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These are the same
bike model. One you
can buy. The other,
you have to earn.
Unless you're the
author. He got a ticket
to ride Factory style,
out of annoyance,
more than talent.
R
ight after I talked my way into this GNCC
race test of Ben Kelley's FMF KTM Fac-
tory Racing 350 XC-F Factory Edition,
I realized it's all a bit much to live up to for a
motorcycling mortal.
The whole scale of it all is overwhelming. But
I had a plan to bring you along for the ride, and
I admittedly oversold my abilities to get on this
bike. Antti Kallonen, the stoic, somewhat intimi-
dating general of KTM's Factory Off-Road racing
operations totally fell for it. So, here we go!
L L E Y ' S F M F K T M FA C T O RY
R A C E B I K E . H A !
Elite
