VOL. 51 ISSUE 14 APRIL 8, 2014 P61
We ride KTM's latest 450
SX-F Factory Edition
BY THE CYCLE NEWS STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
F
actory team racers are the envy of every
motocross rider in the world. Because
they get the good stuff – works bikes. In
the past, only the elite of the elite have been
able to get their hands on the few that are ever
available, but not anymore. Now anyone - even a
novice – can own one if you're lucky enough to
find one and are willing to cough up the $9899
KTM wants for its latest 450 SX-F Factory Edi-
tion ("FE"). Lucky in that KTM is again only of-
fering just a small handful (699) FE models in
the United States, so getting your hands on
one might be a little tricky. Sure, $9899 is a lot
of money for a motocross bike but being able
to purchase what is essentially the same bike
that the factory KTM riders are riding for under
$10,000 isn't too bad, really.
The KTMs that are currently being ridden by
Factory Red Bull KTM Team's Ryan Dungey and
Ken Roczen, Rockstar Energy Team's Davi Mill-
saps and Ivan Tedesco, and BTO Motorsport.
com's Andrew Short and Matt Goerke, started
out as production 2014 Factory Edition produc-
FACTORY
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