READY TO RACE MXGP: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Motocross Team video release
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team is ready for MXGP 2018.
Interview of the Month: The Ringmaster – Aldon Baker
When KTM secured the exclusive services of the most revered trainer in Supercross and Motocross KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer was moved to say: “Now the package is complete.” Aldon Baker is a name that evokes fear, desire, confidence and respect in AMA racing. We asked him about his ‘orange’ union, his work and the future of motocross training …
His last road to Dakar #4: “I’m glad to have been a part of this Rally Dakar”
We followed Jurgen van den Goorbergh in his run up to his final Rally Dakar entry; his final attempt at winning the Malle Moto class. Obviously we’re very curious as to how the Dutchman got on in 2018’s rally. The former MotoGP™ rider spills his guts on the hardship of the most grueling rally raid in the world.
#inthisyear2008: Clear cut – 10 years of the KTM 1190 RC8
During the past season, the KTM RC16 – the MotoGP™ bike from KTM – has been causing something of a furor amongst the established brands. Almost straight out of the gate it was helping riders to score world championship points and land top 10 spots. And exactly 10 years ago the KTM 1190 RC8, one of KTM’s first superbikes, went into production, causing quite a stir before it even went on sale.
Interview of the Month: “It feels unreal” – Matthias Walkner, Dakar 2018 Champion
It’s like a fairy-tale. In 2017, Matthias Walkner finished runner-up at the Rally Dakar. A year later, after working hard on both his fitness and navigation, he returned to the Dakar on the new KTM 450 RALLY machine he’d helped to develop. After two weeks of riding in one of the toughest Dakars ever, Matthias clinched victory – an Austrian rider on-board an Austrian machine, with an Austrian title sponsor!
2018 MotoGP™ season starts right now
Less than two months before the opening Grand Prix in Qatar on March 18, the MotoGP™ teams conduct the first official IRTA test of the 2018 season.
Finding the Flow: Discovering more about aerodynamics
It is something of a mysterious art. By nature motorcycles and riders are not the most aerodynamic of vehicles on the road so what do KTM do to maximize this area of their R&D and how does it fit in with the design of the orange bikes? We delved into the quiet and complex depths of engineering at Mattighofen to ask …
Motorcycle Stability Control: Feeling MSC at work
High performance motorcycles on the road have never been safer thanks to systems like KTM & Bosch’s motorcycle stability control (MSC). Nicholas Goddard tries to find the limits of the new frontier of ABS and traction control.
KTM Tech Video: KTM ABS systems and MSC
Every KTM motorcycle is built with the best technology to assist you when riding and to assure your safety. Check out our Feature Tech Clips to get a closer look …
Dakar 2018: A tough and beautiful race so far
As we reach the well-earned rest day of Dakar 2018, it can certainly be said that this year’s route so far has been one of the toughest. From the start in Lima, Peru to today’s rest day in La Paz, Bolivia, the competitors have passed through days of desert and will now head into the mountains, racing at an altitude of over 2,500 meters.
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