Having won more than 160 World Championship titles over the past 35 years, KTM feels the need to celebrate with the launch of a limited Champion’s Edition motorcycle series that involves the new 250 XC-FW, 450 XC-W, 450 EXC and 530 EXC models.

Standing out thanks to a fresh, new and racy look, the bikes are greater performers than their 2009 model year siblings and will start being available on June 1 at KTM dealerships across the country.

They don’t mention how many units of each model will be made so we can’t figure how “limited” the bikes are so there might just be enough for everyone.

Press release after the break.

KTM offers Limited Champion's Edition models to celebrate 160+ World Championship titles originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 15 May 2009 09:19 EST.

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KTM’s unmistakably diversified off-road competition lineup brings the 450 EXC and 530 EXC motorcycles in our attention for being both track and trail machines and for offering the possibility to be taken on the roads too. They’ll never perform like dual-sports bikes and, most likely, they’ll go in the back of trucks if there are even 15-20 miles in between riding spots, but once there it will be nothing to stop these blasts.

The Austrian manufacturer simply had to profit of the light and nimble chassis and address to more than one category of riders with it and so two different and strikingly similar models ended up being produced. Displacement is really the only difference though.

KTM 450/530 EXC originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 11:24 EST.

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When it comes to KTM’s 2008 four-stroke off-road motorcycles the big words are spent on the new 450 and 530 four-stroke engines fitted on the EXC-R. Also known as the XC4 motor, this unit got lighter and gets started electrically or by kick.

KTM 450-530 EXC-R originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:53 EST.

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