2024 KTM 500 XW-F and 350 XW-F First Look [9 Fast Facts]

The all-new 2024 KTM 500 XW-F and 350 XW-F are 50-state-legal off-road bikes, full with USFS-approved spark arresters and lowered emissions. Based mostly on the brand new XCW-F fashions, KTM eradicated the “C” to distinguish the XW-Fs from the competitors bikes, which don’t run spark arresters and are a bit louder. Notably, for house owners in California, the five hundred XW-F and 350 XW-F might be registered as OHVs, making them authorized on state and federal public lands. The brand new XW-F fashions shall be in direct competitors with the Honda CRF450X.

1. The 2024 KTM 500 XW-F and 350 XW-F share the identical new body as the brand new 450 XCF-W racebike. Highlighting the brand new chromoly body is the repositioning of the shock tower, which is now solid. The aim is to forestall squatting throughout acceleration. KTM engineers upped the longitudinal rigidity to present the rider a greater really feel for the chassis.

2. Though the five hundred XW-F and 350 XW-F have fully completely different motors, each are new for 2024. The five hundred stays a SOHC design, whereas the 350 is a DOHC powerplant—each are four-valve designs. Regardless of the completely different engine circumstances, they use the identical mounting factors on the body, in order that they match equally nicely. The motors are tilted two levels rearward to extend mass centralization. A brand new airbox feeds the five hundred and 350 engines with smoothed airflow for elevated energy.

3. The 50-state motors shall be very shut in efficiency to the competitors variations. Whereas KTM isn’t making public claims about energy output, our sources inform us the XW-F engines will put out a bit extra energy and sound than the street-legal EXC-F dual-sport equivalents. The XW-F fashions minimize six kilos off the burden of the EXC-F bikes.

4. The XW-Fs get a brand new entrance finish. The fork is a brand new Xact closed cartridge spring design. It’s claimed to supply constant efficiency on lengthy rides, and a brand new hydrostop affords improved bottoming resistance. Damping changes require no instruments. The triple clamps are a brand new solid design, which a KTM insider tells us delivers “exact fork motion and optimized entrance finish really feel.” The steering stem is much less inflexible to present the entrance finish a extra forgiving really feel. Moreover, a brand new handlebar mount reduces bar twisting from falls, because of a rise in grip space. The bar-clamp pad is bigger, to maintain the rider safer on influence.

5. KTM didn’t overlook to replace the rear of the chassis. The brand new-for-2024 Xplor shock is a linkage-free design with progressive damping—no instruments are required to regulate the damping. The shock is lighter and shorter than the earlier Xplor unit, together with new internals, together with a brand new important piston. The swingarm is hole, die-cast aluminum with a rigidity improve over earlier designs. To forestall to again finish from changing into too stiff, the axle diameter is lowered to 22mm. Additionally, the rear subframe is now an aluminum/polyamide hybrid, which is lighter.

6. New footpegs have a bigger footprint. They’re additionally lighter and have extra clearance than earlier designs.

7. An LED headlight is claimed to be 4 instances brighter than the unit it changed. After-dark using is now sensible with inventory lighting.

8. The bodywork is all-new. It’s textured so the rider can higher grip the bike throughout laborious using. The seat can be flatter than on earlier KTM enduro bikes.

9. You’ll have to attend unit August to get the 2024 KTM 500 XW-F and 350 XW-F. We don’t have costs for both 50-state-legal motorbike.

2024 KTM 500 XW-F (and 350 XW-F) Specs

ENGINE

• Kind: Single-cylinder 4-stroke
• Displacement: 511cc (350: 350cc)
• Bore x stroke: 95 x 72mm (350: 88 x 57.5mm)
• Valvetrain: SOHC; 4 valves (350: DOHC; 4 valves)
• Fueling: Keihin EMS w/ 42mm throttle physique
• Muffler: Aluminum; USFS-approved spark arrester
• Cooling: Liquid
• Beginning: Electrical
• Transmission: 6-speed
• Clutch: Diaphragm-spring wet-multiplate w/ Brembo hydraulics
• Closing drive: 520 X-ring chain

CHASSIS

• Body: Double-cradle chromoly metal
• Subframe: Polyamide bolstered w/ aluminum
• Handlebar: Neken tapered aluminum
• Entrance suspension; journey: Absolutely adjustable 48mm inverted WP Xact fork; 11.8 inches
• Rear suspension; journey: Linkage-less, totally adjustable WP Xplor piggyback-reservoir shock w/ progressive damping; 12.2 inches
• Wheels: Large
• Entrance wheel: 21 x 1.60
• Rear wheel: 18 x 2.15
• Entrance tire: 80/100 x 21; Dunlop Geomax MX33
• Rear tire: 110/100 x 18; Dunlop Geomax AT81
• Entrance brake: 260mm disc w/ Brembo caliper
• Rear brake: 220mm disc w/ Brembo caliper

DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES

• Wheelbase: 58.6 inches
• Rake: 26.1 levels
• Triple clamp offset: 22mm
• Seat peak: 37.9 inches
• Floor clearance: 14.7 inches
• Gasoline tank capability: 2.2 gallons
• Moist weight: 260 kilos (350: 256 kilos)

PRICES

• 2024 KTM 500 XW-F Worth: $TBA MSRP
• 2024 KTM 350 XW-F Worth: $TBA