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Have seen people worried about residuals.....r u serious......have u seen the trade values for a 2 Yr old Gsa with 20k miles on it........u could buy 2 Mt s for that . Buy one keep it for the warranty period and then sell it u will prob lose 4k...........the Gs loses that in a year and I own one .
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Once again a heavy bike with a big tank high above the engine *sigh*
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Well that's what most manufacturers do tbh.........economies of scale. Personally if I was going to do a very big trip I'd take a T7...... or a Honda 500 if I was in S America . It might not hit all the right notes for some of our community but it is totally reliable and that's got to b a major plus . Time will tell with the Mt.......I'll keep everyone updated as the new owners start to put miles on them and they come in for service .Going to guess there is a software upgrade at 1st service time......all the others get one .
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Good vid below about suspension.
Barely done 100 miles on mine, but broadly speaking I'd agree with his conclusions.
Forks good (3-way adjustment); shock less so (2-way adjustment).
For what it cost, I don't mind splashing out on a plusher shock.

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But I dont agree that the most natural comparison is the NX500 (CB500X) That is a road bike with 19/17 cast wheels with some offroad capability. One cannot compare that to a 21/18 wheeled bike with much more ground clearance.
MT definitely reminds me of my old CB-X - though mine was an early Rally Raid which brought it closer to an MT - or an NX500 for that matter.
IMO on dirtbike it counts but on a 200-kilo moto the whole 18/21 vs 17/19 is bogus

Everything else getting better by the mile.
Read my initial impressions.




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Nathan reports a fuel milage of 75 mpg on the MT versus 93 on the new Himalayan. Otherwise he seems quite happy with the MT:

https://youtu.be/d45nccVElEM?si=-pYjfdQZzu5MJv9c
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75 verified was my first fill up too; read-out said 74.6 which is close enough.
93 is amazing for a 40-hp 450. My 300L averaged 85 over 6000 miles.

Good review here from MAD; he likes the suspension but rides harder, like the bloke in Pt noted. Slower wants softer.

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