RIDE REVIEW I 2022 KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION
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BUT FIRST...
...What's changed? As we just said, pretty
much everything. This is a "true" Factory Edi-
tion model, like the original "Dungey Replica"
Factory Edition several years ago; this isn't
just the standard 250 SX-F with a bunch of
KTM PowerParts thrown at it (although we'd
have no problems with it if that was the case).
Almost all the updates that the 450 got, the
All-new from the ground up. Pretty!
250 got, as well. Including, of course, any-
thing exclusive to the 250, like the motor,
which is housed in a new frame that comes
straight from the 450 Factory Edition. The big
news with the frame is there is no longer a
"backbone" that runs typically from the shock
to the head tube. It's been replaced by a
new shock tower that dissipates forces—jar-
ring—down and through the sides of the frame
instead of up through the handlebars and into
the rider's arms. The mainframe's chromoly-
steel construction is similar as before, but
the two-piece subframe is now made from a
combination of aluminum and polyamide for
improved rider feel and durability.
There is a new die-cast aluminum swing-
arm that is 6.7 ounces lighter and more rigid.
There's also a new axle back there.
The fully adjustable suspension didn't get
drastic changes like the rest of the bike. The
The engine and the frame
were made for each other.
