DIRT AND TRAIL

Fundamentally, the Freeride is still the novice-friendly bike it
should be. We had a great time hurling it up and down the hills,
clambering through the rock beds and hopping logs and stuff.
The girls did look a bit wide eyed by the end of it all – interestingly,
Maddy preferred the really tame power from the 350, while Mandy
is pretty determined that she’ll be upgrading to the new 250 soon.
Its low seat height (915mm), light weight (98.5kg), short wheel
base (1418mm) plus precise and light controls means if you’re not
so confident riding, or you prefer a bike that is just so capable and
chilled to ride, then this bike is for you.
Now this 250 actually belongs to Vernon Schultz, a customer
of ours. He and his Mrs traded their 2-strokes in on these two. He
explains the though process behind it all:
“In January 2015, my wife Rene` and I took delivery of our new
KTM Freerides , 250 R 2 stroke. This after having “no name brands
“for a few months ! During the time that we had the KTM`s, we
loved them and rode every single weekend ; all the local tracks as
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