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Wheelieit
Member
I gotta ask, how many of you have actually gone for a ride on the new lineup? The 449 is an awesome dirtbike. The 511 just brought home a north American hair scramble championship. Now there is the new 650 I've never even seen and if it's as nice as a gs650 then there isn't much to complain about. The KTM machines are great bikes, but the service intervals and reliability issues and price point out weigh the positives for the general consumer.
Husaberg is another great machine with service intervals that will discourage the masses. Hard cores will always love the hard core machines. But husky offering a 310, 449 and 511 all for under 10k? Ya sounds like they have no idea what they are doing
Husaberg is another great machine with service intervals that will discourage the masses. Hard cores will always love the hard core machines. But husky offering a 310, 449 and 511 all for under 10k? Ya sounds like they have no idea what they are doing
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Island Hopper
New member
The KTM machines are great bikes, but the service intervals and reliability issues and price point out weigh the positives for the general consumer.
Husaberg is another great machine with service intervals that will discourage the masses. Hard cores will always love the hard core machines. But husky offering a 310, 449 and 511 all for under 10k? Ya sounds like they have no idea what they are doing
I always wondered why KTM has had such a hard time selling their bikes to the general consumer...
What are the recommended service intervals for your 511? I believe this motor follows the original BMW 450 design which had pretty tight service intervals when they came out, of coarse if your not racing it then you can relax on the full rebuild after 50hrs type thing...
I don't know where you get your info from but most reports on the Husaberg FE inverted engines have stated that they are stone reliable... It is a shame to see them being phased out this year...
I don't come here much but WOW, speaking of negative, that response to Lev's opinion was ridiculous, like he was attacking a family member, I have a WR250 and love it and had very few problems, with it and no problems getting parts but I have heard neg opinions about 4T from more that one source, do you write into a magazine when they don't have a positive opinion about something you like?
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Absolutely, I a firm believer in both sides of the story. Also when I see things the government or other officials or group doing to limit my enjoyment of this sport I get involved. Most often on the other side of someone else's opinion. Unfortunately unlike here where I can say what I feel without any supporting evidence, I generally have to have real life proof, supporting studies etc. So when someone makes a blanket statement like Lev did what appeared to be based strictly on emotion, I thought it would be ok for me to reply exactly how I felt and I did.
I dont know how others feel about there bikes here, I have loved every bike I have ever owned, just like a family members they will have some problems. I think most riders love their bikes, I would not make a blanket statement about anyone's bike being a piece of Sh!t, even if it was. God only knows how many opinions I have, just like @ssholes we all have at least one.
If Lev was having fun, I was having fun back
If Lev was serious, I was serious
On another note, I hope all those following this thread are enjoying it and learning about me and what makes me the way I am. I will be calling on all off road riders to support BCORMA to help us keep our riding areas and routes open for motorized recreation. There are a lot of bad things going on out there where we are going to have to put aside our differences and stick together. If we dont all we will have left is this silly forum.
Tom
Wheelieit
Member
Every 1000kms for service, after the first 1000kms valve adjust and the 2nd valve adjust at 5000kms. Rebuild after 10000kms. Not bad for a competition machine. Now I will admit KTM has done very well in the past, and will continue to do well. Unfortunately they have stiff competition with the Husky and the economy isn't getting much better so they will have to either lower their prices or come up with a more usable machine for Johnny trail rider. There is a reason the KLR is still the top selling dual sport on the market today, and it ain't because of its good looks and performance.
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Farp
Active member
Now Tom, you've really crossed the line this time and I gotta protest - strongly!!! THIS FORUM IS DEFINITELY NOT SILLY! It's a brilliant concept that makes it easy for all the different types of dualsport riders to get together and plan rides. And this forum is maintained by a dedicated handful of people who put in a lot of time and energy to make it work - not that you'd know anything about that since you spend most of your time smuggling watermelons
.John
Farp
Active member
Well now, there's something we can all agree on.
FYI
Last Saturday I was riding the Chilliwack Bench road and came upon a group of people (4 or 5) who were hiking. One of them waved me down so I stopped to see what he wanted. He told me he was a "ranger" for the area (what ever that is). He was dressed in ordinary clothing and did not offer any ID or anything else to establish his "ranger" status. Anyway he told me that motorcycles were not allowed on the road and that they had use the trails through the bush. I told him my bike was plated and insured and it was perfectly legal for me to ride any public thoroughfare in the province, and that if cars and pick-ups were allowed to drive on this road then so was I. He just said "No you're not, motorcycles are not allowed on this road, doesn't matter if they're plated or not". No point in arguing with that kind of mentality so I just told him he was wrong and left. I was careful not to roost him but it was sure tempting.
Tom, if this is the kind of stupid, ignorant mentality that you have to deal with on road/area closure issues then I take my hat off to you. I don't know how you stand it but thank you for being there for us.
John
250ccforme
Member
I would have had a few questions for this "ranger" :
1. Where is your ID ?
2. Do you have a copy of these rules I can look at ?
3. Where's the sign re "No motorcycles" ?
4. What have you been smoking ?
Some advice for the "ranger":
1. Stop smoking that stuff!
2. Kiss my *** !!!
And yes, hats off to Tom for having the patience to deal with these kinds of idjits since I'm certain he runs across them in his efforts to keep our acces to the trails.
1. Where is your ID ?
2. Do you have a copy of these rules I can look at ?
3. Where's the sign re "No motorcycles" ?
4. What have you been smoking ?
Some advice for the "ranger":
1. Stop smoking that stuff!
2. Kiss my *** !!!
And yes, hats off to Tom for having the patience to deal with these kinds of idjits since I'm certain he runs across them in his efforts to keep our acces to the trails.
Bora20
Administrator
What is the oil change interval? It is also odd that a competition machine lists service intervals in mileage rather than hours.
And BTW, I like Huskies and BMWs. I would buy both of them (and have had 2 BMW cars/2 BMW bikes) but there hasn't been much support in the past locally for me, hence why I ride orange now.
cheeseburger
New member
Wait, what?!
triplenickel
New member
I don't want to pick a fight and certainly don't have a dog in the fight but from an outsider looking in it appears you got kind of butt hurt when he attacked the manufacturer of your no doubt fine machine. He wasn't even talking about your generation of bike so the whole thing is pretty lame. There's other negative posts on this forum, you don't jump into them in this manner.
Bottom line you didn't like his opinion and took it personally. Are there parts of your house here where a negaitve can be expressed, I'm sure we'd all like to know to avoid this in the future.
Them talk about hitting him with a newspaper!! lol
What does this mean? Again you just got pissy with his opinion.
That was a line from one of Lev's posts, something tells me there's some history here the rest of us may not know about.
As for rallying together for riding areas a silly discussion here that isn't all hugs and kisses isn't nearly enough to bother this group.
Edit; Listen to us it isn't even winter and we're already wanking on about nothing!
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Now you coming over to my world, thanks for taking the time to post.
There are a lot of these types out there and they are very organised, with lots of money. When problems arise, as they often do, the first thing government wants to know is how to solve the problem. Closing an area is always considered its quick and easy. Thats where BCORMA and the rest of us come in. We have to try and deal with these problems before they become a problem, this requires a little bit of fortune telling and we are not always right or see everything coming at us.
Triplenickle if I had a prize you would get it, there is a little history between Lev and myself
Im going riding now, I expect this tread will be stagnant over the weekend as we all should be outside having fun playing on our bikes.
See ya all Tuesday
Tom
I will be dreaming of rainbows and puppies tonight
cactusreid
Active member
this maybe the perfect time to leave this thread
ok going mexican here (manual)
hasta la vista to this thread
ok going mexican here (manual)
hasta la vista to this thread
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Bora20
Administrator
What are the competition use intervals? These would be what I would follow if not riding on the street.
If I were to follow the Husky regular use (street use I imagine) intervals on my KTM, I would have only changed the oil 4 times in 140+hours. I imagine air filter is the same. It would have blown up long ago. Mind you, so would have the Husky or any other bike for that matter.