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IF YOU LIKE..,
...orm-pumping
horsepower, then the Suzuki might
be Ior
you.
While
oll oI the bikes
produce
mossive
power,
the RM-Z hits ond
pulls
the
hordest oI the five. Keep in mind, though, it will wear
you
out the
quickest.
...d
more controlloble
power
delivery. then
you
hove more to choose
Irom.
Of
the live bikes, the Yomoho hos
the
smoothest
powerbond,
o
tick smoother thon the KTM ond Honda. Foster riders, however, will
wont more
pulling power
Irom the YZE
...o motor thot o{fers o little bit oI everything, then
you'll probobiy
Iike
the
Honds
snd
Kowqsoki motors
best.
They
both
hove
outstand-
ing motors overoll. You
just
hove to decide between lour- or {ive-
speeds.
...o super-quick-turning
bike,
then
you'll
wont the KTM. The KTM
hondles
the
pivot
turns o bit better thqn the Suzuki or
Kqwqsoki,
but
the RM-Z ond KX hondle the sweepers ond berms lor better. Overoll,
it's G toss-up between the Suzuki ond Kowqsoki.
...o solid-hondling bike, then
you'11
like the Yqmoho
qnd
Honds. The
Yomoho hos the most stoble chossis of the bunch, but the Hond