KTM tests

How David O'Connor built the ultimate race bike from a salvaged 2019 frame, borrowed suspension and an Irish passport
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1999 was the first year the KTM 125SX two-stroke could compete on the racetrack with Japanese smokers
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We take you back to the days of the last of mid-size two-strokes, more specifically, the 2000 KTM 380SX
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Let's go back 21 years and see what the 2001 KTM 250SX two-stroke was like—the great, the good, the bad and the awful
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You'd be surprised how little we did to build a rocketship KTM 125SX. We got a 150 kit from KTM and help from Mitch Payton (and we left the rest of the bike fairly stock)
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Much of the credit for the improvements goes to homegrown solutions, the ideas and concepts developed by local racers, hardcore KTM owners and the race teams, that KTM implemented into the 2014 KTM 450SXF.
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We flashback to when all the Japanese manufactures made two-stroke dirt bikes. This is the complete 2004 RM250 vs. YZ250 vs. CR250 vs. KX250 vs. KTM brawl
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This is a test of the Cylinder Works 366 engine kit. Yes, we did go all out on the rest of the bike, but the bling is just icing on the cake.
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The 2003 125 National Motocross Championship at Troy, Ohio, could have been an epic battle between Langston and Hughes, but It didn’t happen. Fate, in the form of a massive rainstorm, dealt a cruel blow to one of the two KTM racers.
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When a bike is too fast, most MXA test riders can’t wait to get their hands on it to see what kind of “too fast” it is.
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You would think that being KTM’s only presence in the premier class John would get full factory support. Wrong! Dowd was lucky to get a bikes-and-parts deal.
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Dick's 300 two-stroke was ultra-strong because it revved instead of signing off. The powerband had a much wider range and things that had to happen in a hurry on the stock 300 engine now carried on considerably higher in the rev range
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Thinking about a new one-two-five? GasGas MC 125 versus Husvarna TC125 versus KTM 125SX versus TM 125MX versus Yamaha YZ125
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"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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The four-stroke 250SXF, 350SXF, 450SXF & two-stroke 125SX, 150SX & 250SX
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In 2004 Kawasaki had just launched its all-new KX250F. The team offered the four-stroke to James, and he tried it during the pre-season. He decided to stay with the KX125 two-stroke instead
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Breaking down the fastest 250 four-strokes — everything you need know, most of it applicable to your actual riding
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Motocross racers love shootouts, until the bike they spent $10,000 loses; They think their brand is the fastest bike, until they see a dyno chart; They think that weight doesn't matter on motocross bikes, but if their girlfriend gains a few…
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KTM is the only big manufacturer dumping money into its two-stroke R&D department, and it shows
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It only took one word to describe Langston’s powerband — “linear.” You didn’t have to worry about staying on the pipe, preparing for the hit or getting on the throttle early. The engine management system was the throttle
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KTM has racers covered in the Pee-Wee electric, Pee-Wee 50, Junior Cycle 65 and Minicycle 85 (plus 85 Big Wheel) classes with some orange hot rods
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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?
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We are going to tell you exactly what we tell our friends and test riders when they ask if they should buy a Factory Edition or Rockstar Edition
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