It's a little dicey taking opinions from random riders whose experience on such bikes may be limited and who's dirt bike back ground on REAL dirt bikes may be nil.
What needs to happen is what happens to ALL new bikes: Testing. Collect 3 or 4 other similar bikes in the CCM's class, let Novice to Expert level riders have good go on them ... tally up the results. Hopefully not just a 1/2 hour ride but more like a week riding ALL the bikes in question, ridden over a variety of terrain, loaded and unloaded of gear.
If I were editor, off the top of my head I would pick from the following road legal bikes to include in the Comparo to the CCM:
Husqvarna TE310 (made by KTM)
KTM 450EXC
KTM 350EXC
Yamaha 250R
Beta 450 dual sport (road legal)
Also in contention?
Honda 450RR Rally Bike (if available)
Suzuki DRZ400S
Take them all out and do some hard riding on them. The Novices would not be complete dirt bike Noobs, but just not AA level pro racers. They ALL should be good street riders as well as competent off road riders.
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