Last Saturday, we made the trek down to Kirtland, NM in search of some decent trail riding. The temps were great (50s) and the trails were in awesome shape. The little YZ125 rips and is a blast to ride. Mark was on his new KTM 150 (sweet!) and Todd was on his YZ250. Phillips and Randall were bringin’ up the rear on their...

Yes, it’s new. Yes, it’s bad-ass. Yes, I got to ride it. As a staunch supporter of Japanese bikes over the last few years, I’ve never really considered the KTMs as a bike I would add to my race lineup. It could be the fact they’ve never had the greatest suspension, or available parts (I shop a lot on eBay — Japanese parts are abundant), or the funky ergos… I guess I can’t put my finger on any one...