Dirt and Trail August 2022

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Legends MX Track 29th June
There was a roar as a bevy of new orange beauties hit the Legends MX track out near Rayton.
Dirt And Trail Magazine roped in the talents of two seasoned MX riders Mike Wessels and
Ryan Frerichs to put the bike through their paces.
Present for two stroke duty were the screaming SX 125 and the new 300SX.
In the four-stroke department, the 250, 350 and 450 were all ready to race.
Whilst you may have read it all about it all in this here quality publication, we need to
reiterate that these are all – new motorcycles from top to bottom.
You can check the spec at www.motomedia.co.za in our June issue.
The key feature on the two strokes is the EFI (not to be mistaken with TPI), a new system
whereby premixed fuel is injected directly into the throttle body. Two jets supply fuel, one
on idle – and one at revs. No jetting required, the bike does it all for you.
Also new for KTM are the new electronic powervalves on all two-stroke SX models
On the four strokes – there’s new quickshifter tech. The first time for MX.
Road tech trickles down into the dirt. Too cool!
For KTM it’s all about getting the holeshot. We think it’s pretty cool.
The KTM team spent some time chatting about the bikes, with all sorts of cool vids and
tech information. This is one company that’s on the gas when it comes to developing
motorcycles.
Each rider was allocated time slots – around ten minutes per bike – which translates to
a 50 minute moto.