Crafting a KTM Killer – Episode 1: The Bare Bones

If you’re in the market for a new dirt bike, odds are you’re looking at getting a KTM 2 stroke enduro model… they’re selling like hotcakes right now! And it’s no wonder really, they present an excellent package that can do it all. But there is one major catch… the price. In fact a baseline 250EXC here in New Zealand, costs 17 grand! Which gets me wondering, about old Yamahas? You see, my ‘09 YZ250 (which admittedly is in quite a sorry state) would be lucky to fetch four grand at auction… yet I could easily set the same laptimes on it around a motocross track as I could the brand-new KTM... and enduro’s never been THAT much of a far cry from motocross. So I wondered what it might take to transform the old girl into a KTM killing woods weapon! And whether I could do it for less that it’d cost to just go out and buy the KTM in the first place…

0:00 Cold Opening
2:31 Title Sequence
2:43 Bike Building Session #1
10:35 Bike Testing Session #1
25:00 End Screen

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Starring:
Ash Sowman (2009 Yamaha YZ250)
Kynan Ayers (2020 Husqvarna TE250i)

Directed/Produced by:
Ash Sowman
Nicola Fleitas

Written by:
Ash Sowman

Edited by:
Ash Sowman
Oliver Steding (https://www.nakedeyedv.com)

Camera Operators:
Ash Sowman
Nicola Fleitas
Kynan Ayers
Emma Heeman

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