2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro First Look [8 Fast Facts; 21 Pics]

Demanding arduous enduro riders have been modifying their filth bikes for this brutal two-wheel off-road competitors since its inception within the Nineteen Nineties. Now, KTM is catering to the game, which attained the very best standing when the FIM Exhausting Enduro World Championship was inaugurated in 2021, with the brand new 2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro. Based mostly on the 2024 KTM 300 XC-W off-road racer we profiled final month, the HardEnduro variant has many options to assist the motorbike survive a relentless pounding. Let’s get began on what makes the HardEnduro prepared for Exhausting Enduro.

1. A radiator fan retains the all-new engine cool on the low speeds widespread at arduous enduro races. The 293cc two-stroke is fuel- and oil-injected, with a 39mm Keihin throttle physique delivering the air/gasoline combination. The motor additionally has an digital energy valve for extra exact management of the exhaust porting. A composite skid plate protects the powerplant.

2. KTM manufacturing facility wheels are prepared for the pounding. The hubs are CNC-machined after which orange-anodized. They’re laced with black spokes and orange-anodized spoke nipples to black D.I.D DirtStar aluminum rims shod with Dunlop Geomax tires—an MX33 within the entrance and an AT81 rear. The floating entrance disc brake will get a composite guard, whereas the rear disc is protected by a billet aluminum shark fin.

3. Extra sturdiness is addressed by quite a lot of elements. The HardEnduro will get Supersprox two-piece rear sprocket, bar-end-mounted handguards, body protectors, security wire on the rear brake pedal, and an orange-anodized guard for the clutch slave cylinder. Like the usual 300 XC-W, the rear suspension is a linkage-less design to enhance floor clearance. A brand new WP Xplor shock with progressive damping is used.

4. Exhausting enduro riders typically discover themselves lifting their bikes over obstacles, so the 2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro has pull straps at each ends of the bike.

5. The triple clamps are CNC-milled and anodized orange. The body can be orange.

6. The ribbed Selle Dalla Valle manufacturing facility seat, bar pad, and graphics are unique to the 300 XC-W HardEnduro.

7. The extra protecting and heavy-duty elements add 12 kilos to the burden of the usual 300 XC-W. With the two.37-gallon gasoline tank topped off, the HardEnduro suggestions the scales at 248 kilos.

8. The 2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro hits showroom flooring in July. The MSRP is $13,049.

Pictures by Philip Platzer and

2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro Specs

ENGINE

• Sort: Single-cylinder 2-stroke
• Displacement: 293cc
• Bore x stroke: 72mm x 72mm
• Fueling: Keihin EMS w/ 39mm throttle physique
• Exhaust: Electronically managed energy valve
• Cooling: Liquid
• Beginning: Electrical
• Lubrication: Electronically managed oil injection
• Transmission: 6-speed
• Clutch: Moist-multiplate Damped Diaphragm Metal w/ Brembo hydraulics
• Remaining drive: 520 X-ring chain

CHASSIS

• Body: Double-cradle chromoly metal
• Subframe: Polyamide bolstered w/ aluminum
• Handlebar: Neken tapered aluminum
• Entrance suspension; journey: Totally adjustable 48mm inverted WP Xact fork; 11.8 inches
• Rear suspension; journey: Linkage-less, absolutely adjustable WP Xplor piggyback-reservoir shock w/ progressive damping; 12.2 inches
• Wheels: D.I.D DirtStar
• 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: 2.4 gallons
• Moist weight: 248 kilos

2024 KTM 300 XC-W HardEnduro Worth: $13,049 MSRP

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