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Message: [QUOTE="KaTooMer, post: 715369, member: 16246"] Absolutely. In the Missouri Hare Scambles series, KTM's usually make up around 40% of what I'd consider the more "serious" riders, i.e. the A & B classes. These are the guys who are more likely to buy new bikes fairly often (every 2-3 years, say). Using the final round in '03 (Park Hills) as an example, there were 76 riders in the AA, A, B, Vet, and Senior classes. KTM's made up 28 of those 76, and there were 21 Yamahas (primarily 4-strokes). If not for Yamaha's continued support of off-road, I think you'd see an even higher percentage of KTM's. The reason is pretty simple: KTM is supplying a need, on a relatively large scale, that other manufacturers (Yamaha excepted) are not, especially with 2-stroke off-road bikes. And they do a pretty good job at it. As long as they keep doing that, they don't need a contingency. [/QUOTE]