THE ALL-NEW KTM 390 ADVENTURE IN ACTION
Locate those lesser-known roads outside the city and let the KTM 390 ADVENTURE take care of the rest. Built to satisfy your restless spirit, this versatile single-cylinder travel-enduro machine has a sporty attitude that is ideally demonstrated in the action highlight clip accompanying its recent launch.
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Combining the DNA from the popular KTM 790 ADVENTURE and combining it with development feedback collected from nearly two decades of Dakar Ral
Lyndon Poskitt: Malle Moto and the true spirit of the Dakar
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The Dakar is often referred to as the world’s toughest rally, with most of the attention focused on the factory riders battling for victory. But some would say they have it easy compared to the heroes that decide to enter the Malle Moto class. The Dakar rule book simply describes the Malle Moto class as a ‘challenge created for Bike and Quad Riders without ANY KIND OF SERVICE’. What that means exactly is that
Can and Deniz Öncü: The winning twins
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Having the same last name on the screen of their respective KTM RC 250 Rs is the only giveaway of this duo being twins. Brothers Can and Deniz look nothing alike, making it obvious they are not identical twins – they’re fraternal twins.
Deniz is short in stature, barely makes the scales tip to forty kilos, and if you didn’t know any better you’d say he’s quite a bit younger than his brother Can. But since they’re twins, they could
The Great One: Tony Cairoli
There are not many motorcycle racers competing at the highest level with nine FIM World Championships to their name – just two in fact – and Red Bull KTM’s Tony Cairoli is one of them. What possessed the man to seek more silverware at 31 years of age? Will he reach that mythical ten? And how will he deal with a super-competitive teammate in 2018?
Tony Cairoli (ITA) 2017
It will be hard to find a motocross fan that will contest Tony Cairoli’s claim to greatness. T
A fresh surge: Take note of the new KTM FREERIDE E-XC
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KTM delivered a shock to the electric mobility market with the FREERIDE E enduro, cross and street models three years ago. The buzz is back for 2018 thanks to a second generation KTM FREERIDE E-XC that hikes up expectations. How? Read on to find out …
KTM FREERIDE E-XC MY2018
Will electric motorcycles become like mobile phones? It’s debatable whether we will have the need and desire for the compact and light bike
#inthisyear2017: A look back at the first KTM MotoGP™ season
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Impressive, magnificent, and a whole host of other superlatives – that’s the kind of thing you’d have heard when talk turned to the Red Bull KTM MotoGP Factory Racing Team following the MotoGPTM 2017 season finale. In its very first season, KTM has become a heavyweight on the Grand Prix-circuit. There were, of course, some setbacks along the way, but the final standings after all that hard work show a team hea
A new challenge – Josep Garcia prepares for the World Enduro Super Series
It only seems like yesterday that Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia was crowned Enduro2 World Champion. But with KTM turning their attentions to the newly formed World Enduro Super Series, the young Spaniard is busy preparing for an altogether new challenge in 2018.
Josep’s speed on two-wheels is unquestionable. With his whole family riding bikes, the 21-year-old jokes that ‘fuel is in my blood’. Growing up raci
1-2-9-0: FOUR WAYS THE 2020 KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
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A new motorcycle for a new decade. The 2020 KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R is just the third generation of the LC8-engined ‘BEAST’ since the bike was created in 2014. The KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R was presented and tested by international press for the first time in and around the Portimao race circuit in Portugal in early February and here – with the help of the bike’s originator – are four reasons why THE BEAST had the
Almost five years on the road: Anna Grechishkina & her travelling dream
Equipped with a KTM 1190 ADVENTURE and the burning desire to travel, Ukrainian Anna Grechishkina set out on a journey. She is now almost breaking records and is nearly five years in the saddle. This is her story …
The idea to set out on this massive trip came as a surprise to me. I mean I always liked to travel mostly by bus or train with my father when I was a little girl but it was no major dream for me. I remember I
#inthisyear2018: 50 Years of Penton
During a high-profile visit to Milan Avenue in Amherst, Ohio, KTM North America Inc. was able to welcome some very special guests. On the second weekend in March, members of the Penton Owners Group gathered for an anniversary celebration, as almost 50 years ago to this day, the first Penton motorcycles arrived in the US. To mark the occasion, we took a look back at John Penton’s legacy and his motorcycles that paved the way to KTM becoming the long-standing l