04-18-2024, 05:26 PM
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Genuine question...
Give me the pros of the RX4 vs the new RE Himalayan 452 (not yet available here in the US)? I decided I'm going to sell my Triumph Legend for a tourer/adv in the 400-500cc range.
My short list as of right now.... KTM 390 Adventure CSC RX4 Himalayan 452 Honda 500x Thanks in advance.
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04-18-2024, 10:08 PM
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Himma has the advantage of after market support, as well as a dealer network. If you are handy, can do normal maintenance yourself, and are happy with the RX4 as delivered, there is a significant price advantage for the RX4. Either should give you thousands of miles of trouble free service. I think the comparison holds for the other bikes listed. Don't forget that the RX4 includes hard bags, crash bars, TPS, TFT screen and a steel 5 gal tank.
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04-18-2024, 10:36 PM
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Good call
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04-19-2024, 08:51 AM
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depends on what kind of riding you want to do. the link below is a 10 part series comparing the Himi, KTM390 and Triumph scrambler 400x. it's only a couple on your list, but in the end, it comes down to the type of riding you want to do.
This guy happened to pick the Himi in the end. he felt it was more off-road oriented than the other 2, which it is. The others are good, just that for his purposes it suited him better.
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04-19-2024, 02:22 PM
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04-19-2024, 09:11 PM
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If you don't know what you want buy the CFMoto and ride it around until it breaks and you can't get parts or service, or you figure out what you really want.
When you figure out what you really want buy the RE and ride it for the next 50 years.
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04-19-2024, 09:24 PM
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For bigger bikes than 250cc, I would go with Japanese brands.
Even KTM, their bikes suck when taking them offroad (their suspension mainly). Get a BMW, Honda, Kawa, or Suzuki variant. Preferably Honda, the Toyota of bikes. Any Indian, Korean, Chinese bike are much heavier and perform worse. If I ever were to buy another highway bike, it'd be a fuel injected CB500F, that somehow magically weighs less than 375LBS. But I have no need for that now. |
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04-19-2024, 10:59 PM
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The build quality of CF MOTO is about as good as KTM with some parts interchangeable and readily available from aliexpress or alibaba and comparable to Japanese when thier cost cutting bike offerings are trimmed down to compete and lack some features China offers...
RE parts and distribution is no better or worse than modern global shipping standards. I've had stuff from China arrive faster than national domestic products. Yes you get more weight than Japan or Euro but you can often spend double or more getting 98% of the bike. Nothing against the NEW 452 Himmy I just don't like the way it looks and for the money I'd prefer a twin engine not a single. |
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