This will be my first bike, I went to see the stores yesterday, and the ktm was readily available, whilst the yamaha wasn't and would be available late September. Should I just go for the duke, or should I wait longer for the yamaha?
I only ask because I love the aesthetics of this model. I didn't research sales or anything that deep but the 390 is constantly brought up in "best of class" convos but I rarely see the other models mentioned.
All three are in my budget. Riding will be 80% pavement, 20% dirt roads to OHV trails.
I’ve ridden the KTM 400 miles and really liked it, but I’m leery of reliability concerns.
I have a Triumph now (street triple) and love it, and this Tiger is fully kitted (18k miles on it). Heard mixed opinion their reliability as well.
I know the Tenere as a riding buddy has one. They come highly recommended and are inexpensive, but riding two up with my wife being comfortable for distance is a priority and it seems a bit small for that.
Open to suggestions and opinions. Thanks for any advice!
I am wanting to get and adventure bike and I’m looking for pros and cons of these two. Does anybody have any experience with both of them?
My 1090 R was stolen last night at the corner of St. John's Place and Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights. Please shoot me a DM if you see one rolling around...there aren't too many of them out there.
I really need a +2 college in Kathmandu that isn't unnecessarily strict. Please suggest me a good college and also colleges I should avoid at all cost.
Strict for eg: hair needs to be shorter than 4 inches, etc
Q: "Userete anche il nuovo telaio?" - "Will you also use the new frame?"
A: "Abbiamo due moto, una col nuovo ed una col vecchio. Abbiamo già fatto dei test a Barcellona dove sfortunatamente è piovuto, e continueremmo a farne qui..." - "We have two bikes, one with the new [frame] and one with the old [frame]. We have already done some tests in Barcelona where unfortunately it rained, and we will continue to do so here..."
Source: https://www.gpone.com/it/2021/06/17/motogp/petrucci-se-il-mio-meglio-sara-sufficiente-alla-ktm-per-tenermi-si-vedra.html?refresh_ce
So if it rains as forecast and there's a flag-to-flag race, then he'll be using 2 different bikes with 2 different frames (presumably the same is also true for Iker), which I guess will most likely make it more difficult for them to adapt from 1 bike to the other, and the older frame is not as good as the new one. It also seems that they aren't used to the new frame in the wet yet.
Even if it doesn't rain, they'll either be switching between the new and old bikes between every run in the free practice and qualifying sessions, which will make it difficult for them to adapt fully to the new one, or, if they stick to one bike, then they'll have to wait longer between the runs to change the tyres and re-fuel a single bike and possibly to change the set-up, instead of just jumping from 1 bike to the other, which means they'll have less time to do running in the free practice for set-up and in the qualifying sessions. Or if they have a crash in the free practice or qualifying sessions, then they'll have to switch bikes, since there isn't usually time to repair the same bike during the sessions.
