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Was the Moto440 worth 12k? No.
Would the Moto440 been worth 11k [ wasn't msrp $10,995] with the 450 update that ATK performs and the new revamped Ohlins that many top racers are running. Yes, especially when your other choice was a modded 400ex or an aftermarket 250R.
I'm all over the new Tecate, hopefully it will be out by Thanksgiving. Glamis time.
on another note....
2007 could be the best year for quads we have ever seen, in addition to the 3 current 450s, and can am stepping up the ute class with the outlander 800
now we get to look forward to the release of the KFX 450, can am 450 along with the renegade, and confirmed 2007 quads from KTM
Could you imagine the 2007 shootout?
TRX vs. LTR vs. YFZ vs. KFX vs. ATK vs. GasGas vs. CanAm vs. KTM-Polaris vs. Artic Cat vs. Aprilia vs. Dinli.
I'll take a W-Tec Evo with a KTM 525 electric start thank you very much.
My first post.... HI ALL!!!
From what I see on the pictures it looks like the center of the gravity is rather high- it has engine mounted high in the frame.
And did you noticed the fuel tank? It is probably placed above the rear axle (big black thing with a warning sticker) so it will probably lower the center of gravity.... but .... I don't know if I like this.
the black thing is prob the air box and the gas tank is in the normal place cuz u can see him pouring gas there
yeah, but the inlet is strangely lowered so they could put just a pipe that leads to this black box- it's too big for a airbox- they could put the airboh above the engine - just like in kfx700. I think they did dhis. And they think it's cool :p
That black box is the AIRBOX, and it probably has a huge filter in it to keep dirt out of the expensive Throttlebody and injectors. It makes sense to have the airbox up top on the V-Force because of how the cylinders are arranged, but the 450 has a normal cylinder arrangment and it would require some goofy, power robbing bends to put the filter up high like that.
you are right- I checked KX bike pictures, the gas tanks are positioned in the same way. The black box in KFX looks twice as big as in KX, probably airbox is sharing a compartment with battery or something...
Battery's in the Greenbox....
...Makes me want one really bad!