You bring up a great point.
I had a 2005 300EXC and thought it was okay - my first dirtbike in many years.. then in 2006 KTM made some "huge" changes to geometry, which my dealer hyped as the answer to some of my complaints, which jived with a bunch of people on the other website.. so I bought into it and sold the 300 to buy an 06 250XCW. Then in 2008 everything was totally revised and everyone raved about that new frame geometry and how bad the old one was.. I am all for continuous improvement but this seems endless!!!
To me this practice is one of two things: 1) It really takes KTM that long to acknowledge and fix it's shortcomings or; 2) This is the ultimate marketing machine.. (or both??)
I am now bikeless looking for a new ride. I think going with an evolutionary design, even if slightly less modern, may be less annoying than the revolutionary marketing schemes.
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