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DIRT NEWS

FACTORY FEEL

KTM has followed through with its tradition of releasing a batch of race replicas in its

SX-F range . Available in 250 and 450 versions , the livery of the bike will reflect the riders who won on them , so … # 4 livery of Sexton , the # 7 version of Plessinger or the # 1 of Vaille are available for each class they represent . Featuring the same hydro-formed , laser cut , robot-welded frames of the factory racers , the bikes will come equipped with the very latest spec , fully adjustable WP XACT suspension ( 48mm AER split air forks and 300mm dual compression control toolfree rear shock with higher ground clearance for the linkage ) to give you the edge over the competition . Also fitted are an Akrapovic slip-on exhaust , newly refined EMS , 44mm Keihin throttle body and driving through a Pankl Racing 5-speed gearbox with a quickshifter . Then there are the other cool features such as tool-less air filter access and maintenance marks for rapid servicing , engine mapping ( plus traction
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