REAL WORLD TEST
Given a late call-up for the job after some unfortunate events for our content manager Matt Bernard, I was eager to hit the trails on the new models. Waking up before the sun, I packed my gear bag with some fresh threads thanks to the team at Alpinestars and hit the M4 for what was about a two-hour trip down to Berrima from my place in inner Sydney. Following the gentle winds of the Old Hume Highway into Berrima, you can immediately notice that the pace of things is a little slower in the quaint town. In desperate need of a coffee, I strolled into the Magpie Café, which looked to be the only option open at 7:30am on a Tuesday morning. Flat white in hand, I was persuaded by the owner to try one of their homemade beef pies, which in fact was the perfect start to the day that lay ahead!
It was only a short five-minute drive south of the town before a series of KTM feather banners marked our taking-off point for the day’s trail ride. At this stage, what had been quite a dreary morning with on and off rain was starting to clear as GK (Glenn Kearney) and Rob-T (Rob Twyerould) opened up a forum on the new models. They gave a brief overview of each bike and answered perfectly all my fastidious questions about frame flex and electronic differences from the MY19 range.
For 2020 the EXC-F range has four offerings: 250 EXC-F ($13,395), 350 EXC-F ($14,295), 450 EXC-F ($14,695) and the 500 EXC-F ($15,195), while the EXC range has a new little brother in the 150 EXC TPI ($11,795) alongside the existing 250 EXC TPI ($13,395) and
