Factory Edition

It would be cool to be mistaken for Eli Tomac. Even better if you can pull off a good impersonation of any Lawrence brother, a Ryan Dungey or a Ricky Carmichael. You wouldn’t be the first person to sign an autograph under false pretenses.…
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This week we got to ride the new GasGas Factory Editions. The GasGas MC450F Factory Edition is otherwise known as the Troy Lee Edition, and is basically a tribute to Justin Barcia's race bike. For 2023, this model is based on a new…
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Everyone has a basic need to be special. We like being allowed backstage with a special pass that says, “VIP.” KTM knows it, and the Factory Edition capitalizes on that fundamental desire. This is a limited-edition ticket under the rope at…
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This week we got our first chance to ride the 2023 KTM 450SX Factory Edition. This is one of those years when the Factory Edition is more of a Cooper Webb replica than a preview of The Next Big Thing. Last year, remember, the 2022 Factory…
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The bikes that the 2023 Red Bull KTM Factory team will ride have been shown. The 450 will be based on the 2023 450SX-F Factory Edition, which will be available to the public in limited quantity later in the year. The official KTM press…
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GasGas has announced its 2023 Factory Editions. The new MC450F Factory Edition and MC250F Factory Edition will be based on the same frame and motor platforms that the KTM and Husqvarna competition models used in 2022. This means that the…
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The 2023 KTM 350XC-F Factory Edition was just announced by KTM. This is a premium model based on the 350XC-F. We heard this was coming and were lucky enough to send Nic Garvin to Crawfordsville, Indiana to ride the bike in the final GNCC of…
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KTM has added a new model to its offerings for 2023. The 50SX is now available in Factory Edition trim. The official press release from KTM follows. Built for mini champs that want to do things right, and do them in style, KTM North…
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Why, when a company has the lightest and most powerful 250 motocross bike on the market, would they throw it all away and start over? That’s what KTM has done with the 2022 ½ 250SX-F Factory Edition. The bike is all new—for real, not just…
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You don’t want to go back to the starting line when you’re winning the race. KTM’s 2022 450SX-F was clearly a great motorcycle. It won the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross title. It outsold most of the Japanese 450s, and it was universally…
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The 2022 KTM Factory Edition is the first of a new platform. We expect it to be the basis for KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas race bikes for a long time to come. Both the motor and the frame are new, as well as all the bodywork. The motor doesn't…
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KTM’s 250SX-F Factory Edition is the most dramatic revision of any model in the company’s line in 10 years. It is, technically, a 2022 model, but as we all know from past experience, this will be the basis for the 2023 standard edition. It…
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The 2022 KTM 250SX-F Factory Edition is out. This isn't just a pipe and some cosmetic hits; the entire bike is new. This is the platform that will be basis for all of KTM's off-road bikes from 2023 forward. We got to spend a day riding the…
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We’ve been hearing about KTM’s smartphone-based tuning app since the first of the 2021 models hit, but we haven't actually had the opportunity to try it for ourselves until now. The 2021 ½ 450SX Factory Edition is out and its most…
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KTM has announced the 2021 450SX-F Factory Edition. This is an annual tradition  leading into the start of the new Supercross season. The Factory Edition is based on the 2021 standard 450SX-F, but with a number of upgrades including an…
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The KTM 450SX-F Factory Edition has been an annual tradition since 2012. That was the year that everything turned around for the Austrian maker; the year that KTM went from being a sideshow in the Supercross circus to a headliner. At the…
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RIDING THE BETA XTRAINER 300 2-STROKE There's nothing quite like the Beta Xtrainer. Some people think it's an entry level bike, some think it's some sort of a trials half breed and others say it's an extreme trail bike. It's been…
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The 2019 1/2 KTM 450SX-F is showing up at KTM dealers within a week or so, and once again, it's likely to be a preview of next year's bike. We didn't expect too many changes because the 2019 model had a very long list of new stuff,…
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KTM just released information on the 2019 1/2 450SX-F Factory Edition, which will be the basis for the factory bikes competing in the 2019 Monster Energy Supercross season. Here's the official press release. As the world…
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