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2004 KTMSXs
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We sampled KTM's 2004
SX lineup and liked
what we saw and felt
By STEVE
SX, 450 SX and 525 SX at So-Cal
sandtrack Cahuilla Creek MX Park,
and from what we could tell, the new
KTMs truly have improved overall,
and in the suspension department,
too - even though KTM managed to
pull it off without adding linkages.
KTM actually worked on its
engines, too, which was a surprise,
considering not many people thought
they needed it. The KTM motors are
notorious for power - actually, the
first time we rode this version of the
KTM 125 SX a couple of years ago,
most people commented that it felt
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here was a lot of speculation
when KTM released pictures of
some of its off-road models earlier
this su'mmer but didn't release pictures of the two-stroke SX big bikes
right away, that the SX two-strokes
would have a rear suspension linkage
this year. Well, that's not the case;
however, that doesn't mean the bikes
didn't improve dramatically.
KTM held its press introduction for
the 2004 KTM 125 SX, 200 SX, 250
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Impr_menta far 2004
- after all, If It ain't
broke, don't fbi It.
