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Best bike for old guy.
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[QUOTE="DougRoost, post: 1218954, member: 23019"] The new 4 strokes are different. They're basically based on the crotch rocket motors, so are darned near Formula 1 technology (4 and 5 valve heads, 13,000+ RPM, etc). This makes them a lot faster and lighter than the old XR type bikes, in more need of careful maintenance, and also much more expensive if something goes wrong. Without e-start they can be hard to start, especially when hot, but e-start is really becoming standard. When I got back into the sport I started back on a 4 stroke based on the hype and went back to a 2 stroke. I just don't think you can beat the fun/$$, and many more are coming to the same conclusion all the time. Lots of guys like you (and me) really like the KTM 300. Many call it the 3 stroke since it has the 2 strong zing but also good torque and flywheel mass to help it chug. Older ones were E/XC and M/XC (wide ratio and single ratio trannies respectively) while the newer ones are the XC-W and XC (same deal, though the XCs are also stiffer sprung, among other things). [/QUOTE]
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Best bike for old guy.
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