I bought the bike about two months before the trip and managed to get 550 miles on it before we left. The bike fired up, ran and finished with zero issues. It handled the water crossings, rough single track, back roads, mud, rocks and everything else. I’m very happy with my choice to switch to this bike.
Just snagged a 25 gen 1 on sale from a local shop... very impressed! Will be keeping my eyes out for the 450 for sure
I have tested the new 2026 800x pro and gt, and sat on a rally.
The one thing that bothers me most is the damn cat positioning. I keep hitting it with my boot when moving around on the pegs. Don't even have that big a shoe size (45).
Melnikov also has issues with this, even with a decat exhaust appearantly.
Anyone else bothered by this? I brought this up with the dealer, I'm the first to complain.
It's the main thing keeping me from buying a 800x pro