Following their 1-2 finish in the Dakar Rally, KTM has announced upcoming availability for what it is describing as an “all new” KTM 450 Rally Replica machine.
The new model made its debut at the Morocco rally in October last year, and then went on to complete the 9,000km Dakar Rally with Marc Coma taking KTM’s 13th consecutive win.
KTM’s previous rally machine was constructed in the 690cc era, and KTM CEO Stefan Pierer said of the new model: “The success this year in the Dakar Rally has highlighted the experience and hard work of our KTM people who worked closely with KISKA’s team on the new rally bike project”.
The new model is slated to be available through KTM dealers at €24,000 plus tax.
Not to be confused with the Canadian Pacific Island occupied by the Japanese during WW2, Kiska is a leading Salzburg, Austria based industrial and commercial design consultancy founded in 1990 by Gerald Kiska. Their work for KTM is headed up by Piers Spencer-Phillips and recently also won acclaim for the final production version of the 1290 SUPER DUKE R when it was unveiled at EICMA in November 2013.
