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Which KTM, I know this has been asked many times!!
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[QUOTE="SADude, post: 1106502, member: 54793"] I spoke to Butch Hirsch and some other guys form KTM South Africa, they all said that I should go with the 200 XC-W. Butch has been involved with KTM for the last 35 years, many of his sonsored riders do testing for KTM before the bikes are released to the rest of the world, this is probably due to our favourable climate, terrain and our world class rides like Darryl Curtis, Riaan van Niekerk, Dom Finnis, Craig Stone and Louwrens Mahoney to name a few (all KTM mounted). These guys have proven themselves against the best, Riaan and Darryl finished 2nd and 3rd in last years Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro and 4th and 5th in this years edition, they also finished 4th and 5th in last years Erzberg Rodeo, Dom Finnis and Craig Stone finished 7th and 9th in the Red Bull Romaniacs this year and Louwrens Mahoney finished 14th at Erzberg this year, Darrly took a wrong turn and missed a check point while in 6th or 8th. In our local national off road series Riaan raced the prototype 250 XCF-W, which was released for 2007 to the rest of the world. So I guess what I am saying is I trust Butch’s opinion, he said that the 200 XC-W was the best bike because of it light weight handling, smooth torque and power delivery and he said that they are less likely to boil in comparison to the 250 or 300. He said that the 200 was less tiring to ride than the others, because you don’t have to fight the bike and he said the bike would climb anything the other bike could. He rides a 125 and says he gets up hill before guys on bigger bikes, he said the 200 was like a 125 in handling, but with more power. He also said that the XC-W (same as the EXC)was the better gearing for enduro’s and the suspension was better suited, the XC has a harder suspension setup and more of a motocross gearing like the old MXC. [/QUOTE]
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