Yeah, that's true. And I know it's true of Kawi, too, but my Kawi dealer is 10 miles from me, although I've never needed 'em (knock on wood). It's just that I've been reading about less-than-stellar customer service from KTM, and the warranty is pretty short and limited, and the dealer is a lot farther away, and fewer of 'em. Maybe you go into a KTM with fingers crossed, some savings in your acct, and a flexible riding schedule. OK, maybe it's not that bad, I dunno. All that said, when the '19 GT hits the dealers, right now I'm probably a buyer.
Yeah, I saw those anti-crash air blasters. Will be interesting to see how those progress. They're kinda like boat bow thrusters for directing the front of a large boat ... but these gotta act a WHOOOLE lot faster!