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Cycle News 2016 Issue 12 March 29

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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2016 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION FIRST RIDE P66 start. It is very easy to adjust. The WP AER 48 air forks weigh three pounds less than the 4CS fork they replace. That's a big number and worth repeating. With positive buzz sur- rounding the AER 48 we were anxious to get time on the new Factory Edition and the new air fork. We tested the AER 48 for a day with WP earlier in the year and were pleasantly surprised by the performance. Air forks in general, from any brand, don't have a huge following of fans, so when rumors swirled that KTM would be equipping the SX-F motocross machines with an air fork, doubts arouse as to how they would work. Well, the WP AER 48 air fork is without a doubt the best production air fork available. It is leaps and bounds better than the 4CS it replaces and is on par with many standard non-air spring forks. The first few inches of travel from the AER 48 are plush, way better than any other air fork and it feels much more like a well set-up spring fork than any Cont. on page 70

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