Guest Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 Has anyone ridden the new KTM 390? What did you think of it? Quote
rchase Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 I have not ridden it myself but people I know who have seem to really like them. Quote
Hotfoot Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 What do they like, do you know? The lightness of it? It seems very TALL. I wonder how the power delivery feels on it. Quote
Dylan Code Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Yes I rode it. I thought it would be more of a fun ride but I prefer the Ninja 250. Quote
Hotfoot Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 Any tips? I need to ride one for my final round of competition tomorrow. We are riding the street version, not the cup bike. Quote
Dylan Code Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 Any tips? I need to ride one for my final round of competition tomorrow. We are riding the street version, not the cup bike. The suspension is a bit bouncy so you can't flick them. Ride a 250 Ninja, try to get back to the gas as soon as possible, keep momentum up, entry speeds high, etc... Quote
Hotfoot Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 Ok! Good info, thanks. I'll shoot for smooth on the controls and high cornering speeds. And not shifting the wrong direction. Quote
rchase Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 The people who have ridden them have seemed to really like the 250 handling with a bit more grunt. When I was at Barber yesterday there was a guy there with his younger son who will be racing a KTM 390 cup. They mentioned the same thing about the bike. Quote
rchase Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 BTW. If anybody is going to do well on the KTM 390 with the first time riding it probably be Hotfoot. Quote
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