Awesome video. Great effort.

they just want money..... more options is better but they just want to monitize the big whale adventure poser bike that is now so commom and cost more than a SUV and that brings us to ducati and others..... all i want is a cheap, reliable bike that i can have fun with and dont worry that i will drop it or that the maintenaince is a nightmare..... so im basicly stuck with japanese and if lucky some premium chinese that are coming... the others are for boomers that think riding a super ugly bike is coool.....

I have reasons to disagree, my dad had two of them and didn't like both. If a trial bike already has cooling problems, the ossa with the radiator behind the gas tank doesn't cool down at all and other brands bike are generally better.

They stroked the crankshaft for the extra torque to 911cc; not hard to realize once you see the peak hp of 80 was less than the old output of 90hp. Basic Engineering 101…..

Who knew id be 40 years and shift from road bikes inti advs and offroaders and learn such emotional story related to rally.❤

I work at a large dealership that sells all the KTM brands, Honda Yamaha, Ducati, and triumph. KTM has the best bikes to ride, but easily the worst, as far as quality control and parts support. If it breaks, don’t expect the parts to be available. Especially if it’s engine parts. Even when things are covered under warranty, they don’t have parts available anyway. Orange bikes everywhere. But no parts to keep them going.. not good for a brand claiming premium prices.

The CCM 450 Adventure finished the story. Maybe the best and most advanced engineered light Enduro ever.

Shit. Shit. SHIT!! I can't watch anymore

Met Simon at Baja Qatar last year, so many awesome stories, really fun guy, and answered all my silly beginner questions, true legend!

Voge DS900X is a fully specced BMW F900 gs for just 9500€!

I had a 450. It was nice as a trail and dualsport bike. But to be honest i didn't like it that much in the trickier terrain, it was too heavy and had a high center of gravity. With a safari tank on it it felt heavier than a 690. It was also pretty complicated to work with, very tight with space, cables rubbing etc. Seems to be most liked by big, tall, strong guys who loves the power of the 570's. Comparing the 390 with a modern 350 is like night and day.

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Lomg story short. It failed because of bmw's own ignorance

I hate to make it sound simple, but is it possible that the tires are missing counter weights and are not optimally balanced? .... thanks for the product recommendation. I'll confer with Harley first, but probably install the fnt engine mount as indicated in your video. I do know that Harley did not recommend my Superglide to be modified with a lowering kit due to stability concern.

KTM ripped off the Highland 950, as KTM does

LMFAO 2k€ for that sh1t warp crap???? Dude you've been ripped off! For less than 1600€ you get Talon hubs with Excel rims.... Also, a 4p fixed caliper needs a floating disc

Best car maker making motorcycles....what do you expect

Bought my XR600R new back in '92, modified it with 11k € in parts (HRC, Öhlins, WP, Brembo Racing, Akront etc.) Still have it, still love it.

The Japanese focus on the American market. Americans don’t ride hard enduro. We ride MX and trails/dualsport. Pretty simple answers. Americans travel far. 1,000 mile days are normal for us. Most Americans don’t live anywhere near a hard enduro location. It just doesn’t make sense to waste the R&D budget on making hard enduro bikes that don’t sell in the USA. I can flip this and say, how come the Europeans don’t make any decent long distance touring bikes? How come you never see a KTM 1290 with more than 50,000 miles? Why is every post on r/KTM a nightmare of their 890s cam shaft burning up and KTM corporate not honoring the warranty? KTM dominates hard enduro but they hardly make a splash in American motorcycling overall

The "S2" referenced for a number of clips throughout the video appears to be a SuperSport logo for SuperSport channel 2, a south African sport tv channel. Incredible video by the way.

So, I'm still not sure if KTM is hero or villain... Great video, like always

Didn't Buell just win the Ama hill climb a few years ago? And launched there dune racer dirt bike this year. Ever seen the air cleaner on a Harley Pan Am? Eric Buell had a racing addiction. What about Fuell electric motorcycles?

I don't understand, this is definetely not the KLX450R, KLX450R has a 21 inch front not anything like 16.5. This one is heavily modded. Looks like these mods aren't the best thing heh?

The first to have the front sprocket in line with the swingarm pivot..... BIMOTA did it with the SB2 quite a bit earlier...

Yep. I was one of those that bought the first 1150 back in 99 and adventured outback Oz before Long way round happened. Did 140,000km on that bike.

This is actually a very cool story! Would love to see some form of it on sale!

Did you mean they stroked the engine for more torque or are you saying because of the overall displacement increase the torque rose, was kind of confused when you said they bored it.

3-piece(jacket, pants, boot covers) rain gear costs 40 euros, a large hiking backpack for a week of groceries will comfortably sit on the back seat - you wont feel any weight on your shoulders 2 problems fixed only the frozen ground during winter months remains as an issue

Awesome video and story

I've had 5 bikes so far, 3 benellis, one yamaha and one suzuki. Believe or not, the most thrashed around were the benellis, specially my current leoncino trail offroad, 20k kms and the only problem was a leaking water pump gasket, waited 2 days for that part, on the 3rd day the dealer was installing it! In portugal (at least at my dealer), everything is almost as quick as my yamaha. Also benelli was the best seller in europe last year and despite the fact that their owners are chinese, the original engineers and designers still remain, the production, however was moved to china. If you visit Pesaro or are able to talk to some benelli personnel, they'll tell you so. As will QJ motor, benelli's owners. Great to see china fighting top brands, maybe now they'll get down their high horse 😁

the legislation was made by the germans for the germans...... and only sell super expensive shit. btw if you believe anything coming out of ceos mouth you are naive, and also ceos are notting more than glorified salesman with good "connections" "friends"..... I will prefer a japan made bike than any austrian , in the wild the honda will not break....in the middle of no where... the fact austrians sell stuff that only works if you change oil every 2 or 3 tanks..... is ridicolous...... dirt bikes should be able to do the entire dakar race no stop.

An Early 1980's "Modified" HONDA 450 "El-Sinore"(4-Geared 2-Stroke), Is TheBike I Woulda Tried That Race With!🤔 (Or a "Modified" 3-Wheeled HONDA 250-R "WidowMaker") Since 4-Wheeled ATV's Didn't Exist Until TheSUZUKI 125 Quad-Runner. (& I Had One of Those!) My 1st ATV.

Well done, sir..well done! I own a GS and your vid came across my feed! I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was well thought out and well delivered! I'll subscribe for more. Thanks Oh....and the middle age guy thing made me laugh

Nice one! The only one point I disagree is that at the beginning of Japanese motorcycle making, these machines where unreliable. I don´t think so. At least not more un-/relieable than the others. Reason: When a Japanese mechanic/company plans something, they undergo very thorough studies and the outcome may not be sexier but certainly the same or even more reliable from the start onwards. Another reason is, that the mechanical level in Japan was quite high, not only "recently". Whatever materials the Japanese are working on, be it wood, metal, glas, name it - the outcome usually is stunning. Think of ancient katana swords, think of silk kimonos, think about ancient wooden constuctions and how these things where all made. Quality at its very best. Regarding China, I agree, they are NOT dumb and they have a huge army of intelligent engineers who learn fast. And they are still HUNGRY for success. And yes, KOVE really sticks out, because the main guy (sorry, don´t recall his name) is a real bike/race enthusiast! The driving force behind all this and authentic one, too. He is one of us! Not European or American or Westerner - he is a rider and nationality doesn´t count in this case. Sad enough, that he "disappeared". Apparently was too successful, too Western for the taste of the Chinese government. Hope, he´s still alive and I hope he´ll pop up somehwere, where he can pursue his dreams.

08 and 15 Dynas and never had this wobble in the past 10 years with either bike. I guess I’m lucky.

As a long-time professional in the motorcycle industry with over 3 decades experience with and in Japan I can say: You nailed it! Obviously, you did a lot of research combined with deep interest, thus your holistic approach. Chapeau! You did not condem the Japanese as you appreciate the quality and reliablity. And you mentioned a very important part of Japanese culture, i.e. to be afraid of the unknown, the unproofed, the not-totally-confirmed issues. KTM and other EU-manufacturers do exactly the opposite. As you mentioned, there are people working (up to the CEO) who really love motorcycles and everything which has to do with it. Also, I believe, the EU-manufacturers are so much closer to actual customers´needs and desires. Whereas Japanese manufacturers generally are just a small part of something bigger, industrial. As you pointed out, KHI (Kawawaki Heavy Industries) literally builds anything, from Helicopters over drilling plattforms, ships, robots....plants....name it, they do it. Their motorcycle biz was always (!) red ink, so you can imagine, the development of a real modern offroader is the last issue they are thinking about. And, from the viewpoint of a giant maker like Honda, the EU-market is not so important as we think it is. Yes, the EU and the US are important in terms of selling their technical top-notch bikes, but this is only a small piece of the cake.

Bravo…. Well done - i’m sorry that so many people are busting your balls over details left out but as a storyteller making wide brushstrokes at 50,000 foot perspective I think you did an amazing job. - keep it up and I look forward to hearing/seeing more :)))

I currently have a well sorted fe570. It does everything well, everytime i think of selling it, i take it for a rip.

I understand you're making content but you're talking nonsense coz these levers are great! Av used them for years with no problems. Its up to you to find the levers that fit your bike....Its not the fault of the levers that they didn't fit your bike

In 2013 I won the Lazy Sunday SPRING SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP CUP at Pala Raceway in 50+ Expert, and the SUMMER SERIES CUP too. I know a thing or 2 about MX bikes, 4 stroke and 2 stroke. I was racing XR's in desert and MX in the 80's. My XR 280 was a fire breathing MX/Desert monster.

Asians doing it daily without a fuss!

I bought a new one in 2005, the Ltd Edition in white, I still have it and I love it, great machine and still brings out the hooligan in me, great video, thanks.

Can you please share the charity ?

Why KZfaq didn't suggested your channel sooner!!! Keep up the great videos

There was/is/will be no perfekt bike for masses. It all depends on what the rider wants from bike. I personally miss models like DR, XR, TT, etc. Simple, light, one cylinder dualsports with some reasonable price tag. I have a 20 y.o. XT660R, with some minor modes, it is pretty flexible bike for all kinds of stuff - sure, with sacrifices on my side, I'm aware of its pros and cons(would be nice to have 6th speed...). But I can do some off road, commute or go for trip around europe. I just started to looking for some new bike, but I can find anything similar to XT. The only option I see barely fit for me is 701, but the seat and fuel capacity is really bad, plus the price. And new CRF450l is a joke in europe(only 20 smth HP for lot of money).

Had one for couple of years. It's a great bike, however moved to VS1400 year ago and this machines torque will blow your socks off ...

I always liked this model. For touring around europe and some occasional dirt road this looks to mz like a good choice. Plus i like the sound of the flat twin.

race walking! WTF, lolol

Yamaha are freaks ! i like them 🤣

Husaberg was a cooler innovative manufacturer. Killing them off to merge with Husqvarna was a sad day. I'll never sell my FE 450