KTM 450 Rally is a
rally raid
Rally raid is a type of off-road motorsport event competed with different types of vehicles. Along with shorter Baja (cross-country rally), baja rallies, rally raid constitutes cross-country rallying. Both the Fédération Internationale de l'Aut ...
bike
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, produced from 2011 with the specific task of winning the
Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than convent ...
, that has won nine times in eleven participations.
Model Progression
The first generation of the 450 Rally was essentially a 690 Rally with a 450 engine due to a late rule change for the
2011 Dakar Rally
The 2011 Dakar Rally was the 33rd running of the event. It was held in Argentina and Chile for the third successive time, and ran from 1 to 16 January. The Amaury Sport Organisation and the governments of Argentina and Chile agreed to a return t ...
.
For model year 2014 the bike was totally redesigned making it lighter, slimmer, and better handling than the previous generation.
2019 bought further changes to overall improve weight distribution including a new swingarm, linkage, and shock absorber with a new airbox, fuel tanks, and seat. There were also changes to the Akrapovic exhaust making it shorter and lower as well as increased power coming from a revised cylinder head, new fuel injection system, and new transmission.
KTM produced
badge-engineered
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variants of the bike for its subsidiary brands: the
Husqvarna FR450 Rally from 2021 to 2024, and the
GasGas RX 450 Rally from 2022 to 2024. Due to on-going financial problems for the company, KTM ceased production of the derivative models for 2025, entering bikes only under the parent brand.
Rally Dakar podium
See also
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KTM 950 Super Enduro R
References
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External links
Bike specsat Redbull.com
Off-road motorcycles
Motorcycles introduced in 2011
Rally raid bikes
450 Rally