KTM 85 vs Honda CRF150r?

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Mitch

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Im buying a new dirt bike some time next week. I am pretty much deciding between a ktm 85 and a honda crf150r. either way im not gonna be racing either bike but i do like to go fast and go on hill climbs. i believe the ktm has hand guards and other mods for trail riding but i still think ill have a hard time riding it at first without filing plugs and stuff, just because its a 2 stroke. however i think with experience i would be able to ride it fine on trails. which bike do you think will be more enjoyable to ride in the long run?
 
Both are good bikes but if you intend to ride trails then I would steer away from the 2 stroke. My kids used to do a lot of hare scrambles and had 2 stroke 85cc bikes and at some event the hills were steep and huge. They could get up the hills on the 2 strokes but had to hit it just right as the power is very uneven. There would be others who had to take 3 goes at getting up and if someone was on a 4 stroke even if they were not very good on it would just go straight up as the even power made it a lot simpler task.
My son raced the crf150r at national level over a couple of years and the bike has all the power anyone could want.
 
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