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Need some advice on which 4 stroke to buy!
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[QUOTE="TexKDX, post: 160940, member: 16276"] Greg - If you want to basically keep your 250EXC but have it burn straight gas, get the KTM 400EXC and be done with it. Have you ridden the DRZ? Nice bike, but it feels heavy compared to the KTM400. The DRZ is more directly comparable to the WR400 Yamaha, but has the advantages of the button and a friendlier power delivery. The KTM400 is more akin to the 2 stroke KTMs in its handling, feel, and power delivery. The dual sport "issue" on the RFS at it pertains to the US market I believe is driven by two factors. One, KTM trying to maintain sales of its LC4-based machines, and two, if you look at the true US market dual sports - XR650L, KLR, Suzuki DR - the RFS is a different bike. No electric fan is one issue behind this I'm sure. Quite frankly, as hard and narrow as the RFS seat is I cannot imagine ANYONE riding one long enough on the street to hurt it! Make the RFS street legal and don't worry about it I say. For your intended use it will work fine. One thing I plan to do the next time I'm across the pond is take a good look at the XRs, EXCs, KDXs etc. and see if they put a cush drive on them for the markets where they are street legal. The RFS and LC2 (2 stroke) KTMs come as EGS models as well in some countries, and I believe these all have a cush drive rear hub. Ride them all if you can before you make your decision. All good bikes, but the KTM will explain to you when you ride her why she costs more. The KLX and Suzy will take a few hundred in upgrades to make you happy with it which will offset some of the money. Truth be told, the RFS does bug me in one regard - the sound the engine makes. That worn coffee-grinder sound wigs me out a bit. As long as I'm here in the US and walking distance from a ride back to the truck I'm OK. Put me out 500 miles from no-where on an adventure trip in Mexico, no way man. That is what I got the XR250 for :) . Good luck, [/QUOTE]
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