Ash Sowman

The Worst Bike I've Ever Bought... briefly (KTM 300)

The KTM 300 EXC is one of the most popular dirt bikes of all time, and for good reason… It’s enduro’s AK-47 – and will keep firing whether it’s upside down, underwater or filled with mud! In production since 1990, this rugged 2-stroke machine found mainstream popularity through its dominance of the world’s toughest races, like Erzberg and Romaniacs with legends like Taddy Blazusiak, Graham Jarvis and Jonny Walker inspiring weekend warriors all over the globe that when the going gets tough, this is the bike to have! Its popularity’s reached such heights now, that KTM have crept the price up to over 12,000 USD! Once of the most expensive bikes on the market – and they’re STILL selling like hotcakes… Must be amazing, right? Well, here’s how I discovered that couldn’t be further from the truth. Two Stroke Performance kit: https://www.twostrokeperformance.com.au CREDITS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written, Starring, Shot, Edited & Narrated by: Ash Sowman https://www.instagram.com/sowmanfilms Featuring: @highlandcycles Other Riders: Brad Groombridge https://www.instagram.com/brad.groombridge Ryan Davis https://www.instagram.com/ryan_davis_64 Ayden Ohanlon https://www.instagram.com/aydenohanlon Callum Dudson: https://www.instagram.com/callum_dudson Other video, photo & audio sources (in order of appearance): @RedBullMotorsports https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield @KTM @MotologyFilms @Honda @sw-freeride @TheDirtbikeRider @savagegeese @DougDeMuro https://www.instagram.com/cdphotograaphy @ridewitheugene @knighternet @TwoStrokePerformance @nitrocircus @rethbe @JustSharetheStoke @KincadePavich @endurolifecom @JonnyWalker CHAPTERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 The AK-47 of Dirt Bikes 0:52 My Brand-New Red KTM 300 2:12 Intro 2:29 The Most Disappointing Bike I've Ever Bought 4:17 Graham Jarvis to the Rescue? 5:30 Installing the Two Stroke Performance kit 6:22 A Whole New Bike! 8:48 How KTM Got It So Wrong ft. @highlandcycles 10:16 A Year Without Bogging 11:15 TBI Isn't Any Better 12:02 Quality Control Issues 12:51 A 22-Year-Old Yamaha Handles Better 14:27 Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday 15:02 The Devil's Advocate 16:57 2 Stroke vs. 4 Stroke ft. Jonny Walker 17:59 Don't Fall for the Hype 19:27 End Screen FAIR USE DISCLAIMER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.