Unless you’re enduro god David Knight who prefers the extra grunt of the 530, the 450 EXC is everything you could want in an enduro bike. Light, more power than most of us know what to do with and it’s fitted with some of the best quality suspension fitted to any motorcycle.
Engine
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Stick it in third gear, ride the torque and the 450 will give you a relatively easy time off road, but use the power and it’s a lightning quick off road weapon that will delight anyone who enjoys being terrified ever so slightly. Just make sure you’re hanging on!
Ride and Handling
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It pushes through mud with a secure feeling that anything will move out of your way yet when the trail gets more nadgery the steep geometry means it will flick round rocks and over obstacles. The 250 is slightly lighter but the 450 is hardly lardy. Suspension can be adjusted to make even the biggest rocks feel like a small inconvenience rather than an obstacle.
Equipment
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WP upside down forks, fully-adjustable linkless rear suspension, Brembo brakes and master cylinder, wavy discs, Excel rims, fuel injection, Akrapovic pipe, the list goes on. In fact there’s not much this bike hasn’t got, just bolt-on hand guards and a sump guard and it’s ready to race. Compare and buy parts for the KTM EXC 450 in the MCN Shop.
Quality and Reliability
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Build-quality would shame a Bentley, probably. The thing is so well made that every single part of the bike just works both visually and technically. It needs servicing after 15 hours, but make sure you do that and it’s unlikely to ever let you down.
Value
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Compared to a £2000 WR250 the KTM is poor value, but add up the price of the kit on the bike, work out that you’re getting one of the purest, most hardcore enduro bikes ever made and the price could almost be considered a bargain for something so racey, so pure and so beautiful to look at.
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Specifications
| Top speed | 93 mph |
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| 1/4-mile acceleration | secs |
| Max power | 50 bhp |
| Max torque | ft-lb |
| Weight | 113 kg |
| Seat height | 985 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 9.5 litres |
| Average fuel consumption | 38 mpg |
| Tank range | 80 miles |
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| Insurance group | of 17 |
| Engine size | 449 cc |
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| Engine specification | 4v, OHC, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke, 6 gears |
| Frame | Steel double cradle, aluminium rear subframe, 48mm WP upside down front forks |
| Front suspension adjustment | Rebound, compression and preload adjustment |
| Rear suspension adjustment | Rebound, compression and preload adjustment |
| Front brakes | Dual-piston Brembo calliper, 335mm wavy disc |
| Rear brake | Dual-piston Brembo calliper, 335mm wavy disc |
| Front tyre size | 90/90 x 21 |
| Rear tyre size | 140/80 x 18 |
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