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Cycle News 2020 Issue 15 April 14

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2020 K TM 350 EXC-F VS. 350 XCF -W COMPARISON P36 The Short Of It If you need the legality or want the convenience of a license plate on your dirt bike to ac- cess your favorite trail networks, explore new terrain, or increase the opportunity to ride, this buy- ing debate is already over. Buy an EXC and enjoy. Our testing found the XCF- W doesn't provide a level of improved performance worth being bound by street-legal road borders or running from cops. Likewise, the EXC comes with little-to-no-compro- mise. Buy an EXC. Swap the tires. Rip! There are plenty of street- legal dirt bike tires out there—end of discussion. Congrats on the new bike. Have a great day. Of course, that's not the end of the discussion. If you don't need a license (Above) The 350 EXC-F is an XCF-W with a license plate and all of the necessities that make street-riding legal. (Right) Performance-wise there is nothing the EXC-F can't do compared to a regular dirt bike and its kid brother, the XCF-W. But for some, the EXC-F can do a lot more. (Below) The XCF-W has a little more engine tuneability and a little less weight compared to the street-legal EXC-F.

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