And what exactly are you meaning by this? Is it because of his age that his opinion is invalid or something? In which case I'll just start skipping past any comments made by you in future due to how your too old to know what your talking about.
You're more than welcome to do that gpnewhouse.If you think I'm too old to know what I'm talking about then don't read what I write-too easy.
Everyone's opinion is valid but how much value you would assign to each depends entirely on you.Wtffactory X may well ride a stable of KTM's and Jap bikes every day of life and have been doing so since a child.On the other hand,it's not that likely.It doesn't mean his opinions don't have merit-simply that they may not be backed up by years of experience.
If you're going to go on talking about how various two strokes were in the 90's that's great-I'm interested in what you have to say as I lived through them too.When I find out you were born in '92,I have my doubts you were cranking laps on RM250's in your diapers and to wax poetic on relative merits or lack thereof of machinery of the day would lead one to believe the info was drawn off the net.
This discussion keeps getting skewed all over the place in a bizarre effort to back up odd premises but the gist of it was a 10 yrold YZ vs a new KTM-not an XR100 or a Maico 490 or 90's RM250 or whatever.
The fact remains,between these two bikes,the KTM has more power,the YZ has better suspension.After 10 years,for the most part,the rest is a push.I've long said suspension is everything and that's why I'd buy the YZ if it was me.
I've long heard that hokey crap about buying a KTM and racing it while having to spend big bucks to mod a jap bike to do the same.I could never see it when I had my KTM's.I had to add hand guards,skidplates etc just the same as my jap bikes.
My EXC had a headlight I took off and a heavier flywheel I machined down.Other than that,it was an mx-er-except for the 18" rear wheel I never liked anyway.I much preferred my SX in the woods.
Around here,I can buy a new YZ250 with brilliant SSS suspension for $7299. I can buy a new 250 SX with the motor of doom for $8999 or the 250 XC for $9199.
Maybe I'd throw a flywheel weight on the YZ and all other mods would be needed for all of them.I don't think the fww costs two grand either.
Choose your poison,they're both good,but spare me the "KTM is the best bike in the world and the rest is junk crap" Some of us know better.
