Yup, as far as the KLX goes, I think Yamaha has done more to promote it than Kawi has, it is still a pretty weak 4 stroke effort, Yamaha caught the rest of the boys with their pants down and is proceeding to spank their soft white 4 stroke hinies. It takes Honda 5 years to release the CRF 450 ? Kawi makes no changes to the KLX and I admit, I have a real hard time looking at the KLX on the dealer floor next to the KDXs. All 3 bikes do about the same thing but the KDX's are cheaper and lighter. Now try to figure out why Kawi makes 2 KDX's just 20cc apart? Now that your head is spinning, stroll over to the Blue and white side of the fense and try some YZs or WRs on for size, ahhh, nice fit. If the sticker shock is to much the dealer says," Pssst, hey look what I got under my coat" and flashes his big yellow DRZ at you. I have never ridden the new KLX, but I had a 79 KLX 250 SOHC that we beat the fenders off of and It still ran great when I sold it last year, I saw the kid that bought it riding the tires off it 3 weeks ago.
As far as the KLX race goes, put that chain and tire on and lets have at it. :)