Regardless of your personal quest, you've just answered one of my nagging questions as I contemplate buying a slightly used '05 DE300 vs a newer GG or an '08 KTM. That is, has the KTM line's handling and suspension improved enough to consider purchasing it over the GG, even a 3-year old GG. Sounds from your description that the answer is, no, KTM ain't there yet.
In Arizona we have a situation where there are a good handful of '08 KTMs on order but few have been delivered and I've not been able to glom a ride on any of them. No opinion from here, yet.
Rick
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