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They will Still have entry level bike, but there going all electric for that size. Should be interesting to see where and with what they can race.
 
That's crazy. KTM owns the 50cc market. I heard Cobra was having some financial issues. This should be a boom for them, unless Yamaha steps up and produces a true race 50.
 
John250 said:
That's crazy. KTM owns the 50cc market. I heard Cobra was having some financial issues. This should be a boom for them, unless Yamaha steps up and produces a true race 50.
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I hadn't heard that about cobra. It's a sea of yellow in the 3 of the 4 classes. Every kid that we know that has tried a Cobra has switched from the KTM's to them. That is just the racing market tho. I'm sure much more KTM 50's are bought and never see a race.
 
The last 5 years, Cobra has seen a big decrease. Locally it used to be all Cobras, then KTM stepped up. In my opinion, the KTM was much more reliable, and a better bike. Perhaps not quite as fast, but you were not working on them constantly.

I have not read anywhere about them dropping gas 50s. Will have to do some research.
 
C Hudak said:
They will Still have entry level bike, but there going all electric for that size. Should be interesting to see where and with what they can race.
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Yes & yes ...
But leave the racing out of the thought process for now.

Just imagine ....little rippers everywhere.
At young ages they'll be tearing it up like never before.
 
John250 said:
The last 5 years, Cobra has seen a big decrease. Locally it used to be all Cobras, then KTM stepped up. In my opinion, the KTM was much more reliable, and a better bike. Perhaps not quite as fast, but you were not working on them constantly.

I have not read anywhere about them dropping gas 50s. Will have to do some research.
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I have had the exact opposite experience. Our 3 Cobra's have been rock solid, and just bought a forth. The Brand new KTM we had in 16 gave me nothing but headaches and expenses.

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Mandy Boorom said:
KTM is not dropping 50s, a bad translation was made where someone was quoted that they were. They are doing a ton of electric mini bike testing but still plan on carrying the fuel filled bikes.
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I remember reading it in a magazine interview, I hadn't heard anything different. I'm glad to hear they are still going to produce a dino guzzler, the more the better.
 
Motocross action had a paragraph on that they were dropping out of the market.....they need to get their stuff straight.

Cobras pretty much always had full gates at Loretta’s.

And...will the ktm challenge be all electric? MXA said 18 was gonna be the last year for the 50sx....wonder who they got their info from....
 
Electric bikes are coming whether we like it or not. I'd like to ride that Alta bike that was used in Red Bull Straight Rhythm...........

My kid had an Oset trials electric bike to learn on, and I could take him to the local city park and let him ride it around the whole place with all kinds of people around. No one said a word, now if he was even on a PW50 that made any sort of noise, they would have called the police and thrown us out of the park. A KTM 50sx or Cobra would be immediate problems for us........... Imagine all the places we could ride if we didn't make any noise!!!! I'm all for electric bikes, I want one of the KTM's that is out now just to play on.
 
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