Your thoughts on the New Honda CRF 450 L
Would you go Honda or KTM for a Dualsport?
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If you are talking about strictly Dual-Sport capable and not single track,
woods type riding then I would not choose either the Honda nor the KTM (I assume 450);
I have a Husky (nee Ktm) and a WR250; The Husky is a woods bike and the WR is a Dual Sport bike; I also had a DRZ - which I would brand DUal Sport.
When you take into account vibration (engine and road), road worthiness, 10 hour riding days, suspension harshness etc etc, then neither the Honda nor the KTM would be my choice as a Dual Sport machine.
The WR is a "softer" machine which can be ridden all day long on the road and
to the trails. The Husky is sensational once you get to the trails but murder on the roads.
I just wish Yammi would make the 450 road legal.
However if the OP is going to spend 90% of the time in the woods, then it's hard to beat either the Honda or the KTM but look at the weight of the Honda - 270 lbs...... KTM 450 is less.
road.
woods type riding then I would not choose either the Honda nor the KTM (I assume 450);
I have a Husky (nee Ktm) and a WR250; The Husky is a woods bike and the WR is a Dual Sport bike; I also had a DRZ - which I would brand DUal Sport.
When you take into account vibration (engine and road), road worthiness, 10 hour riding days, suspension harshness etc etc, then neither the Honda nor the KTM would be my choice as a Dual Sport machine.
The WR is a "softer" machine which can be ridden all day long on the road and
to the trails. The Husky is sensational once you get to the trails but murder on the roads.
I just wish Yammi would make the 450 road legal.
However if the OP is going to spend 90% of the time in the woods, then it's hard to beat either the Honda or the KTM but look at the weight of the Honda - 270 lbs...... KTM 450 is less.
road.
