KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: Foxx4Beaver on June 24, 2015, 01:13:12 PM
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http://www.cyclenews.com/405/35149/Racing-Article/First-Look--2016-Husqvarna-Off-Road-And-Dual-Sport.aspx
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It will be nice if they move away from being repainted KTMs. I would still take a 300 any day of the week.
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worked on a few 2015's, not impressed with the hype and price tag.
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I got to ride one a few years ago in some very sloppy conditions and loved the way it could be lugged or revved. In Australia everything is expensive and the KTM's are the same price as the equivelant jap bikes. At least we can road register them!
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The FEs can be street titled. The 4CS fork was a last minute throw together and not fully tested. Not impressed with the performance. The fwd mount on the linkage bolt is easy to mess up, if you have worked on a KTM also you know what I mean. It has a nut with a flat side that barely engages and when you go to remove it if you don't heat ot up to soften the 20lbs of loctite, it will back off 6mm and bugger up the frame. There is also not way of holding it. Air box noise on the 4t bikes is still the worst in the industry. Not sure when KTM is also going to realize the tapered spline shifter is a crap design too. I have too many rides buggered up from a KTM shifter slipping and or break/ coming off. But, I get a lot of them in my shop so keep on buying them fellas and I will keep fixing em up :wink:
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RacerX's article...
http://racerxonline.com/2015/06/26/2016-husqvarna-off-road-and-dual-sport-models
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Does anyone else miss the yellow fork guards? I thought it was a nice link back to the awesome 80s models with the dual shocks. They were outclassed as motocrossers, but man they looked cool.
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cool video on some of the history...
http://racerxonline.com/2015/06/23/racer-x-films-husqvarna-onsite
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love the scenery in this vid...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euuQZu7ODi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_KISBcrC0M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYc3Y_88YU
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http://racerxonline.com/2015/08/04/2016-husqvarna-models-unveiled
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1st ride...
http://www.cyclenews.com/336/37346/Racing-Article/First-Ride--2016-Husqvarna-Motocross-Bikes.aspx
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new 701 Enduro...
certainly doesn't look "friendly" to work on...
http://www.cyclenews.com/405/40607/Racing-Article/First-Look--Husqvarna-701-Enduro.aspx
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One of my biggest beefs with KTM/Husky. They are a pain to work on for being the "leader" in off road, dual sport and enduro bikes. I am never happy to work on them. I don't get done and say to myself, "That was really fun". Usually there is a copious about of profanity and slander towards Germans, I know "Austria". Anyone see the new Honda African twin?
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I don't get done and say to myself, "That was really fun".
Usually there is a copious about of profanity and slander towards Germans, I know "Austria".
:lol:
Anyone see the new Honda African twin?
I thought I posted an article on the Honda, but I can't find it.
couple quick vids...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-lgSFLfSw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOed6Osrj4E
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One of my biggest beefs with KTM/Husky. They are a pain to work on for being the "leader" in off road, dual sport and enduro bikes. I am never happy to work on them. I don't get done and say to myself, "That was really fun". Usually there is a copious about of profanity and slander towards Germans, I know "Austria". Anyone see the new Honda African twin?
That is so true. They are well engineered, but much more complicated than the Japanese bikes. I would rather take one of my Kawasakis completely apart than do anything on my pumpkins.
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quick 701 Enduro vid...
just the scenery in this vid is worth the watch...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh88exSsQ-g
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The FEs can be street titled. The 4CS fork was a last minute throw together and not fully tested. Not impressed with the performance. The fwd mount on the linkage bolt is easy to mess up, if you have worked on a KTM also you know what I mean. It has a nut with a flat side that barely engages and when you go to remove it if you don't heat ot up to soften the 20lbs of loctite, it will back off 6mm and bugger up the frame. There is also not way of holding it. Air box noise on the 4t bikes is still the worst in the industry. Not sure when KTM is also going to realize the tapered spline shifter is a crap design too. I have too many rides buggered up from a KTM shifter slipping and or break/ coming off. But, I get a lot of them in my shop so keep on buying them fellas and I will keep fixing em up :wink:
I put a large flat blade screw driver between the frame and linkage bolt flat side to take up the slop for loosening and tightening. Never had a problem with any of my three KTM's and didn't have to use heat. I haven't noticed any unusual air box noise either? My RMZ450 air box... that makes some noise! I do agree that the SX/SX-F 4CS 2015 and earlier 4CS forks suck! I had to send my 2015 forks off to WP Factory Services to get them manageable. My understanding is they perform okay on the off-road models just not the SX/SX-F's. Stillwell and Dick's have also solved the SX/SX-F 4CS fork problem. They have some videos on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDRhvmoB9lE
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1st ride on the 701's...
http://www.cyclenews.com/2016/02/article/46794/
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little more on the 701...
http://www.cyclenews.com/2016/02/article/first-ride-2016-husqvarna-701-supermoto-and-701-enduro/