Last Chance To Buy A KTM 200EXC

KTM Australia will farewell an off-road riding and racing legend in the coming months when existing stocks of KTM 200EXCs roll out of dealership doors for the last time.

A taut, narrow scalpel with the surgical ability to carve singletrack, the 200EXC was personified by a wailing top-end for its size, a surprising amount of grunt off the boil and an uncanny ability to embarrass bigger bikes in the right conditions. First seen in Australia in 1998, the machine built a formidable reputation as 200cc of pure weapons-grade off-road racer, with virtually 125 handling, near 250-level power, low weight and easy maintenance.

It was this very combination of features which tore the opposition apart at the highest levels of enduro competition in Australia, with Transmoto‘s Ben Bunda, Stuart Bennett, Dave Fleming, Chris Birch and Shane Watts all gaining national championships on the 200EXC.

Its competitiveness in the bush was far from limited to the 200cc category too, as illustrated in the 2006 Australian 4-Day Enduro when Shane Watts wiped the floor with everyone except KTM’s ten-time World Champion, Juha Salminen, on the little beast.

All good things come to an end, however, and the 200EXC is now officially discontinued. In fact, the last units ever to be released are in the country now, and available from your local KTM dealer, so you’d better drop in fast before this piece of off-road history becomes history.

For more information, visit: www.ktm.com.au

KTM 200EXC ENGINE

Design: One-cylinder, two-stroke engine
Displacement: 193 cm³
Bore: 64mm
Stroke: 60mm
Starter: Kick and electric starter
Transmission: Six-speed
Secondary gear ratio: 14:45
Clutch: Wet, multi-disc clutch, Magura hydraulics
EMS: Kokusan

KTM 200EXC CHASSIS

Frame design: Chrome-molybdenum steel central-tube frame
Front suspension: WP USD Ø 48mm
Rear suspension: WP PDS shock absorber
Suspension travel (front): 300mm
Suspension travel (rear): 335mm
Front brake: 260mm disc
Rear brake: 220mm disc
Steering head angle: 63.5°
Wheelbase: 1471 ± 10mm
Ground clearance: 355mm
Seat height: 960mm
Tank capacity (approx): 9.5L
Weight without fuel: 99.5kg