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[QUOTE="rhansen, post: 1248340, member: 81966"]
I guess you both have a point.  I've put 4000 miles on my DRZ400S in the last year, and I don't notice the weight unless I'm in the really tight stuff, or picking it up in a bad spot.  I just started riding off road this last Spring, and I can do all of the harder state trails without too much trouble.

With the DRZ, I have a tendency to get in 1st. gear and lug it in the tight stuff.  I was at a ride in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago with the DRZ, and really got my rear end handed to me.  The hills were steep, muddy, and rutted.  I tried tractoring up them in 1st. gear, and it just didn't happen.  Every time I stalled out, I tipped over and had to pick it up.  Two miles in an hour, 7-8 pick-ups (on hills), and I wanted to die.  The younger guys on the 125's never slowed down or lost their momentum, and zipped right up the hills.

I'm hoping the lighter weight of the KDX will give me the confidence to keep my speed up when the going gets tough.
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