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i own a 09 450EXC-what i like about it is: its fast,light,sounds and runs great,torquey-so you dont have to wring it out constantly,orange color helps visibility on the street,great components-suspensionand brakes,no shock linkage to lube,can motard it[which im doing]wheelies easy,looks wicked,easy to work on,lots NO TONS of aftermarket goodies to mod her up-i use mine every day to ride to work and around town, trails etc..til very recently[icy in the morning]and have had no issues or problems ..ive changed the engine and tranny oil twice so far with good oil[easy] and its got 1000 km on it so far...ive taken it up the POSTILL and it makes off -roading effortless as it just hauls up any terrain or hill no prob..only downside to this bike is the 600 cc engine oil capacity that requires a more frequent oil change but its a race bike so whatever i mean if you owned aracing go kart or moto gp bike you'd be changing oil often as well..as far as a dual-sport ? im dual sporting it- but am gonna buy a street bike for my more longerrides on hwy-i dont like singles on hwy much anyway...your considering a DRZ as well- they are a good bike as well-half the price but you couldspend another 5K to make it perform as good as a KTM so why dont youjust go to VMS and make the dealalready!!! ZO13