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« on: January 17, 2009, 09:52:56 PM »
http://www.gizmag.com/ktm-2wd-hybrid-dirt-bike/10348/

This is totally cool!  Maybe they'll let me run the prototype for a season.

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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2009, 04:18:09 PM »
Quote from: JoeR on January 17, 2009, 09:52:56 PM
http://www.gizmag.com/ktm-2wd-hybrid-dirt-bike/10348/

This is totally cool!  Maybe they'll let me run the prototype for a season.

Joe



Think that would help you stay upright?  LOL LOL

Seriously, Yamaha raced several 2wd bikes in the '06 and '07 Dakar's. They did pretty well.
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2009, 04:20:54 PM »
I think the Christini 2WD bike did really well in the Endurocross the past few years.  The kit costs abot $3K I think, but if you race it may be worth it.
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2009, 11:15:59 AM »
Quote from: dirtdame on January 22, 2009, 04:20:54 PM
I think the Christini 2WD bike did really well in the Endurocross the past few years.  The kit costs abot $3K I think, but if you race it may be worth it.

I'm surprised more people don't do it.  I see guys spending hundreds of dollars on plastic and decals, and multiple times that just to gain a couple of HP.  You'd think AWD for 3 grand would be tolerable. 

For me, $3k would bike a very nice second bike, so I just couldn't justify it.  It would be awesome to run one for a weekend though.

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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2009, 03:56:25 PM »
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For me, $3k would bike a very nice second bike,
The $3K is just for the kit, not the bike, so if you bought a brand new Honda 250X for $7K, add another $3K for the Christini AWD.
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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2009, 06:26:10 PM »
That's exactly what I was saying DD.  For what I would spend on the kit I could have a nice second bike, but with what I see guys spending on bling for their bikes and matching outfits(which is kinda valueless to me), I'm surprised more people don't get AWD fitted to their ride.

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Oh! I am going to look at an '08 250XC-W inConnecticut next week.  I have been looking for a 300, but I'd get a 250 for the right price. 
I'm teaching classes in Albany, New Paltz and Western Connecticut, so I'll be 30 minutes from the guy with the bike.  Because I'll be in a rental car,  I know I won't be coming home with it.....
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2009, 06:37:26 PM »
Quote from: JoeR on January 23, 2009, 06:26:10 PM
Because I'll be in a rental car,  I know I won't be coming home with it.....

I would hold your truck keys for you if you needed someone to come pick you up...

just sayin...  :D
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2009, 06:45:02 AM »
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For what I would spend on the kit I could have a nice second bike
Gotcha!

What subject do you teach that makes you travel?  New Paltz is right around the country corner from me.

Either bike is a good choice from the research I've done, with the 300 winning best all around bike honors in almost all the shootouts.  Good luck!
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2009, 11:48:35 AM »

I teach for Snap-on Tools across the Eastern half of the Country.  I teach customers how to use our equipment, and how to diagnose today's computerized cars.  It's a decent job as long as you don't mind life on the road. 

This past weekend there was a motorcycle show in Syracuse.  A buddy of mine attended and found a potential deal on an '08 300XC.  I gotta get the suspension done anyway, so it doesn't matter to me which bike I get. 

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