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Wait, so THIS is the bike responsible for the ughh..."beak" styling of all BMW GS's, and as an extension", 99% of all adv bikes? PS. Looked up KTM 690, that also has a 105 mm piston... 😊

a year later KTM is bankrupt

Been with you for a long time my friend. Love your content. Time to shave that head. You will grow into it. Don’t worry.

In 1994 I had a 93 XR 200 and my buddy had the 94 CR80 the CR would run circles around the Xr performance wise but the CR80 was nowhere close to the Xr200s reliability. I also had a 1981 YZ 250 water cooled that was super reliable just a absolute tank, I probably was 100 lbs and could hardly kick start that rig.

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I own a CRM250AR and love it. I also went to see the EXP-2. Let me share how ARC feels. AR combustion kicks in when you're running the engine right before it hits the pipe at around half throttle. When the computer determines that the conditions are suited for ARC, a solenoid clicks and the engine makes a different sound. You'll notice an increase in torque and the throttle becomes less responsive. It feels and actually is very lean. The top-end and low-end feels just like a normal 2-stroke. I know a few who owned the CRM250AR and we all agree that the ARC technology in not fully matured. The way that ARC kicked in and out was not smooth and felt like a switch got suddenly flipped. We all feel that if Honda could have kept development going on for another 10 years or so, it could have changed the whole 2-stroke game. When the CRM250AR came out, Honda already knew they could only sell it until 1999. This is because there was a new regulation that killed 2-strokes in Japan that started in 1999. I'm generally not a honda fan, huge respect on how Honda was determined to put this technology into production even though they knew it's inevitable daath. These bikes are really hard to maintain today and I've only seen a couple in the streets in Japan in the past 5 years. I don't usually comment, but this video was a bit personal. Thanks, it was great!

My mates got one my mind was blown what a machine the greatest thingbno annoying noise im not against Ice engines butvthe facility's are always so far from suburbia due to noise restraints we could havevtracks closer to the city so people without access to trailers or vans are limited these will allow morevfutre riders to get involved in racing at less long term cost

Thank you for this nice video. We have the opportunity to see the level of difficulty of the bronze class !!! Congratulations for what you have done up there !!!

“Moto virus “ a french Suzuki team ran a RG500 two stroke in the 24 heuristic du Le Mans …….we were excited to be there , when it finished in 16th place in a field of brand new oil cooled 4 strokes we were over joyed. VIVE LA FRANCE

Kove 800x (pro or rally) is the new solution to the problem

Great Video. Again. Thank You! Let me add one point: Until last year KTM was the record holder of consecutive wins in a kings-class-motorsport-world-series with their 18 DAKAR wins in a row. Now TB with Montesa/Honda reigns on the top by doing so in 2 series! And they still compete and have good chances to put one or more on it. Congrats!

subscibed. love the anthropological POV. These bikes are a force on of themselves. Its undeniable. Cant wait to own one.

My brother had maico blizzard when i was a kid , by the time i was 11 and could start it he came back from outwest and took it home with him.

This is why KTM's demise is so very disturbing

I hope Michael feels better. : )

Two Strokes don't have anything to do with the f****** emissions problem it was the large companies who wanted to change it up and create problems because two strokes were just too f****** fast they couldn't compete they had to bring them back down to two-stroke dirt bike you got a f****** be kidding me

I’m in tears, tears of joy. YOU just sold me a Himalayan. THIS VIDEO IS AN EXPERIENCE

how many cc is these bike?

I destinctly remember having a "top Trumpf" motorcycle game at like 4. Years old and the 950 was in it, with a picture of Fabrizio on it ❤ it was my favorite bike among all I still remember the dark black plexiglass typo front with the two big lights on top each other ....

I mean I like ebikes because I can get good performance while hiding under the radar

Hey everyone Jesus saves accept him as your savior today and repent if you haven’t already he’s coming back soon be ready. Jesus Christ is Lord.🎉🎉❤❤

Thank you!

Great video! Thanks so much for the backstory. I have purchased one!

I still don t like it

Three not free. Thousand not fousand

What is a Mike-O ? Are they as cool as Maico's

2 strokes are definitely not "banned from the streets" of the United States.... only in certain Democrat controlled states, we don't mention those places.

Всегда очень интересные видеоролики! 👍

The best quirk I noticed, Maicos have low rise handle bars. My old 400 was a sit down bike and a mudder. If it rains to bad for the other guys. Can someone explain the geometry?

David Knight is one of the most unprofessional motorcycle racers in the history of motorcycle racing. Dose anyone remember him ghost riding his bike off the last jump of an endurocross race after losing to his team mate Taddy Bluziak?

Please have yt remove French ads... I'm gone.

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u're talking too much sh********t about reliability, a lot of changes occurred since 2006 mdl. well your vid is too short to talk about the whole XVs mdls : SXV /VDB, MXV, RXV, & tailor made MXV. These in 450 & 550cc, + tailor made 500cc

Awesome riding! YOU ARE THE G.O.A.T.!

As a 70 year old North American (Canadian) ,this sport went mostly unrecognized for the most part . I remember growing through my bike evolution and in the back of my mind this was interesting. While back in the 70s MX bikes became more appealing but again trials always haunted me. I have become a big fan of Toni B and just bought a 2009 Tony Tshirt. Always marvel at how this type of riding can be done . Way more skill than most motorcycle sports. It is on my bucket list to watch him live soon !

There was a dude ripping one at the silver lake Sand dunes at the drag strip, absolutely smoked every single other dirt bike there. It was like he was cheating LOL

Very nice video ! Thanks for that

Very nice video ! Thanks for that

You make great videos. Thank you.

I'm curious to know the difference between an automatic off-road bike and one with gears and clutch, it seems to me that all the beauty disappears, considering all the advantages.My question is for those who have been using this bike for a while. Thanks

Cool video, thanks and nicely described, Make more of old bikes please 😎

I'll never forget watching the Dakar back in those days. I distinctly remember reading an article saying that KTM 950 had been clocked on radar doing 202km/h ON SAND! 🤯🤯🤯 It takes a special kind of Man to get those numbers on sand. What an absolute LEGEND! 🏆

No company or market analysis is valid without discussing the impact of COVID . After Covid we saw enduro and HS entries soar by 2.5X and that meant a lot of new off road bikes were sold in 2021-2023 , creating a hangover in the market for at least the next three years . Dual Sport participation is steady to up a bit so seems ripe segment for profits . Remember sticker plus pricing for off road bikes and 6 month waiting periods to get most models . The other major factor ignored here is the ageing US population . More money for sure but slower replacement cycle . And there was the parts shortage from Covid era . No part - no ride - no need for new bike . The laptop computer market fell apart after Covid. Their response - use old chips and cut prices . $11K-$13K for a reliable , fast off road bike like KTM and Husky while Beta kept a lid on prices by freshening up old tech was a winning strategy for them . Too late for Husky to change strategy for off road other than to do like the second tier Japanese manufacturers did - bold new graphics only for a few years . The Mattighofen layoffs in engineering and production CAPEX reduction pointing to that BNG strategy. The money is in the parts and still too much back order lost revenue so they better fix that . Other than that , better have cash runway to weather the trough in the market. Undecipherable capital structure for Pierer Mobility makes forecasting their existence very difficult .

So cool!

after last years Dakar I got excited about the Kove450... its almost the unicorn bike we've been wanting from the big 4.. and then came the cfmoto 450... seemed to push ktm, royal enfeild and bmw to step up the small cc dual sport game...

Question. Ktm has said that the first gen superduke should not be fitted with a quickshifter, since it could cause "catastrophic transmission failure" in their words. How is it been holding up? Any issues regarding the qs? Cheers.

FIM is paid by oils company , if electric win they are gone😂 so no competition

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Toni Bou is undisputed. People use the term GOAT too loosely but Toni is the prodigy and the GOAT.