On The Pegs January 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Page 35

On The Pegs
VOL. 5 ISSUE 1 - JANUARY 2020
35
KTM North America, Inc. recently announced details for the 2020 KTM 450 SX-F
FACTORY EDITION – the pinnacle of KTM’s motocross line – in anticipation of the
2020 AMA Supercross Championship beginning January 4 at Angel Stadium in
Anaheim, California. Developed with feedback from the Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing team, the latest KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION offers a host of upgrades
over the already light, agile and powerful KTM 450 SX-F using technology and
equipment that make it as factory as it gets.
The 2020 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION will display the No. 1 in celebration
of Cooper Webb’s 2019 450SX title, which marks another step in making this one
of the most prolific and successful race motorcycles in recent history. Available in
limited numbers, this special edition production model offers many of the same
performance enhancing features that are found on the race machines of Webb
and his teammate Marvin Musquin, allowing riders around the globe to ride and
compete like their racing heroes.
With KTM’s incredible success in the Supercross and Motocross Championships
around the world, the 2020 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION is designed to be
the most competitive out-of-the-box machine available. Highlighting KTM and
WP engineers’ commitment to the development and progression of suspension
technology, the WP XACT forks with AER technology feature a redesign of the
internals for 2020 including a new mid-valve damping system for improved con-