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Alps, with a ride over the impossibly beautiful
surrounds of the Grossglockner High Alpine
Road. I have to be honest, at times it was
genuinely difficult to keep the bike on the
road, such was the exquisiteness of the area.
Now, before we go any further, let's ad
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dress the elephant in the room. This is a fully
Chinese-built KTM. It's
designed in Austria
but constructed in China with the commercial
partner CFMOTO, which has the same engine
in its 800NK, 800MT and 800MX-T.
And unless you've been living under a rock,
you'll know of the camshaft/finger follower
issues KTM had with the 790 parallel-twin
motor over the last couple of years. The
Austrians at the launch were quick to assure
us any and all problems with the metallurgy
and manufacturing of the cams/followers
have been addressed, so time will tell if this
is the case.
