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Cycle News 2015 Issue 07 February 18

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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2015 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION FIRST RIDE P40 W hen five-time 500cc World Motocross Champion Roger DeCoster joined the Red Bull KTM factory squad in 2011, the legendary racer and champion maker had a vision. The new team manager wanted to build the ultimate bike for his factory racers to com- pete in both Supercross and motocross. Four years later, that vision came to fruition when, in early December, KTM revealed the all-new 2015 450 SX-F Factory Edition (FE) that Ryan Dungey and Red Bull KTM teammate Dean Wilson would be racing in the 2015 season, as would KTM's sister team, BTO Sports/ KTM's Andrew Short and Justin Brayton. Only 500 of these Factory Editions will be available for the public in the U.S., just enough for KTM to meet the homologation rule, which allows Dungey and crew to race the bike in 2015. In case you haven't noticed, Dungey is leading the '15 SX Championship on the new Factory Edition, so it's off to a good start. D I D K T M R A I S E T H E B A R W I T H I T S A L L - N E W 4 5 0 S X - F FA C T O R Y E D I T I O N ? BY THE CN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER FACTORY FRESH

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