KTM 450 (2003 to 2026)

The KTM 450 is the most successful displacement in KTM's racing history, serving as the benchmark for motocross, enduro, and rally competition worldwide. Its legacy began in 2003 as a bored-out evolution of the 400 RFS, but it truly revolutionized the sport in 2007 with the launch of the 450 SX-F, which introduced the high-revving DOHC engine that broke the Japanese stranglehold on motocross. In the world of extreme endurance, the 450 Rally is peerless, securing 12 of KTM's 21 Dakar victories and serving as the "spiritual successor" to the big-bore 660s and 690s. Today, it represents the peak of 450 engineering, featuring the SOHC "Sledgehammer" engine that weighs only 29 kg while producing over 63 hp, integrated with cutting-edge tech like Quickshifter, Launch Control, and the WP XACT Pro suspension systems found on the ultra-exclusive Factory Editions.