By most accounts, Ryan Dungey and KTM had an excellent year in 2012. Reunited with his long-time mentor and Red Bull KTM Team Manager Roger de Coster, Dungey deliver KTM its first ever AMA Supercross main eventwin, he also won KTM its first AMA Motocross title.

The only real disappointment was Dungey breaking his collarbone during the Supercross season, forcing him out of several rounds. Dungey still finished third overall with four wins, but he was left to wonder whether he could have added a Supercross title to the Motocross title he would win months later.

Dungey will get his chance Jan. 5 with the start of the 2013 AMA Supercross Championship. To get ready for the upcoming season, Dungey and his Red Bull KTM Supercross Lites teammates Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin took part in a photo shoot. And as is usually the case with KTM, the photography is superb. Check after the jump for a 70-picture gallery of Dungey on his KTM 450 SX-F and Roczen and Musquin on their KTM 250 SX-F machines. Continue Reading »

KTM is releasing an updated limited edition version of its 450 SX-F, developed from Ryan Dungey‘s 2012 AMA Motocross championship-winning race bike and KTM‘s R&D departments in both the U.S. and Austria.

The 2013 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition receives a number of updates from the limited edition model released last year, developed during Dungey’s Supercross and Motocross campaign. The 2013 version has a new electric start system and as such, the engine case and clutch covers have been redesigned to remove the kick starter boss, shaving about a pound off the bike’s weight. KTM also added a map adjustment switch and an hour meter to track the time between maintenance intervals. Continue Reading »

The combination of racer Ryan Dungey, team manager Roger de Coster and the KTM 450 SX-F has delivered KTM its first ever 450 AMA Motocross title.

Dungey rebounded from a first-lap crash in the opening moto at Unadilla Raceway to sweep both motos and clinch the 2012 AMA Motocross championship. The sweep gave the Red Bull KTM factory rider 450 points on the season and an insurmountable 113-point gap over MotoConcepts Suzuki‘s Mike Alessi.

With two rounds remaining on the schedule, Dungey has won 14 motos along with five runner-up finishes and a third-place finish. Continue Reading »

Days before the start of the 2012 AMA Supercross season and Ryan Dungey’s debut on the 450 SX-F, KTM has unveiled the production version of the motocrosser featuring a new engine and chassis.

The 2012 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition is equipped with a fuel-injected 449cc four-stroke engine paired with a five-speed transmission. The new engine has a 95mm bore and a 63.4mm stroke, compared to the previous version’s 97mm x 60.8mm engine.

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