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I haven't been everywhere...
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Smile Bought a WK400 Trail

Just bought a brand new WK400 Trail a couple of weeks ago after downsizing from a KTM990 Adventure R, and got to say so far so good. This year I travelled through thirty countries and covered about 15k miles on the KTM and while there is no doubting it's a fantastic bike, once the going gets tough you become aware of every kilogram, especially picking it out the mud!!

So far already been out on a couple of local tracks that would make me sweat on the KTM and the WK just breezed through even on the standard, more road orientated Kenda tyres.

I think this has the potential for a great Overlander but time will tell how reliable it is and how good the components are.

Just this weekend took my daughter on a local camping trip and it performed well. I have only covered about three hundred miles so far but the more I ride it the more it is growing on me

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