Borrowed bike because i didnt have a 450, the one i bought broke a rod so i parted it out(kaw) ,had a 250f didnt feel like it was fast enough since the 360 was faster ! and didnt have good luck on it,also people would slam me about that bike every time i raced it last yr untill i let them ride it and then they would say its still ugly . lol... and for people to say that thumpers are junk is nuts !!!!never practiced on the KXf450 and just rode the regional qualifier the area Q i raced my 250f
The one you parted out, broke a rod on you? How did it go? What happened? The 450F you owned (practiced and usetoo) before qualifying, was the same bike (kawi 450F) as you borrowed? The 360 was faster than the 250F and you raced the 250F? I don't get it. I get the ugly part, I also get the old part. So do you agree, things may have been different had it been on a newer KTM, in both looks and how good they are? My points, are directly related to the fact that it wasn't the 2 stroke per say, but the part that you felt dumb because everyone made fun of you, like an ugly kid in school, and the fact that it was an old and outdated bike. I'm just trying to get to the facts, not cloud it with judgement. That bike 360 was the dated version 380 in 1998, inwhich lost a shootout to a YZ400F. I'm pretty sure no one would compare a 1998 YZ400F to a 2006+ KX450F. Right? I think some of you guys are confused (ie: TotalNZ). But I raced pro, and have rode both 2 and 4. So saying I don't have facts are out of line. I'm getting down to facts on this post as we speak. It seems opinions may have been alittle clouded on some facts on this subject. JMHO.
By the way, the 4 strokes came into play back in what 98? They didn't dominate anywhere until maybe 2004'ish? It will take some time at cc vs cc. Just sayin