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This is a very interesting article on the strategic future of adventure biking:
"So, what is a lightweight adventure bike in this modern world, is it your bare-bone XR, XT kind of bike or is it the road bike chassis adapted motorcycle, like your KTM 390 Adventure, Honda CB500X and BMW 310 GS? Miguel Lage (Dealer Principal at RAD_KTM) along with a whole plethora of adventure riders seem to think it’s a KTM 500 EXC-F. With two work colleagues already having been convinced by RAD_KTM’s creations, I thought I’d take a ride to find out for myself…
The 500 EXC-F has been the go-to for rally riders, world travellers, desert racers and now the adventurer..."
https://www.zabikers.co.za/2023/02/21/rad_ktm-building-a-lightweight-adventure-bike/
"So, what is a lightweight adventure bike in this modern world, is it your bare-bone XR, XT kind of bike or is it the road bike chassis adapted motorcycle, like your KTM 390 Adventure, Honda CB500X and BMW 310 GS? Miguel Lage (Dealer Principal at RAD_KTM) along with a whole plethora of adventure riders seem to think it’s a KTM 500 EXC-F. With two work colleagues already having been convinced by RAD_KTM’s creations, I thought I’d take a ride to find out for myself…
The 500 EXC-F has been the go-to for rally riders, world travellers, desert racers and now the adventurer..."
https://www.zabikers.co.za/2023/02/21/rad_ktm-building-a-lightweight-adventure-bike/
