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<blockquote data-quote="14D" data-source="post: 60367" data-attributes="member: 410">Who told you to stay away from kawi?<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/lol.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="lol&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> Please do tell as they must have some great weed!J/K I don't smoke that stuff, but still, there's nothing wrong with kawi. In fact besides their early gen racing 4t's they make great bikes. But maybe I'm a lil biased<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk&nbsp; &nbsp; :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" />And well, To put it technically, their frames are early gen aluminum(alum. frames aren't that good, KTM says they can build steel frames lighter than an aluminum frame, which makes sense... and early gen are worse because they have bad ergo's and are even more rigid than today's aluminum), they have oversized crankcases meaning a very peaky, weak motor, AND if I remember right they have electronic powervalves, which just unnecessarily complicates the engine and adds weight. I can go on. But I digress.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="14D, post: 60367, member: 410"] Who told you to stay away from kawi?:lol: Please do tell as they must have some great weed! J/K I don't smoke that stuff, but still, there's nothing wrong with kawi. In fact besides their early gen racing 4t's they make great bikes. But maybe I'm a lil biased:smirk: And well, To put it technically, their frames are early gen aluminum(alum. frames aren't that good, KTM says they can build steel frames lighter than an aluminum frame, which makes sense... and early gen are worse because they have bad ergo's and are even more rigid than today's aluminum), they have oversized crankcases meaning a very peaky, weak motor, AND if I remember right they have electronic powervalves, which just unnecessarily complicates the engine and adds weight. I can go on. But I digress. [/QUOTE]

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