rode it to work and generally flogged it to death,when i sold it in 2005 it had 47000 km on the speedo,the only thing i ever replaced on it was 1 spark plug!!!!!!thats it,,,,my brothers wr426 wasnt as reliable as he had 2 gearbox rebuilds,exhaust cam timing sproket slipped on the end of the camshaft and destroyed the top end,,,,and he also did a big end....however my other brother has a wr450 and he hasnt had any dramas.....so mybe he had a better pick of the litter.....
I liked the new injected huskys until i read the service requirements you have to honour to be able to get the 2 years warranty,replacing the bigend at 5000km is plain stupid....
The honda crf450x is a maintance nightmare,,,,,for a starters you need allow 2 hours just to get the air filter out!!!!!!!!!!!
the suzuki doesnt make a high performace 4 stroke that you can street ride,if you call a drz high performance you need riding lessons....
I really liked the Gas Gas but unless you are well under six foot dont bother,,,the kawaski is to new for me to consider,....i think these comments should get a few toungs wagging !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
