KTM tests

"Race teams are always searching for ways to lessen unsprung weight and get their 450 bikes close to 220 pounds; KTM has the opposite problem, thanks to its Factory Edition 450SXF."
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One important caveat in the dream-bike scenario is that the bike cannot have a 450cc four-stroke engine. Why would it? Four-strokes are readily available and thus not dreamy enough.
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Why didn't the unique 2000 KTM 380SX mid-size two-stroke catch on? Because it didn't have 1999's engine and suspension on it!
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if you’re a serious racer who is looking to be competitive, we recommend finding a carbureted 125 or 150. KTM and Husky last made carbureted two-strokes in 2022, and GasGas’ last carbureted two-stroke was produced in 2023
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MXA has assembled an all-new MXA mini wrecking crew to help us with testing. With these test riders, we have now built enough momentum to conduct MXA's 2025 85cc Shootout, our first mini-cycle shootout since 2014.
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The 2025-1/2 KTM 250SXF Factory Edition isn't a totally new KTM, but it does come with an impressive list of upgraded accessories, like an Akrapovic slip-on muffler, Wi-Fi connectivity unit, Power Parts Factory wheels, split triple clamps…
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Bigger isn't always better, but when it comes to the KTM 350SXF it is!
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It revved to 15 grand, had factory WP suspension and bristled with KTM Power Parts components. The fly in the ointment was that the MXA testers were the last "regular people" to ever get a Factory Services works engine
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Not everyone needs a full-blown pro bike and its $11,599 dollar price tag. Josh l and Josh ll try to decipher what they can and can't live without
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The whys and wherefores of 2015 quarter-liter thumpers. What brand were you racing in 2015?
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It was hard to do an 85cc shootout over the last 10 years because most of the 85cc minicycles were pushing 20 years old. Now, the R&D departments have updated them
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Take your pick! Two are fuel injected, two are carbureted and one is by far the best 125 two-stroke in the 2023 class. Plus, a word of warning about the future.
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What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything
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Let's get together and go comparison shopping for a 250cc, 350cc or 450cc four-stroke motocross bike
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In 2001 the KTM 125SX made big strides to not only stay with the Japanese brands, but to beat them
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If the powers-that-be allowed two- and four-strokes to compete at equal displacements in the Pro ranks—it would be a two-stroke world again.
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There were so many frame changes for 2025 that the whole nature of the 450SXF chassis changed from ultra-stiff to forgiving
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How to build your own Loretta Lynn Championship-winning replica — Plus video
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"The worst business decision that KTM ever made was to buy the Dutch-based WP suspension company"
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The new 250SXF and 450SXF Factory Editions will be available at dealers in January
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Is the obvious winner the fast one, the one with the most high-tech features or the fun one
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We race-test bikes because that’s when the pros and cons of a motorcycle stand out the most. No matter how hard you try in practice, it’ll never replicate the intensity that comes out on race day
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MXA wrecking crew test impression—an uplifting dose of the truth
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CRF450 vs. YZ450F vs. KX450F vs. 450SXF vs. FC450 vs. RM-Z450
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You may have owned one of these in your youth because the 2004 CR250, KX250, YZ250, 250SX & RM250 were in their glory 20 years ago
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Air forks can do some things that spring cartridge kits can’t do and vice versa. Best of all, air forks come on the bike—no need to spend $2000 to $7000 on aftermarket forks if you learn how to use the air properly. 
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