RUST magazine: Rust#11
RUST magazine: KTM 2017 EXCs – world launch! EnduroGP – change is good, right? Roczen’s demolition job. There can only be the one lead story this issue – the 2017 KTM EXCs. They’re all new, or 90% new as KTM are keen to correct us. Nonetheless, new frames, new engines (both four-stroke and two-stroke) means there’s so much to investigate. So much we sent two riders to the launch and had a third man supporting them in the office chasing the tech. Big stuff – and a must read. With round three of the EnduroGP kicking off in Greece this weekend we’ve had our world championship correspondent Georgia Wells apply a thorough analysis to the changes in the series, seeing what’s working what isn’t. If you’re British it’s all-good, with four young blokes all kicking around the podiums, even taking outright wins… And finally, after such seriousness, Gary Freeman remembers a time when Ken Roczen was a humble German kid, not a brash Floridian dude… For us enduro-nuts it’s a heavyweight issue, for sure. Enjoy!
RUST magazine: KTM 2017 EXCs – world launch! EnduroGP – change is good, right? Roczen’s demolition job. There can only be the one lead story this issue – the 2017 KTM EXCs. They’re all new, or 90% new as KTM are keen to correct us. Nonetheless, new frames, new engines (both four-stroke and two-stroke) means there’s so much to investigate. So much we sent two riders to the launch and had a third man supporting them in the office chasing the tech. Big stuff – and a must read. With round three of the EnduroGP kicking off in Greece this weekend we’ve had our world championship correspondent Georgia Wells apply a thorough analysis to the changes in the series, seeing what’s working what isn’t. If you’re British it’s all-good, with four young blokes all kicking around the podiums, even taking outright wins… And finally, after such seriousness, Gary Freeman remembers a time when Ken Roczen was a humble German kid, not a brash Floridian dude…
For us enduro-nuts it’s a heavyweight issue, for sure. Enjoy!
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The two-strokes<br />
remain carburetted<br />
while KTM continue<br />
to wrestle with the<br />
EU emissions issue...<br />
first to the fuel tank, flat seat and sleek minimalist<br />
plastics – it speaks of speed, of purpose. The bike<br />
being revealed is a two-stroke and the tank is<br />
longer on the gear lever side and short on the<br />
brake lever side which aides in producing a very<br />
identifiable difference from last year’s model.<br />
The engine is noticeably smaller and the bolt-on<br />
electric start has disappeared, the starter motor<br />
is now integrated into the motor just below the<br />
crankcase, a-la Sherco. It’s slick and functional<br />
and condenses the motor package and boy it<br />
makes the engine a pretty thing to behold. Gone<br />
is the horrible plastic cover over the starter motor<br />
on the previous models that after a few rides<br />
looked downright tatty.<br />
The shock being moved inboard by 5mm is
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