KTM launch new KTM 350 SX-F

We’re out in the hills an hour north of Valencia to try one of the most important machines in KTM’s recent history. 

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With the company recovering from the fallout from the credit crunch, the Austrian firm hope the new £6345 KTM 350 SX-F motocross machine will lead them back to prosperity.

KTM say their new compact 350cc four-stroke single-cylinder engine has the usability of a 250 with the power of a 450, but without the bigger motor’s brutality. As well as the KTM’s novel engine size and new frame, it also has a rear suspension link and fuel injection for the first time. The new bike has already got off to a good start by winning three motocross GPs this year.

The 350 SX-F has been developed closely with 10 times MX champ, Stefan Everts and it’s hoped that it will be successful in the all-important American market.

So far, riders here at the launch are impressed with the KTM 350 SX-F and think it lives up to the hype.  

Read next MCN next Wednesday for our full report on this and all the other 2011 KTM off-road models.