Any other KTM owners out there?

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Any other KTM owners out there?

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hi

any other ktm owners out there? how do you rate them?

i picked up a ktm today after lots of research and i love the thing to bits! its so focused and "there" simply beautiful!

cheers
andy ps post some pics too!
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I own one, its awesome best bike out there.
Although it isnt road legal, I would love an SX525 supermoto'd (proper SM style!) but it aint practical and I dont have room, so my SX125 will do :D
What did you get?
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yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalwonkchief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.
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X wrote:yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalmischief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.
its http://www.ktmforum.co.uk - no edit button... :roll:
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cheers i'll check out those links


i got a KTM450 EXC, what a mahine, took it offraod today for the first time, and wow! floats over bumps, so focused!!
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Sweet, they are smart, not the kinda thing I do, they dont have the arm ripping factor about them! But they do ride amazingly well, what yeaR is it?
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X wrote:
X wrote:yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalmischief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.
its http://www.ktmforum.co.uk - no edit button... :roll:
edit comes with membership :wink:
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Tom wrote:Sweet, they are smart, not the kinda thing I do, they dont have the arm ripping factor about them! But they do ride amazingly well, what yeaR is it?
:shock: dont have the arm rippin :shock: you should try the 450 and smackthe throttle open :lol: pulls so much garder then my VFR400 used too, probably about the same sorta power


its late 2006, 56 plate, so only 6 months old and 501 miles after todays ride :lol:
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Jay wrote:
X wrote:
X wrote:yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalmischief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.
its http://www.ktmforum.co.uk - no edit button... :roll:
edit comes with membership :wink:
possibly the sadest membership perk... i'll be saving my membership money this year for forums where an edit button comes as standard... :P
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Fair one, but you run your own site now,so you can make the rules :D
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X wrote:yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalwonkchief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.

PMSL :lol: :lol: :lol:
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And again. Who just edited my post???????
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jim1979 wrote:And again. Who just edited my post???????
:lol: :lol: :wink:

i changed the orignal swear word :wink:
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jim1979 wrote:
X wrote:yup - theres a load of local ones on http://www.criminalwonkchief.co.uk (50+ from the South West) and 1000 odd on http://www.ukktmforum.co.uk country wide.

PMSL :lol: :lol: :lol:
Who said about editing posts? :D
oh dear - we dont want to start another mass debate about admin altering posts do we... :roll:

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Re: Any other KTM owners out there?

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andy198712 wrote:hi

any other ktm owners out there? how do you rate them?

i picked up a ktm today after lots of research and i love the thing to bits! its so focused and "there" simply beautiful!

cheers
andy ps post some pics too!
You know I have one!!!

Will you be able to ride up the bank at Portreath now???
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