First Look: 2018 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition

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12/4/2017 10:01am Edited Date/Time 1/10/2018 3:10pm
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12/4/2017 10:02am
Do want Woohoo
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12/4/2017 10:02am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2017 10:03am
Congrats KTM, you've joined the "horrendous looking stock exhaust"-club.

But other than that, i like it.

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12/4/2017 10:03am
What's with the 2 stroke looking pipe?
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12/4/2017 10:05am
^ That's all I can think about right now.

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12/4/2017 10:06am
I hope the exhaust means some out of the corner hit!!!! cause that is what is missing from my 16... Looks good!
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12/4/2017 10:06am
No more Akrapovic exhaust on the factory editions, ML?

Good looking bike, though.
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12/4/2017 10:07am
Motofinne wrote:
Congrats KTM, you've joined the "horrendous looking stock exhaust"-club.

But other than that, i like it.

I agree but how many people actually ride with the stock exhaust?

Bike really looks good though.
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12/4/2017 10:08am
Also that expansion chamber on the header is massive
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12/4/2017 10:08am
KTM Canada is live on Instagram now for those that want to check it out.
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12/4/2017 10:09am
I was hoping for the Akrapovic exhaust, it was one of the advantages of buying an Factory Edition IMO... Other than that ugly exhaust it looks good!
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12/4/2017 10:10am
TymeMoto wrote:
No more Akrapovic exhaust on the factory editions, ML?

Good looking bike, though.
The first gen FE has the stock can. Just like it had in 2015.

The 2019 FE will probably get the aftermarket can.
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12/4/2017 10:10am
Sweet looking machine. Love the bodywork. One thing I miss though is it actually boldly saying KTM on the shrouds. They haven't done that since 15.5.
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12/4/2017 10:10am
The pipe isnt as long but its girthy, i hear women prefer that. I make myself laugh thats all that matters.
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12/4/2017 10:10am
Honestly I feel a little disappointed by this. Visually it looks almost identical to the 17.5 factory edition. It'll probably perform better but maybe I was just expecting more. We'll see...
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12/4/2017 10:13am
The most interesting part is the new engine and intake. I can't wait to see more in depth pictures of it.

I hope they release similar pictures of it like they did with the 2015 back in the day.
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12/4/2017 10:16am
Ugly..... hopefully husqvarna will look better...or i will keep my 2016 fe till 2022....
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12/4/2017 10:26am
YZfan1230 wrote:
Honestly I feel a little disappointed by this. Visually it looks almost identical to the 17.5 factory edition. It'll probably perform better but maybe I was...
Honestly I feel a little disappointed by this. Visually it looks almost identical to the 17.5 factory edition. It'll probably perform better but maybe I was just expecting more. We'll see...
I kinda agree. I was hoping they would shake the look up a bit. I know aesthetics aren't that important but they kinda are. Looks a lot like the last two FE 450s. Of course, there are major improvements but I was hoping for a different looking bike, I guess.

Still badass!
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12/4/2017 10:29am
YZfan1230 wrote:
Honestly I feel a little disappointed by this. Visually it looks almost identical to the 17.5 factory edition. It'll probably perform better but maybe I was...
Honestly I feel a little disappointed by this. Visually it looks almost identical to the 17.5 factory edition. It'll probably perform better but maybe I was just expecting more. We'll see...
flatout111 wrote:
I kinda agree. I was hoping they would shake the look up a bit. I know aesthetics aren't that important but they kinda are. Looks a...
I kinda agree. I was hoping they would shake the look up a bit. I know aesthetics aren't that important but they kinda are. Looks a lot like the last two FE 450s. Of course, there are major improvements but I was hoping for a different looking bike, I guess.

Still badass!
I was expecting more but am happy my 2017 looks very similar so I won't feel the need to update asap.
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12/4/2017 10:29am
Well that was a huge let down. Let's hope the performance updates are better than the little aesthetics changes.
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12/4/2017 10:30am
I’m confused.... it looks almost identical
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12/4/2017 10:31am
There's that factory ktm Hinson clutch cover everyone was recently trying to find in a different thread. Wonder if they'll be available for public sale?
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12/4/2017 10:31am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2017 10:32am
Had higher expectations... we will see how it performs on the track.
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12/4/2017 10:40am
Meanwhile cheap me wonders if you can retrofit the plastics on an 18 Whistling Honestly tho, just got comfortable on my 450 Pinch
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12/4/2017 10:47am
hmm she is nice but that was not what i expected =) By the look it is very similar wich is a bit of a letdown, but yeah i assume she is a solid package already.
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12/4/2017 10:48am
3lb lighter
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12/4/2017 10:50am
Lynch wrote:
Meanwhile cheap me wonders if you can retrofit the plastics on an 18 Whistling Honestly tho, just got comfortable on my 450 Pinch
Probably. They had the older plastic on them when testing the bike in public.
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