BROD KTM 250 EXC-F

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Washing sand from every orifice.”

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You might have read about the enduro Bruce did a few weeks ago aboard the EXC-F, and if you have bumped into him in the meantime then I’m sure he has told you all about it. Because he has told everyone about it. I’ve lost count of how many times he has reminded me of his off-road heroics and life threatening palm blisters, so I thought I would do us all a favour and confiscate the KTM. Even if only for a weekend.

Skegness Beach Race is the ultimate test for a bike, so I thought it would be the perfect event to try the KTM out on. I’ve raced on sand before but when we arrived this looked really deep. It did cross my mind that a 250 may well be the tool for the job as big heavy 450s can sometimes murder you in sand if you’re not bike fit.

The first thing that you notice on the EXC-F is just how soft the thing is. Really soft. But really comfortable, which is a good thing if you’re doing a big long enduro or are out for a full day’s worth of green-laning with your mates. You might find though, if you’re doing an enduro with some big jumps, or you want to take the bike out on a motocross track, the suspension will struggle to cope. That said, I did take it for a spin at Thorsway MX track a few weeks prior to the beach race and it wasn’t bad with compression adjusters wound fully in on the standard fitment front and rear WP pogos.