2021 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION
R I D E R E V I E W
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So, what's different from
the Factory Edition and the
base model? The biggest thing
is the new KTM Connectivity
Unit. This Bluetooth tuning
device comes standard on
the '21 Factory Edition, and
we assume will be a staple on
the 2022 base models. Like the name
says, this feature connects to the new
myKTM Smartphone App and allows
the rider to tune his or her engine char-
acteristics much easier.
At first glance it looks like the entire
bar pad (where KTM mounts the
device) has been replaced by this new
Connectivity Unit. However,
the device itself is rather
small (about the size of a race
transponder) and the KTM
engineers have designed a
cover for it that looks like a
regular bar pad. The circle
button on the outside of the
"bar pad" is what actually allows the
device to communicate to your phone.
Once inside the app, there are two
modes—prime and advanced. The
prime mode only lets the rider tune
simple power characteristics, while
the advanced mode offers everything
in the prime mode plus more in-depth
Lately, the Factory
Edition models
haven't been
hugely different
than the standard
models but they're
still worth getting
excited about.
