2021 KTM 125 XC
R I D E R E V I E W
P66
a 125 if you try hard. It's not as
easy, maybe. But the 125 will not
be the real problem in this equa-
tion, I assure you. Plus, when
you figure it out, you have a new
best friend. Or, if you're like me,
a mistress.
I'm really not that fast. But
I passed many people at the
Ironman GNCC in the morning
race (that's the reasonable one
without the pros in it). There
were 947 people on the course
at the same damn time, so I
had many chances for passing.
Guess what? The 125 passed
people just fine in the woods
and the open cornfield grass
tracks. It also got a great dead-
engine start (like top-three). In
fact, thanks to GNCC racing's
welcoming class structure, I was
also passed numerous times by
small-bore two-strokes in the
125-150 range. I battled with the
Schoolboy and non-pro Women's
classes that seem to be the hot
zone for small-bore two-strokes,
and I had a great time.
I've raced a few GNCCs in my
