Test KTM 450 SXF 2013

There are already in the ranks of new KTM dirt bike for 2013! Starting with the all new KTM 450 SXF, a bike has that very little to do with the previous model and that would have been probably not without a number can Ryan Dungy. latestbikesinfo .com is offering you the inside before anyone else the full test of this new and amazing cross KTM 2013.

KTM 450 SXF 2013: First test

Here are the new “big Austrian”, KTM 450 SXF 2013 was freshly out of the mold just waiting to try what the. And as for our part, you can imagine that does not pray to throw the bikes in the mud; it falls pretty good, huh? Yet, remember, we almost thought the 2012 vintage marks the beginning of the extinction of this displacement in the KTM.

Because of the success with the 350, the Austrians fired, return not essential to consider developing continuous – or production – the largest cross their machines, while procrastinating a little history to see which way the wind would turn … For while Antonio Cariole gave success to the global 350 in MX, on the other side of the Atlantic, the KTM 450 SXF was struggling to stand out in the AMA super cross and Motocross.

And then the wind Indeed has turned. Ryan Dungy, pearl of the American MX, Arrived at KTM USA, by requiring not only we roll … 450. From that time, the big SX began to be reborn from the ashes and even clinched first win in super cross history.

A few months later, here we are at the brand new KTM 450 SXF 2013 with engine derived from the 450 EXC-F and a brand new chassis.

Discovering these new ranks of major cross KTM 2013, we stayed for several minutes to itemize all angles, and the first finding seems obvious: she has lost weight! The KTM 450 SX-F 2013 is less “big bike” that the 2012 model, engine is more compact its and the line is refined. There is then nothing really unusual about this upscale KTM cross with Its own set of racing and share invoice “ready to race” in good and due form, that will always please the cross men.

If the new winds will not offend, i will not say much regarding the front fender … enough of crap, this is the track that it has to Happen now!

Plan benefits for the 450 SXF 2013!

By riding the new KTM 450 cross, weight loss “visual” is true, it now feels like a “normal” motorcycle. It fits naturally between the legs, even if it makes her position of the cockpit differs from that found on the Japanese models. In short, one quickly finds its position is Kate, both, standing than sitting.

Between more slender legs, the KTM 450 SX-F more playful and maneuverable than before whether the change of medium, gold jumps in tight corners, the big KTM provides more fun in driving the mass centralization certainly there is no stranger, especially on corner entry and smashed historical became less physical guidance.

Be careful though, it was nice to deal with a whole new bike, it has rests 450 and a minimum of authority and experience will be necessary to please history handlebars. Stability to go to this 450 SXF in the fast and bumpy shares of the test circuit, the 2013 KTM cross rests online without flinching. Well fitted squinted will have to appreciate the opportunity voltage of the beast, the rear wheel bumps and holes swallowing remaining glued to the floor.

On the fork, it’s more comfortable and efficient, goal perhaps lacking a bit of progressive, affecting perhaps a little to the precision of the assembly time. As for the brake disk and Brembo oversize sets of KTM 450 SXF 2013 model still offer as much power, in slippery sometimes delicate, overall very significant purpose.

A nice engine … for a 450

KTM 450 Rally

The engine of KTM 450 SX 2013 – for it is he is expected to turn the most since it is entirely new look, is rather pleasant. The older generation was already showing a linear behavior, but it was still clinging to avoid being overtaken by its power phenomenal. Unquestionably, his replacement is even more round and becomes more accessible to ordinary mortals.

The power of the KTM 450 comes slowly but surely and does not lengthen the arms acceleration. The piston stroke which tended to make us stall in slow corners on 2012 SXF is a bad memory here; it is at least embarking breaking the motor inertia. But this phenomenon has not completely disappeared, the KTM 450SXF 2013 continues to push you anyway. The engine brake is also greatly reduced; its strength is here much less demonstrative than in the past.

Also shorter than its predecessor, the bike also has a tendency to pitch up easily when exiting corners or when going.

To align the times riding the larger of the cross KTM 2013, it will also take stock of the four-speed gearbox. During my first few laps, i found the bike a little “feeble” for a 450, going up the reports as soon as a box of 5 it does not really stuck. But once you understand the user manual, different story: we no longer need to fiddle with the gears; it could almost be in the third stall and go around the circuit without wasting more time!

The trunk of the KTM 450 SXF 2013 eliminates the need of clutch shots to boost mechanical clutch which also seems a little firmer than what we know at KTM.

The first motocross bike ever to be equipped with an electric starter as standard does obviously not going to be deprived of its evolution in 2013. However, if the bike would not move at once when the starter is engaged, no need to insist, we must return to neutral and finally start the engine. Finally we highlight the effort made by the manufacturer at the sound: the edge of the runway, the KTM 450 SXF is 4-times the quietest range cross KTM 2013.

Stock KTM450 SXF 2013: A sensitive … more

Yes, the new KTM 450 SX-F moving in the right towards the previous generation compared to 2012, then aim to talk about a revolution in the world of 450 cross, There is some way. This bike will not make you a top driver 450 overnight simply because it is new. With this vintage 2013, the big SX-F is a more human dimension simply and brings a touch of fun so far away in the other 450 Kate, work wonders purpose: it rests in the presence of a wide capacity that side is always worth piloting.

However, the update performed on the eldest of SX-F Austrian gum major defects (inertia, engine brake, piston stroke …) that clearly emerged in the comparisons with the competition. The KTM 450 SXF 2013, which Increases the price of € 201 (€ 8200, licensed fare Race Orange, 23/05/12), she upset the hierarchy of 450 cross? We hear about it soon on latestbikesinfo!

KTM 450 Rally
KTM 450 Rally
KTM 450 Rally
KTM 450 Rally
KTM 450 Rally


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