2012 KTM 350 freeride - Page 6

huckleberry · 11-09-2011, 08:35 PM

cycle world on the freeride 350 http://www.cycleworld.com/2011/11/04...50-first-look/

mxbundy · 11-09-2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huckleberry

cycle world on the freeride 350 http://www.cycleworld.com/2011/11/04...50-first-look/

According to KTM North America, there are no plans to bring the Freeride or small-displacement Dukes into the U.S. for the 2012 model year. But hopefully, these great entry-level bikes will, in time, find their way stateside.

THIS IS A MISTAKE ON KTM`S PART!!!!!!!
They are missing the point.
The market is ripe for this bike, especially if they would cross market it to women!

Bundy

modeselector · 11-09-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lamotovita

I got yer seat height right here.
http://www.ktm.com/freeride/freeride...l-details.html

35 and 1/4 inches.

Thanks

theMISSIONARY · 11-09-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by vander

Then your bike is the OSSA Explorer.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=731796

they should be good.......butt i dont think we will get them and if we do they wont get the ADR approval from the fun police

and the tank looks to small

vuugti · 11-10-2011, 12:27 AM

KTM seems to be going down the same road Honda did. Dealers on the east coast are being stuck with tons of these big bore 4-strokes noone wants and KTM is not providing them with enough of the units they can really move. Hopefully, they reconsider the freeride and duke. Most likely just keep pushing the same huge adventure bikes and street machines that just don't move.

jon_l · 11-10-2011, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huckleberry

cycle world on the freeride 350 http://www.cycleworld.com/2011/11/04...50-first-look/

Just what i am looking for. I would buy one if street legal in Ontario.

KrustyKustom · 11-10-2011, 06:44 PM

If I could get this stateside I would be on it like a fly on stink....

TEZZA · 11-10-2011, 10:54 PM

Just got back from the local KTM dealer in Nth East Victoria / Australia and asked when the Freeride will be here and tha answer was .
NOT LIKLY to get here as thay wouldn't sell .

KTM
Tezza

tHEtREV · 11-10-2011, 11:23 PM

Did he mean the electric version, or the 350?

And when was the last time you believed a bike shop anyway?

TEZZA · 11-10-2011, 11:30 PM

I do believe the dealer as he is a good freind .
I don't think it was any of them .
BUT thay could be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tezza.

flatboarder · 11-11-2011, 06:13 AM

As soon as possible I will get me a freeride. This is the bike I have been waiting for for years and i consider it a must have for myself. Really, I love it, and I am quite surprised they went this way, because I thought those small bikes were dead in Europe. The bike will be plated as is, both 350 and electric version. However, the electric version was delayed until 2013.

Downside is: To be able to buy a freeride I need to sell my Tenere and/or the WR250R with Supermoto conversion kit. This is something really bad, since I did all the WP and wheel conversion work an it and I really like this bike. We will see.

windquest · 11-11-2011, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon_l

Just what i am looking for. I would buy one if street legal in Ontario.

I never really considered buying a KTM until I saw this bike, I would imagine at the lower state of tune it would be quite durable as well. Would be a great bike for my wife to learn on, with the 35" seat height and mellower power output...

IheartmyNx · 11-11-2011, 02:07 PM

a $10,000 24hp "entry level" bike?

Why didnt they just make it air cooled and drop another $2,000?

...since "entry level" is what they were going for anyway...

If my 21 year old H20 cooled 250 can do 26, is it that too hard to get from a 350 airhead?

NONo443 · 11-11-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IheartmyNx

a $10,000 24hp "entry level" bike?

Why didnt they just make it air cooled and drop another $2,000?

...since "entry level" is what they were going for anyway...

If my 21 year old H20 cooled 250 can do 26, is it that too hard to get from a 350 airhead?

I know it is a bit much to stomach, but shaving weight and development doesn't come cheap. If you want more power, I wouldn't be shocked if you could string more power out of it without fully taking the motor apart. If you want more power for under $10k, the 350 EXC-F is also there.

I want to see the service intervals on this motor, it would be great if the service intervals are much longer than the other LC singles.

huckleberry · 11-11-2011, 08:34 PM

don't tell the guys over on the dr 350 threads but it was rated at 27 hp and weighs 300 lbs so 25 hp and 220 lbs ought to shred the dr's pretty easily!

I would love to have a 350 freeride but @ 9 grand i think they can keep it!

11-09-2011, 08:35 PM	#76
huckleberry BACK ROAD BOMBER Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Pa. Oddometer: 1,105	cycle world on the freeride 350 http://www.cycleworld.com/2011/11/04...50-first-look/ __________________ “An adventure is misery and discomfort, relived in the safety of reminiscence.” Marco Polo 09 F 650 GS twin XR 400 Beta Techno

11-10-2011, 12:27 AM	#80
vuugti Pretty much... Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Home of Little League! Oddometer: 374	KTM seems to be going down the same road Honda did. Dealers on the east coast are being stuck with tons of these big bore 4-strokes noone wants and KTM is not providing them with enough of the units they can really move. Hopefully, they reconsider the freeride and duke. Most likely just keep pushing the same huge adventure bikes and street machines that just don't move. __________________ "Party like you're goin' home to an intervention"

11-10-2011, 06:44 PM	#82
KrustyKustom Lets Go.... Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Desert-away from people... Oddometer: 523	If available If I could get this stateside I would be on it like a fly on stink.... __________________ Krusty Kustom, Houston Texas 2013 KTM 500exc

11-10-2011, 10:54 PM	#83
TEZZA ADV B4 DEM/TED Joined: Jul 2008 Location: N.E.Vic,Australia Oddometer: 117	Freeride to OZ Just got back from the local KTM dealer in Nth East Victoria / Australia and asked when the Freeride will be here and tha answer was . NOT LIKLY to get here as thay wouldn't sell . KTM Tezza __________________ Tezza. KTM 990 ADVENTURE. KTM 520 EXE. Now the Perfect pair!!!!

11-10-2011, 11:23 PM	#84
tHEtREV tEAM iDIOT Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Middle Park, Brisbane, Australia Oddometer: 5,517	Did he mean the electric version, or the 350? And when was the last time you believed a bike shop anyway? __________________ tEAM iDIOT... tHE oRIGINAL. Hard Core Dirt Touring.

11-10-2011, 11:30 PM	#85
TEZZA ADV B4 DEM/TED Joined: Jul 2008 Location: N.E.Vic,Australia Oddometer: 117	Freeride to OZ I do believe the dealer as he is a good freind . I don't think it was any of them . BUT thay could be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tezza. __________________ Tezza. KTM 990 ADVENTURE. KTM 520 EXE. Now the Perfect pair!!!!

11-11-2011, 06:13 AM	#86
flatboarder Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Austria/Europe Oddometer: 235	As soon as possible I will get me a freeride. This is the bike I have been waiting for for years and i consider it a must have for myself. Really, I love it, and I am quite surprised they went this way, because I thought those small bikes were dead in Europe. The bike will be plated as is, both 350 and electric version. However, the electric version was delayed until 2013. Downside is: To be able to buy a freeride I need to sell my Tenere and/or the WR250R with Supermoto conversion kit. This is something really bad, since I did all the WP and wheel conversion work an it and I really like this bike. We will see.

11-11-2011, 02:07 PM	#88
IheartmyNx Ihave2draft Joined: Apr 2009 Location: This side of free life, Nashville, Volunteer State Oddometer: 3,669	a $10,000 24hp "entry level" bike? Why didnt they just make it air cooled and drop another $2,000? ...since "entry level" is what they were going for anyway... If my 21 year old H20 cooled 250 can do 26, is it that too hard to get from a 350 airhead? __________________ Because you can't stave US out, and you can't make US run, cuz we're them ol' boys raised on shotgun! We say Grace, and we say Ma'm and if you aint into that we don't give a damn! Make our own whiskey and our own economy too, aint too many things these ol' boys CAN'T DO!

11-11-2011, 08:34 PM	#90
huckleberry BACK ROAD BOMBER Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Pa. Oddometer: 1,105	don't tell the guys over on the dr 350 threads but it was rated at 27 hp and weighs 300 lbs so 25 hp and 220 lbs ought to shred the dr's pretty easily! I would love to have a 350 freeride but @ 9 grand i think they can keep it! __________________ “An adventure is misery and discomfort, relived in the safety of reminiscence.” Marco Polo 09 F 650 GS twin XR 400 Beta Techno

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