So Cycle World has reduced itself to using click bait style titles like "Don't buy this..!" "See this before...!". ???? It's not necessary for an established channel like this and turns me off. This just seemed to be a legitimate KLX review rather than what the title inferred, and as others posted didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know.
I agree. I got a 2023 in the neon green that was a year old with 4 miles on it, in the fall of '23. Got lucky. That periwinkle blue/grey or whatever it is for '24 just wasn't doing it for me. With a Kawasaki you just have to have some kind of green
Keep the street on the street and dirt on the dirt... You'd better take picture of that dual sport if you ride it on real trails. It's not going to look like it did when you're done.
Can I fit sm wheel set in my klx300l . Has anyone on here tried . I seem to get alot of oh no you do t wanna do that or can't do that . What's the story . I wish I bought the sm. I ride mire street and I'm a bit short . Not a h7ge deal I can still ride but tht sm looks another more my style. Any advice will ve muchly appreciated
Rims will be expensive. A set from a decent company like Warp9 will set you back like $1000. The other thing to consider is the steering geometry. The rake and trail is different for both bikes, so the handling may seem a little more squirrly on 17" rims. Other than that, you should be good to go. Cheers!
I never really got the supermoto thing. A ride on an early ktm confirmed it. Then again I don't get dual sport either. Just give me an adventure bike please.
@@steve00alt70 Hydraulic brakes will a 300 mm front rotor on a 304 lb bike? Once you have enough braking power to go over the handlebars, what's the point in adding more?
A trailbike is always a trailbike. Fit hard terrain knobbies. Put road wheels on, and it's just a useless trailbike. See how slow the 300 was on the canyon road. 😂 Just buy a road bike.
Did you notice the whole motorcycle footage is slowed down? It is not a reference for anything. A supermoto has more agility than a road bike of similar displacement on the canyons because of its geometry and other factors. I have passed bigger bikes on slow and medium speed turns, and gave my friend a hard time on high speed ones.
I've had many road bikes. I just got the KLX 300SM and it is as fun if not more fun than all my street bikes when riding on back country and mountain twisties. Guys on Supermotos smoke other street bikes in the twisties particularly Tail of the Dragon and similar roads. IF you had actually ridden one you would know.
So Cycle World has reduced itself to using click bait style titles like "Don't buy this..!" "See this before...!". ???? It's not necessary for an established channel like this and turns me off. This just seemed to be a legitimate KLX review rather than what the title inferred, and as others posted didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know.
Welcome to the Internet bud
Hear, hear!
Go outside hun
SM all the way. Perfect for everyday riding like you mentioned but capable of going offroad when you wanna go explore. 🤘
The answer did not, in fact, surprise me.
Good stuff. Thanks! Does anyone recognize where they were riding off road?
I wish they made the supermoto in that kawi green. I know I can just switch them but would’ve been a nice option
I agree. I got a 2023 in the neon green that was a year old with 4 miles on it, in the fall of '23. Got lucky. That periwinkle blue/grey or whatever it is for '24 just wasn't doing it for me. With a Kawasaki you just have to have some kind of green
Thanks lad. You answered my question. Great video.
Keep the street on the street and dirt on the dirt... You'd better take picture of that dual sport if you ride it on real trails. It's not going to look like it did when you're done.
Informative!
Can I fit sm wheel set in my klx300l . Has anyone on here tried . I seem to get alot of oh no you do t wanna do that or can't do that . What's the story . I wish I bought the sm. I ride mire street and I'm a bit short . Not a h7ge deal I can still ride but tht sm looks another more my style. Any advice will ve muchly appreciated
Of course you can make yours into a SM.
Rims will be expensive. A set from a decent company like Warp9 will set you back like $1000. The other thing to consider is the steering geometry. The rake and trail is different for both bikes, so the handling may seem a little more squirrly on 17" rims. Other than that, you should be good to go.
Cheers!
The people who would buy these bikes are not different types of people. I bought both and I ride them both.
Hmm, seems like deja vu all over again....
Walaweh ❗
Dual sport please ✅✌🏻😊
SM all day everyday
Dual sport, more dirt. SM, more pavement. Get a discounted KX450 and make a real SM out of it.
I rode the Suzuki SM and loved it, I had many motorcycles in my life, my favorite would be a 2 stroke Super Moto
I never really got the supermoto thing. A ride on an early ktm confirmed it. Then again I don't get dual sport either. Just give me an adventure bike please.
the lack of twin front disk brakes is a deal breaker
You clearly don't ride or understand basic physics. These lightweight bikes don't need twin disc brakes lol
@@alexv5581 I have a 125cc
😂
@@alexv5581 I dont care I want the most stopping power as possible. You dont kno me as I ride too. And anyway 300 is silly anyway so I dont want it.
@@steve00alt70 Hydraulic brakes will a 300 mm front rotor on a 304 lb bike? Once you have enough braking power to go over the handlebars, what's the point in adding more?
SM
A trailbike is always a trailbike. Fit hard terrain knobbies. Put road wheels on, and it's just a useless trailbike. See how slow the 300 was on the canyon road. 😂 Just buy a road bike.
Did you notice the whole motorcycle footage is slowed down? It is not a reference for anything.
A supermoto has more agility than a road bike of similar displacement on the canyons because of its geometry and other factors. I have passed bigger bikes on slow and medium speed turns, and gave my friend a hard time on high speed ones.
I've had many road bikes. I just got the KLX 300SM and it is as fun if not more fun than all my street bikes when riding on back country and mountain twisties. Guys on Supermotos smoke other street bikes in the twisties particularly Tail of the Dragon and similar roads. IF you had actually ridden one you would know.
but some people just like the look of a dirt bike on the road
@@spartanx169x is the 300cc good for keeping up with traffic?
@@spartanx169x Is the SM strangled by the EPA like the dual sport? Don't really want to hop up a new bike $