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250 reasons.
a little farm bike so nat can practice riding before she takes the duke to city streets.
2023 dec -ok, maybe one more ...
ktm 250 exc-f six days.
i was not planning on selling the 350. really. i bought the 250 for a race and was deeply disappointed when i could not finish due to a gearbox issue. she still held her own against a bunch of much bigger bikes - not bad.
2014 may - 2020 maysold - that's it, no more dirt bikes
ktm 350 exc f.
weight of a 250 and performance of a 450? sounds good, right? the 350 is a real allrounder and an excellent dirt bike. full stop.
2011 sep - 2014 maysold
ktm 250 exc f.
smaller is better. unfortunately stolen from our garage before i had a chance to really get to know her.
2007 jun - 2008 aprstolen
ktm 450 exc.
how i missed riding! this time i kept her well locked away. sold when we moved to oz.
2005 apr - 2007 aprsold
ktm 400 exc.
light, small, fast, controllable power output, great suspension. i loved it. a real fun bike & just what i needed. this bike saw a lot of enduro racing action in hungary and the netherlands.
2000 - 2004stolen
620lc4 - racingktm 620 lc4 super competition.
a beast. too much power, too fast. otherwise a great bike, but not for weekend warriors like me. it worked very well for me in the rally championship but was hard work in the enduro races.
1998 - 2000sold
ktm 600 lc4 super competition.
now this is a race bike. okay, the tank was a bit in the way in tight corners. went straight like an arrow but i could never work out how to get the bike round corners.
1997 - 1998sold
honda xr 600 r.
first real dirt bike. first enduro competition. big, fat & heavy. turned well, did not like to go straight. don't know why the americans love this bike.
1996 - 1997sold
yamaha xt 550.
more or less a street bike, no good off road. as a consequence most of the 24.000 km i rode on this bike were highways. boring.
1987 - 1993sold

aprilia rsv mille.
how to combine the advantages of the monster (looks, twin feel) and the yamaha (power, chassis)? the mille is more than that; it's in a class of its own. a very fast bike with a top class chassis (now all ohlins).
2002 jul - ..not going anywhere!
yamaha yzf 600 thundercat.
i knew it. the duc's 50 bhp would not be enough. the yamaha had 100. however, i never really bonded with the feel of the 4 cylinder.
2001 sep - 2002 julsold
ducati monster 600.
my first street bike. a monster? not by any stretch of the imagination. I was really disappointed by the power delivery but more so by the chassis and suspension. i sold her due to reliability issues.
2001 may - 2001 sepsold
vespa p200e.
um. not quite a real bike. a little weak (12 hp), but that is all right taking into consideration the chassis and brakes. still, the vespa remains a style icon and a classic.
1985 - 1987crashed (wasn't me)

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santa cruz megatower.
the nomad was coming to the end of its hard life; a 29er was the logical choice - another santa cruz of course.
2023 jun - ...i've gone to the dark side (29er wheels)
santa cruz nomad cc.
another nomad, more of a speed machine than the older ones and very confidence inspiring. i also love the (loud) colours!
2016 mar - 2023 mayretired - the most incredible bike with the most incredible colour scheme
santa cruz nomad c.
soon after i bought the (used) alu nomad it turned out it was a small and i could not make it work. the nomad served me very well - what a bike!
sold - one of nat's friends is enjoying it now
santa cruz nomad.
i really wanted one! very much. so when i found a used one for a decent price i jumped on it only to find out it was a small frame.
sold - to a friend's daughter
specialized enduro sl.
one of my dream bikes. i guess it felt great when i got it but (in hindsight) it is really not in the same league as the nomads.
2008 jun - 2015 sepsold
proceed fst light.
actually a very special bike and the first i built up myself, to my specs. i really enjoyed the stiffness of the frame and suspension compared to the giant.
2006 may - 2008 aprstolen; so now someone has a bike without knowing what it is ...
giant vt-2.
when i worked out that riding dirt bikes in germany was going to be neigh impossible i bought my first mountain bike. it was not very good but it got me started!
2007 jun - 2008 aprpassed on