# Thinking about buying a motard...

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 14, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156 "2009-05-14T19:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-motard/244156/47 "2009-05-17T17:47:05Z")

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> [@Friday timekiller: Pinks - The game](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/friday-timekiller-pinks-the-game/18220/3):
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> i will contact him on monday, he’s out of town right now.
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> the down side to the aprilla’s is the dealers dont seem to carry alot of parts, the order’s take for ever to get here.

Thanks man!

> [@suspension questions](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-questions/18112/48):
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> Most of the bikes out there have ridiculous maintenance schedules. Buy my BMW its reliable, gets great gas mileage, the maintenance is low and you can ride it anywhere.

I don’t really car for BMW bikes in general, on top of that, I’m looking for something that looks like a full-on dirtbike with a motard conversion

> [@skierdood"](#):
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> What about the KTM 450 SMR?
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> ![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/skierdood/450SMR_03.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/3/a3fd5ef575a6936ac89c08f3f0a6748570ca1c82.jpeg)

I like the KTM a lot, it’s on my list!

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