VOL. 55 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 13, 2018 P91
2018 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY
EDITION (MSRP: $11,999)
ENGINE: ........ Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, single
DISPLACEMENT: .................................... 450cc
BORE X STROKE: ....................... 94 x 63.4mm
COMPRESSION RATIO: ..........................12.75:1
VALVE TRAIN: .........................SOHC; 4 valves
FUELING: .............44mm Keihin throttle body
IGNITION: ....................................... Keihin EMS
STARTING: ............Electric w/12.8-volt, 2 Ah
lithium-ion battery
LUBRICATION: .................Pressurized w/ two
pumps
TRANSMISSION: .................................5-speed
CLUTCH:.......................... Web multi-disc DDS
w/Brembo hydraulics
FRAME: .........................Central double-cradle
Chromoly steal
SUBFRAME: ......................................Aluminum
FRONT SUSPENSION: ............Fully adjustable
inverted WP AER 48 fork
REAR SUSPENSION: ..Linkage-assisted fully
adjustable WP shock
FRONT WHEEL TRAVEL: ........................ 12.2 in.
REAR WHEEL TRAVEL: ...........................11.8 in.
FRONT WHEEL: . 1.60 x 21 in. / D.I.D DirtStar
REAR WHEEL: ......2.15 x 19 in. / D.I.D DirtStar
FRONT TIRE: ............. 80/100 x 21 in. Dunlop
Geomax MX3S
REAR TIRE: 120/90 x 19 in. Dunlop Geomax
MX3S
FRONT BRAKE: ....... 260mm floating disc w/
Brembo hydraulics
REAR BRAKE: 220mm fixed disc w/Brembo
hydraulics
WHEELBASE: ........................................ 58.5 in.
RAKE: .........................................................26.1°
SEAT HEIGHT: ........................................ 37.4 in.
GROUND CLEARANCE: .......................... 14.8 in.
FUEL CAPACITY:..................................1.85 gal.
WET WEIGHT (no fuel, claimed): ..... 222 lbs.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
the bike, but you'll really notice the difference when
you climb way up on the tank. KTM lowered and re-
designed the radiators and in doing so they were able
to trim things up where your knees hang out while
flicking it through the corners. The Sella Dalla Valle
seat is super-grippy, too. In fact, it's so grippy that it
tries to pull your pants off.
The Factory Edition also has all of the things we
already love about the 450 SX-F, like electric starting,
its ultra light weight, Dunlop MX3S tires, launch con-
trol and powerful brakes, which now feature a floating
disc up front.
It's hard to fault anything when it comes to this
bike, other than it being hard to find and its under-
standably high $11,999 price tag. But don't worry, it
won't be long before this bike returns in a few months
as the standard model with a smaller MSRP. And we
guarantee it will be different from last year's. CN
We expect the
2018 Factory
Edition to be
very similar
to next year's
standard 450
SX-F.
