KTM Freeride E XC / 250F
Friendly yet capable off-road delight gets desirable updates in both electric and four-stroke form
an uninitiated, It’s enduro hard not weapon road to like legal, (sort Freerides. yet of), do they’re unlikely Somewhere reassuring things between in and experienced simple a trials to bike ride hands. and for the They can do it quietly too, with the electric EXC version. The latest one has a new 24.5bhp motor, larger quick-change battery, revised frame and updated WP suspension. Despite significantly more torque than a 390 Duke (delivered straight off rest) and weighing a moped-like 110kg, rated output is just 9kw so you can do CBT and ride one at 17 years old. The regular unleaded-burning Freeride 250F shares the chassis updates of the EXC, and also gets a new 249.9cc four-stroke single that’s lighter, smaller and has a more linear spread of torque. Just the thing for a brisk urban commute (and then riding up the steps into the office).