If you’re looking for the best 125 to race the Amateur Nationals or 125 money classes, like the Pasha 125 Open races, the new-generation KTM 125SX isn’t ready for the big time yet Read More...
There has to be a reason why the KTM 250SX keeps winning the MXA Shootout— that's because it is a step above every other bike in the class Read More...
The 2024 model year has been christened “The Year of BNG.” The 2024 CRF450, YZ450F, RM-Z450, 450SXF and FC450 received no consequential updates—only the 2024 KX450 and 2024 GasGas MC450F were totally revamped Read More...
The best thing about the 2023 version of the KTM 450SXF engine is that it delivers a broad, long, churning, usable locomotive style of power Read More...
This is just the start of a whole new era of two-stroke technological leaps, but we're not sure that we are fully onboard with the weight gain and locked ECUs Read More...
The 2023 KTM 350SXF runs great. It delivers the best of both worlds. It picks up quickly down low, pulls steady through the middle and revs to an amazing 13,400-rpm rev limiter Read More...
Corporate marketing among the three Austrian brands demands a more responsive KTM, broader Husqvarna and mellower GasGas. How did they do it? More air for the KTM, less air for the Husky and no air for the GasGas Read More...
It is rare that the best hop-up tip for a brand-new bike is more break-in time. Too little and you'll pay for it, but we haven't found the too much limit yet Read More...
Riders in the past never came into the pits after a moto and screamed that they needed to change their fork springs—and air pressure is just a fork spring Read More...
Our test riders could ride more aggressively and come out of corners with more speed, because the bike was tamer off the bottom. Weird, right? Read More...
The combination of the plush suspension, perfect geometry and a lower overall center of gravity allowed the 2021 FC350 to carve around corners Read More...
The Big Four manufacturers have tried to replicate the KTM engine’s high-rpm design by borrowing from KTM’s playbook, but they can’t seem to get the recipe for success right Read More...
Don’t buy a 2021 KTM 450SXF if you don’t need the strongest clutch, most powerful brakes, lightest weight, broadest powerband, most accurate handling or a Formula 1 transmission Read More...
The best advice for first-time 350SXF riders is don’t shift. Of course, we don’t mean never shift, just don’t shift until the rpm peaks out Read More...
The 2020 KTM 350SXF makes 54.61 horsepower, which is more peak horsepower than the 2020 Suzuki RM-Z450—to get it you have to rev it to the moon. Read More...