Hopefully this isn't old news, but did a quick search for Dirt Rider and turned up nothing... My son got the latest issue (March) and on the cover it says something about dream rides, and lists the 450 TXC. I thought cool! The article was written by Karel Kramer. He test rode Glenn Kearney's bike, then raced one prepped by Glenn's mechanic in a GNCC. Good things were said. Overall I think a very nice positive read for someone thinking about their next bike choice. Only oddity I found was this snippet: "All five gears are nicely spaced...." Unless the factory TXC's don't use the 6 speed gearbox? Don't know. paul
Just got it today, but have not had a chance to read it. Since it is a discussion about a published article / review - I'll put this thread in the Newsroom. Main -> Newsroom
Please please please don't worry about it, I'm still sorting out what should go where & why. You should see some clarification in some forums soon - I've been waiting to see how the site morphs as opposed to creating categories and making up 'strange & convoluted' thread placement rules. I'm a member of a wide variety of forums and there is some strange forum setups on the internet... If I can't figure out what & where to post without someone getting mad at me it's gotta be tough for the average internet user especially if they are new to forums.
The mags continuously print bad info on huskys because they know little about them. They do not say CRF on the side so it is an odd bike to them. K
To sum it all up, he says: "The bike is largely stock....Yet it remains a world class off-road racer that impressed the heck out of me."
Maybe he was so used to riding bikes with a 5 speed gear box, it never dawned on him to click the shifter up one more time
That's ok Karel, we understand EDIT - This was by far the most complementary article I've seen in a while especially coming from a die hard KTM guy. Based on the pics Karel is not a small guy, no need to lower a bike for him: Then it lists one of out own sponsors - 7602 as a parts supplier
Sweet! I'm famous. MTV will probably be doing an episode of "Cribs" on me soon. Ohhhh crap, I better wash the mud off the truck and get all the hay out of the bed so I look pimpin.
