2012 KTM 350 freeride - Page 11

Sumi · 11-22-2011, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumi

My dealer told me, it (The 350 freeride) will be around $9000+.

Told you:(

http://www.ktm.com/at/freeride/freeride-350.html

7.398EUR.. ~$10k

LukasM · 11-22-2011, 11:15 AM

Austrian prices include NOVA tax, Germany is normally 10% cheaper, and the US even more.

bluesman · 11-22-2011, 01:01 PM

current in Germany 6995
Italy 7200

Wait 6 month after release :) it'll be less.
Anyway - as I said before - WR costs more here ....

bluesman · 11-22-2011, 01:04 PM

Belgium...f...k.
7200 Euro.
Well, better than Netherlands. 7949!!!!

OK, I am off to organs market

NJ-Bill · 11-23-2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derrickbwg

Sounds like Honda really messed up. If they only would have waited 25yrs to introduce their 198lb street legal trials type bike (TLR200) maybe it would have made it past the 2 yr production run it enjoyed with this kind of response.

But then aren't there rumors of a new one based on the crf230?

I still have a TLR200. However, mine is only 24 years old.

TEZZA · 11-24-2011, 01:59 AM

When you get a new bike ship the TLR 200 to me ????

Tezza

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJ-Bill

I still have a TLR200. However, mine is only 24 years old.

windquest · 11-24-2011, 07:08 PM

Love the look of the tiny dual exhaust...

IheartmyNx · 11-24-2011, 07:28 PM

Great.. A STREET LEGAL trials bike with a seat, AND a dealer network... There went $8,000...

cat · 11-26-2011, 12:44 PM

Yes. :) With a much bigger tank and a seat, and probably more steering rake and so on. And a plonker 350, better thaan a 230 or something. And standard KTM enduro lights. Perfect.

Some of the older guys will remember the OSSA Explorer. OSSA 1970's trials bike with slightly more rake and higher final gearing and a bigger tank and seat. This KTM is sort of like a modern version of that.

Maybe just a case of what I can sell to get one. There is nothing else like it. We've even thought how it would be good to put a plonker engine like the Yamaha 230 in a KTM 200EXC.

lowbudget · 11-26-2011, 01:03 PM

My stab on a Freeride... Finally got around testing a trials tire on the 200...

100kg, Large fueltank, something around 35hp, quiet when not reved to the max etc, probably better suspension etc.

And it´s even cheaper than the 350 Freeride

jesusgatos · 11-26-2011, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cat

Some of the older guys will remember the OSSA Explorer. OSSA 1970's trials bike with slightly more rake and higher final gearing and a bigger tank and seat. This KTM is sort of like a modern version of that.

Looks like Ossa's going to be making a modern version of that bike too.

This one is not too far off-topic either.

jesusgatos · 11-27-2011, 11:43 PM

Any word on whether or not this is going to be available in NA in 2012?

ObiJohn · 11-28-2011, 12:17 AM

I heard they were going to be available here in the US in the 2013 model year, which means sometime in 2012, probably in the fall. The KTM rep I talked to said they'd run around US$8000 give or take.

I saw the Freeride at the Motorcycles Live show in Birmingham a week ago, and got to sit on it. It's about the size of a Honda CRF230L, or slightly smaller than a KLX250. The frame looks pretty small, too. As others have pointed out, it's not really a dual-sport in that it's something one would load up with camping gear, etc., and hit the trails. This is meant for the day rides through gnarly terrain at a slower pace, where the rider uses technique over brute force much as if he were riding a mountain bike. BTW, the rep said it would be street-legal.

I'm about 5'6" if that gives you an idea of the bike's size. I don't think the seat height is 35"... more like 32" to 33" or thereabouts, and the bike settles under your weight so that I could touch on both sides with a 30" inseam.

They didn't have a Freeride E (electric) at the show, but the rep said they'd also be brought into the US and would be about the same price. The current battery packs have about a 90 minute life, depending on how hard you ride it. The E's usage scenario has the rider swapping out battery packs in the field, so this is probably something either you'd trailer down to where you'd ride, or you'd ride close to home.

If the gas Freerides are at all reasonably priced, I'll buy one.

jesusgatos · 11-28-2011, 12:25 AM

Thanks for posting.

flatboarder · 11-28-2011, 01:09 AM

ObiJohn, for details on the E version check
http://blog.ktm.com/freeride-e/ktm-freeride-e/
and all its comment responses. There is very interesting info there.

11-22-2011, 11:15 AM	#152
LukasM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Oddometer: 4,900	Austrian prices include NOVA tax, Germany is normally 10% cheaper, and the US even more. __________________ Proud member of the HUSABERG ADVENTURE TEAM! '12 Husaberg FE570, 09 KTM XC-F/ 450 RFS hybrid, 07 KTM 450 SMR, 08+09 BMW F650GS twins/F800GS conversion, 03+05 YZF-R6

11-24-2011, 07:08 PM	#157
windquest Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Oddometer: 503	more pictures! Love the look of the tiny dual exhaust... __________________ Trans-Canol 2014ish windquest screwed with this post 11-24-2011 at 07:14 PM

11-24-2011, 07:28 PM	#158
IheartmyNx Ihave2draft Joined: Apr 2009 Location: This side of free life, Nashville, Volunteer State Oddometer: 3,669	Great.. A STREET LEGAL trials bike with a seat, AND a dealer network... There went $8,000... __________________ Because you can't stave US out, and you can't make US run, cuz we're them ol' boys raised on shotgun! We say Grace, and we say Ma'm and if you aint into that we don't give a damn! Make our own whiskey and our own economy too, aint too many things these ol' boys CAN'T DO! IheartmyNx screwed with this post 11-24-2011 at 08:39 PM Reason: street legal...

11-26-2011, 12:44 PM	#159
cat Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Durban, South Africa. Oddometer: 1,291	Yes. :) With a much bigger tank and a seat, and probably more steering rake and so on. And a plonker 350, better thaan a 230 or something. And standard KTM enduro lights. Perfect. Some of the older guys will remember the OSSA Explorer. OSSA 1970's trials bike with slightly more rake and higher final gearing and a bigger tank and seat. This KTM is sort of like a modern version of that. Maybe just a case of what I can sell to get one. There is nothing else like it. We've even thought how it would be good to put a plonker engine like the Yamaha 230 in a KTM 200EXC. __________________

11-27-2011, 11:43 PM	#162
jesusgatos fishing with dynamite Joined: Nov 2006 Location: on the road Oddometer: 2,029	Any word on whether or not this is going to be available in NA in 2012? __________________ GatosBros · Crux Studio · Trails Less Traveled

11-22-2011, 01:01 PM	#153
bluesman Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hoegaarden, Belgium Oddometer: 2,991	current in Germany 6995 Italy 7200 Wait 6 month after release :) it'll be less. Anyway - as I said before - WR costs more here ....

11-22-2011, 01:04 PM	#154
bluesman Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hoegaarden, Belgium Oddometer: 2,991	Belgium...f...k. 7200 Euro. Well, better than Netherlands. 7949!!!! OK, I am off to organs market

11-28-2011, 12:17 AM	#163
ObiJohn Screaming Banshee Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Seattle suburbia Oddometer: 272	I heard they were going to be available here in the US in the 2013 model year, which means sometime in 2012, probably in the fall. The KTM rep I talked to said they'd run around US$8000 give or take. I saw the Freeride at the Motorcycles Live show in Birmingham a week ago, and got to sit on it. It's about the size of a Honda CRF230L, or slightly smaller than a KLX250. The frame looks pretty small, too. As others have pointed out, it's not really a dual-sport in that it's something one would load up with camping gear, etc., and hit the trails. This is meant for the day rides through gnarly terrain at a slower pace, where the rider uses technique over brute force much as if he were riding a mountain bike. BTW, the rep said it would be street-legal. I'm about 5'6" if that gives you an idea of the bike's size. I don't think the seat height is 35"... more like 32" to 33" or thereabouts, and the bike settles under your weight so that I could touch on both sides with a 30" inseam. They didn't have a Freeride E (electric) at the show, but the rep said they'd also be brought into the US and would be about the same price. The current battery packs have about a 90 minute life, depending on how hard you ride it. The E's usage scenario has the rider swapping out battery packs in the field, so this is probably something either you'd trailer down to where you'd ride, or you'd ride close to home. If the gas Freerides are at all reasonably priced, I'll buy one.

11-28-2011, 12:25 AM	#164
jesusgatos fishing with dynamite Joined: Nov 2006 Location: on the road Oddometer: 2,029	Thanks for posting. __________________ GatosBros · Crux Studio · Trails Less Traveled

11-28-2011, 01:09 AM	#165
flatboarder Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Austria/Europe Oddometer: 235	ObiJohn, for details on the E version check http://blog.ktm.com/freeride-e/ktm-freeride-e/ and all its comment responses. There is very interesting info there.

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