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Originally Posted by Scutty
Errrr no, KTM are a business and want to make money. The OC Militia can deride it all they like but the GS market is huge and KTM want a slice. 200 people on a forum are not a market for a brand new bike, no matter how often you all bleat on this thread.
Right now, KTM aren't making your dream machine, get over it
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Agreed, the GS market is huge, but most in that segment probably like watching the "Long Way" DVD more than the Dakar....
So, if KTM were truly a business focused exclusively on making money, why then do they spend bazillions of Dollars/Euros/Choose-your-currency on the Dakar each year?
If they had more financial sense (like BMW), they would either:
1) Stop spending that money on the Dakar and invest in new model R&D instead, OR
2) Offer a model or hard parts kit that capitalizes on their Dakar exploits (i.e., 690 Adventure +/or Hard Parts Kit).
The X-Bow is yet another example of KTM having its financial head up its ass. It was probably a pet project of some senior executive whose kid wanted to be the next Aryton Senna.
I can understand not offering a fully homologated 690 Adventure, but not offering at least a Hard Parts kit is asinine given how much they spend on the Dakar.
With all that said, I believe offering the 1190 to the GS market is a stroke of marketing genius and long overdue.