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pplassm · 05-24-2010, 08:35 AM

Looks like the new KTM is living up to its promise, and Mike "Believe the Hype" Alessi took second overall at yesterday's Hangtown National MX. This included a runaway second moto win, where Alessi demonstrated the bike's advantages in lightness and handling over the course of a long moto.

Does this mean that the future of MX will now include lighter, higher reving hand grenades? Please. Put it side by side with a 300 2 stroke.

Let's end the 2 stroke handicap at the National level.

mscuddy · 05-24-2010, 09:30 AM

Amen to that. It will be a hard sell because of Honda and their agenda setting mode for the sport of off-road motorcycling. KTM is going to release some "clean" two strokes in the near future that will use the direct-injeciton two cycle design, that are cleaner than any racing four cycle in NOX, HCL & C02 emissions, so let's see Big Red try and stop that. The AMA is in Honda's pocket if anyone hasn't noticed already...

05-24-2010, 08:35 AM	#1
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	New KTM 350 performance Looks like the new KTM is living up to its promise, and Mike "Believe the Hype" Alessi took second overall at yesterday's Hangtown National MX. This included a runaway second moto win, where Alessi demonstrated the bike's advantages in lightness and handling over the course of a long moto. Does this mean that the future of MX will now include lighter, higher reving hand grenades? Please. Put it side by side with a 300 2 stroke. Let's end the 2 stroke handicap at the National level. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life. Last edited by pplassm : 05-24-2010 at 07:04 PM.

05-24-2010, 09:30 AM	#2
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Amen to that. It will be a hard sell because of Honda and their agenda setting mode for the sport of off-road motorcycling. KTM is going to release some "clean" two strokes in the near future that will use the direct-injeciton two cycle design, that are cleaner than any racing four cycle in NOX, HCL & C02 emissions, so let's see Big Red try and stop that. The AMA is in Honda's pocket if anyone hasn't noticed already... __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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