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– far from a hollow marketing slogan, KTM’s claim is an honest
commitment constantly brought to new life at the company’s
headquarters in Mattighofen, Austria. And not only the company
and its staff let themselves been guided by this slogan; each and every
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INTRODUCTION
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hofen are also convinced that besides the great icons of the KTM range, there should always
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all of its few competitors in nearly all measurable criteria.
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because it is the street legal version of the very racing
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street bike to outstrip what few competitors it
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geometry is critically different in order to fully live up to the ergonomics and riding
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EXPERT TALK:
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plant propels the bike vehemently from turn to turn with a
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lubrication circuit with scavenger pumps reduces the friction of
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reducing oil consumption.
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