Made the switch !

Put your armor on over there...ATGATT . They arent near as civilized as we are here.

The best thing I've read here

Ktmtalk has more info if you haven't been there yet. They are a "different" group lol. You shouldn't be reading, ride it

Because we want something unique and different not just a rebadged KTM which we could have already bought and been riding all these years had we chose to. Because we like the feel of linkage. Because we like how huskys turn. Because we like uber reliable robust 125's. Cuz we like having choices and not ride the same bike everyone else is.

As for the vid, cool but pure hype and totally hollywood type editing. No thanks. I like real vids. Also as they were gushing about the 2 stroke (which don't get me wrong I love) they forgot to mention how it cant qualify for a main at a MX or SX race. All bikes are a tradeoff. Ride what works for you. I like both 2 and 4 strokes and own both.

Man I wish that 449/511 platform got the upgrades and love it deserved. Is a great bike as is and could have been a bike others were chasing if put on the fast track development cycle like a MX bike.

No it is not. Great bike for sure but so is the 449/511 and almost every other bike made in the last 5-10 years. I ride with guys on KTM 300's and 4 stroke 350's all the time and don't feel outgunned at all. Ride with a dude a lot with a brand new 300, we are very similar speed and we are neck and neck with me on my 511. There is one area we ride a lot and there is a big gnarly hill full of deep fist to head sized rocks littlered everywhere. there is no run up to it, tight right and straight up a very long rocky climb. My 511 blasts a new hole up that hill and the 2 strokes like the KTM300 really struggle to get traction at the bottom and get the momentum needed to gain speed and get up the hill. On my 165 (2004 BTW) in the tight woods I slowly leave him. New bikes are all so good it really just comes down to the pilot and how well they have the bike setup for them regardless of which bike. I'm very happy for you and your new machine but lets not get all crazy here. I would be just as fast on a well setup 2000 CR250 husky as I would be on a KTM300. In fact my 02 WR250 was one of the best bikes I ever owned. I have a 86 WR400 with 45mm zokes and disk front end. I took it out several times with my buddies whom I ride with a lot and guess what, good buddy on a new KTM350 could not keep me in sight. ALL bikes are tradeoffs one way or another. If you can learn to exploit the good in a bike your right back at your regular trail speed no matter what bike as long as it is setup well and working right. I used the amazing motor, lack of a need to shift, stall free ability, and suprising turning on my WR400 to make up for the subpar brakes and big feel.