NEWS // DESPRES TESTING NEW KTM 450 RALLY

For 2010, the maximum motorcycle capacity for the Dakar Rally is being reduced to 450cc. The reduction was implemented in hopes of leveling the playing field so that manufacturers such as Aprilia, BMW and Yamaha would have a chance against the perennial favorite, KTM.

In response to the capacity reduction, KTM has released a new version of their Dakar winning bike, what they are calling the KTM 450 Rally. In the video featured below, watch as last year’s winner, Cyril Despres, tests his new ride at his own private test facility in the Pyrenees... [read more]



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Editorial: Justin W. Coffey