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Originally Posted by RunningFree
Very nice purchase!
I've always been curious about motards but was kind of driven away by the prospect of having a limited amount of hours on the engine. I know this was a major drawback for the old 2-strokes, and even some of the more modern 4-strokes. Is it still the case, or has technology changed this much in the past few years?
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This particular engine is stone axe reliable... the main thing you gotta keep on top of with the big-3 (Kawasaki KLX, Honda CRF, Yamaha XT) on these really small dual-sport type of bikes is making sure to keep up on the valve adjustments and change the oil on schedule. Not much else to break. On the bigger ones like hte KLR or the DR they're like 1980 design and just as reliable if not even moreso... but also pretty heavy and can be unwieldy. BMW is good too but just really expensive.
The KTM's, Husa's, etc. are a lot more tempermental with more engine rebuilds... but on the flip side they absolutely RIP... crazy fast depending what engine.