…first outing filled with optimism. It took all of about an hour for the KLX to fall from our mental pedestal to dwell with the crowd of ho-hum riding impressions. Where it was swift, agile and relatively light in the desert, the 450 was overbearing, sluggish and impossible to lift out of ruts. Oh, it was…

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…losing any. With a flywheel mass double that of the KX-F, the KLX spins up in the revs slower than its moto cousin. This isn't a bad thing. Traction is more readily available and the bike is much less of a brute.If you can beat Kawi's 450 motocrosser into off-road submission without getting hurt, then…

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…"race ready". The exhausts, while quiet, are pretty restrictive and each bike needs to have the suspension fine tuned.I think the build quality on the KLX is questionable. On the other hand, there is a lot of Team Green contingency money to be made. Top "A" riders might be able pay for a bike in a season…

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…managed to beef the brakes up by using twin-piston calipers in the front that are the same size as those on the KLX250/450. You won't find the typical mini bike drum brake in the rear, the KLX has disc brakes with a large capacity front and rear master cylinder, keeping the bike highly manageable. In the corners…

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…technical terrain or simply are not as fast as Robby Bell and Steve Hengeveld can find a better fit with one of the other machines."In contrast to the KLX, the Honda gives up bottom end to achieve its peak power output, and this makes for a bike that can be difficult to ride in technical terrain," says…

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…group of 120 Italian factory workers can put together. Beta 400/450/525 RRAs we mentioned earlier, the three model lines are almost exactly identical, and they are all based off the RR setup. The RR lineup is Beta's answer to the WR, KLX, CRF-X and XC-W of the established enduro world. However, with the…

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…-ups alike will get a kick out of it. These kids could not hold back their enthusiasm for seeing the KLX on the beach. The lads spent an hour asking questions and trying to broker a deal to ride the KLX but as much as we would like to have let them, not a single one could provide proof of a valid MC endorsement…

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…were. Like our adventures on pavement, the crew showed up with quite an assortment of vehicle choices. My cousin Mike had his trusty 2006 Suzuki RMZ-450 (with the addition of fresh tires and a steering damper the evening prior) and our friend Dan arrived with a heavily muddied Can Am DS650X on the back…

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