Model(s) covered: 2008 KTM 105 XC, 2008 KTM 250 XC-F, 2008 KTM 300 XC, 2008 KTM 450 XC-F
One has to wonder how many bikes KTM can really design, test, manufacture, market and actually sell with profitable margins? At times it seems impossible, but the Austrians continue to refine its ridiculously expansive lineup of off-road machines with the 2008 XC model range. Easily the largest gang on the orange streets, the cross country lineup has 15 different bikes between the XC and wide-ratio XC-W models. The motocross spectrum encompasses three fewer machines which points strongly to KTM's enduro history and continued devotion.
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