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QUICKSPIN I 2022 K TM 350 XC-F FACTORY EDITION
There's more shiny stuff! KTM
Factory Wheels, a holeshot device
I'll probably misuse or forget about,
and an orange rear sprocket
(I'd match with some socks or a
keychain or something) keep this
bike build's hits coming.
On top of all the good-looking
bits is a slew of actual performance-
enhancing add-ons that make it
more race-worthy than a standard
XC-F and much less like me.
For 2022, this bike gets the
royal makeover treatment again in
its second season with KTM Red
Bull Factory Racing graphics, a
sharp blue Selle Dalla Valle seat
cover/factory seat, and a drip-
ping orange frame. Factory triple
clamps in swanky orange anod-
izing compliment the on-brand
blast. All this makes the bike look
awesome. Like me with new
boots, eh? Not really.
Unlike myself, this new FE has
the backbone to hack it in the
real world of elite off-road. It's a
proven platform, perfected by
the dominant career of Kailub
Russell as he stacked up eight
consecutive GNCC XC1 Champi-
onships aboard this one model.
In fact, Russell hasn't raced any
other bike in his XC1 career. It's
just been the 350 branch of the
KTM tree.
KTM's Factory Edition concept has
made its way to off-road with the 2022
350 XC-F which you could call a
"Kailub Russell" replica.
