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Originally posted by Dizzie:
Thanks for this great topic. Just as I was concidering selling my trusty 650 Dakar and buying a 2005 640 Adv for my next trip to Africa, I came across this topic and remebered why I didnt buy a KTM in the first place :-)
Performance and cool parts is only of relative interest if it doesent take you all the way home
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Yeh but come on, non of us are stupid (debatably) why do you think we ride bikes that have knowingly less reliability than Japanese bikes.
1. Because the later models are proving to be increasingly reliable (just like the early/late F650 issues), so much so that I doubt there is that much difference from a japanese machine to the average rider using a well run in bike. KTM's are no longer the radical choice they have been used for numerous trips to some of the most remote locations in the world!
2. Utterly unarguably they are the finest handling, most amazingly capable off road large capacity bikes you can buy. They need no modification (Adventure models) and they are relatively cheap (try modding an XR650L to the spec of a KTM for under 4000 pounds).
Come on, give it a try, if you're serious about your off road adventure riding you wont regret it!!!;-)
All the best,
Dave
ps. sorry for hijacking the topic.....
[This message has been edited by davidlomax (edited 24 March 2006).]
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