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 DOHC<br />
350 cylinder head<br />
is both lighter and<br />
tougher for 2017, helping<br />
to delivering the power right<br />
up to the 12,000rpm redline...<br />
KTM 350EXC-F<br />
Still the mid-size king<br />
With Warren<br />
It’s onto the 350EXC-F next. Same set up<br />
procedure as the 450 and head out of the pits.<br />
I grab a handful and head off. It’s not 50 yards and<br />
the change from the 450 is so noticeable that it<br />
catches me by surprise. Remember I said I didn’t<br />
feel the weight reduction on the 450? Well, boy oh<br />
boy can I feel the difference on this baby!<br />
I’m instantly more at home on the 350 and roll<br />
the throttle on a little more aggressively than I<br />
would have dared on the 450 as I head to the first<br />
turn, its a four-foot bank into a 90-degree turn. I<br />
grab the brake and the bike responds beautifully<br />
and again I’m taken aback by the lack of engine
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