Rolling stock comes in the form of EXCEL rims wrapped in Dunlop Geomax- MX33 tyres with lightweight CNC machine hubs . Forks are WP ’ s 48mm USD XACT forks with AER tech . That means these latest springs are riding on air with a separate function fork design assigning damping to the right fork and an air spring in the left . The left leg features a two-chamber system with a capsuled air cartridge , to prevent air loss . This means that in the case of a leaking outer seal , the internal cartridge pressure maintains its standard position . The fork top caps feature easy adjusters with compression on the top and rebound on the bottom , while the air spring can be adjusted for any rider weight via an air valve with the supplied pump . The forks boast 310mm
of travel while the WP XACT shock clocks 300mm . Low friction seals are a key element of the 2022 SX models and firm stock settings come as standard in order to give confidence at speed . At the rear , the whole 2022 family makes use of a WP XACT monoshock with a linkage . Neken aluminium tapered handlebars with ODI grips round out the handling of the bikes .
THE TWO-STROKES KTM ’ s two-stroke line-up is headed by the 125 SX which is the benchmark in the division . The bike ’ s race success is undisputed , with seven of the 12 top spots in the 2020 EMX125 European Championship using this machine . In his updated 2022 trim , the 150 SX is able
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