2020 K TM 250 XC-W TPI
R I D E R E V I E W
P88
SETTING THE STAGE
Welcome to the second stop on our 2020 off-road bike
testing tour. This time we're hitting the historic American
homeland of KTM hard with an all-day flogging of their newest
enduro-specific platform to see how TPI works in the woods.
Why enduro? Pfft! How dare you not know. Let's get to Ohio!
I had a couple decent guys helping me out in Ohio. One
guy actually won a few National Championships. Like,
eight. And while no one has accused him of being a good
mechanic, he was also my mechanic. He is Mike Lafferty.
And just to make me feel bad, he raced a KTM 790 Adventure
R with (in front of) me all day. It turns out, Mike Freakin'
Lafferty and I are almost the same speed at enduro racing if
he's on an adventure motorcycle. He's still a bit faster.
Next up, we had the unofficial team manager, coach,
nutritional guru, and my host. He has clearly won a few Ohio
enduros in his time. And his international enduro experience
isn't too shabby. He also won a race called the Blackwater
100. You might have heard of it. If not, get to YouTube soon
or search the Cycle News Archives and check it out. He's
The KTM 250
XC-W TPI
feels right at
home in the
Ohio woods.
BY JESSE ZIEGLER PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE AND DARRIN CHAPMAN
True
Enduro
WE'RE TAKING KTM'S
TPI TWO-STROKES TO
ANOTHER RACE TO SEE
AHOW THEY COMPETE.
THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING
ENDURO RACING.
