KTM 450 EXC

摘要

Ktm has just delivered what every off-road enthusiast wants and needs whether they realize it or not: a dual-sport bike that is truly on par with real enduro bikes. So equal, in fact, that KTM insists that its new 450 EXC is not a dual-sporter but rather a full-on, no-bull enduro race-bike with a license plate. That's a true statement. But I am here to tell you the addition of that plate and the DOT necessities turns the EXC into an awesome dual-sport bike, too. KTM's simple strategy: Take last year's off-road-only 450 EXC, which won Best Enduro in CW's Ten Best Bikes balloting, and make it street-legal. This is what Husqvarna did with its four-stroke enduros in 2006. Add blinkers, brake/taillight, mirrors, horn, emissions stuff and a quieter muffler.