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Message: [QUOTE="jeb, post: 124241, member: 16219"] Beat you up? Quite the contrary in my case. The suspension on the 01 400E is much better out of the box than my 99 250E's was. And I'd had the shock revalved by EE on the 99. I've now put stronger springs in both ends of the 400 as I'm 205 in street clothes and it's just a magic carpet ride compared to any other bike I've owned. [b]For me[/b], this bike is way better than my 250 for trailriding or racing. It's not that much heavier than the 250 and has a great powerband. However, a friend of mine has sister bikes to both my 99 250E and now my 01 400E. He's not as convinced at this point after a couple of hundred miles on the 400E. The 250 is a very nice bike too and he's just not as fired up about the 400 as I am. So YMMV. The 520 would probably be a better dual sporter but tread carefully here. KTM is emphatic that the RFS's are not designed for dual sporting and they caution that it will not be good for the bike. Some of the reasons are low oil capacity, no oil cooler, no fan for stop and go driving, no rubber buffered hubs for pavement stresses, thinner 5th and 6th gears. Some guys have used them for dual sporting and seem to have no problems, though. But you should be aware of what KTM says about it. Your dealer should be able to show you the letter from KTM about the above. [/QUOTE]