Ktm's New-For-'95 Mxer

KTM’S NEW-FOR-'95 MXER

Suspension changes and a modified powerband highlight KTM's 250 SX motocrosser for 1995.

Most notable is the change to a non-inverted front fork, made by Marzocchi. It’s unclear if the move is in keeping with the current Euro trend of switching to conventional forks or if there’s simply a supply problem in getting upside-downers from KTM’s usual source, WP. In any case, WP has also been passed over as rear-suspension supplier; the 250 has a fully adjustable Öhlins out back.

The new bike’s powerband is deceptive, lacking the enduro-like grunt of previous KTMs, but making up for that with more midrange and top-end pull. That shifted powerband, the revised, much more supple suspension, a slightly longer wheelbase for better straight-line stability and a reasonable $4948 price tag add up to a KTM motorcrosser that should be more competitive than ever in 1995. -Jimmy Lewis