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pdlouche in reply to @jambon

Asked him about the KTM...

How about road use? Tyre wear?

They work. Hard acceleration kills the tyres mostly. Depends on how well he wants it to grip off road, if he's happy to lose grip off road, then go to a 50/50 tyre, i prefer to compromise on road grip for better off road, and pay the cost in more tyre changes, done several 200+ mile tarmac jaunts, and no excessive wear really, mousses are not so keen though so stick to greased uhd tubes.

But it’s not mellow enough for road miles?

Yes, if I'm riding with Chris, she tells me off for wheelies etc 🤣
I often use it for nipping out. I do try to stick to normal roads instead of dual carriageway or motorways if i can avoid them as it revs its tits off at 90mph

And service intervals?

I do every 15-20 hours for a 1ltr oil change, filter every other. Takes 10 minutes, could probably push it to 30hrs

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jambon in reply to @pdlouche

done several 200+ mile tarmac jaunts...I do try to stick to normal roads instead of dual carriageway or motorways if i can avoid them as it revs its tits off at 90mph...

Thanks a lot! Some road riding seems possible then.

This sounds more encouraging actually, some WR250F owners online have said they can't get past 60mph with standard gearing, or without the headers glowing red at traffic lights.

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pdlouche in reply to @jambon

Yea the KTM “ Keep Taking Money ” 2-smoker is definitely going to give you double the power and a greater top speed, at a fraction of the weight. I believe that you really need luck on your side to get a good one and not a Monday or a Friday bike, and must be willing to throw money at it until it feels like good money after bad.

Is the weight of a CRF450 or a DR-Z400 + big Acerbis tank out of the question?

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