Here’s the 2019 KTM 450 Rally Replica for
you. The 450 Rally Replica is built from the same bike which Matthias
Walkner won on in the 2018 edition of the Dakar Rally. However, it is meant for
privateers – racers without the bottomless budgets of factory teams.
The 2019 model has been redesigned from the contact
patch up with a new chassis to improve mass centralisation. Additionally, the swingarm, shock
linkage and shock, airbox, fuel tanks and seat are new. These items were also
redesigned for the theme of mass centralization.
Just as with the Austrian manufacturer’s 2019 450
SX-F, the 450 Rally Replica’s cylinder head has been redesigned for extra
power. The gearbox is also new, made to withstand the toughest conditions.
As with all KTMs, the 450 Rally Replica is fitted
with WP suspension. The front is suspended by WP XACT PRO 48mm forks with
closed cartridge cone valve technology. Brakes are of course Brembo. KTM says they will build the 2019
450 Rally Replica in small numbers – 75 – to be exact. But before you run off
to KTM Malaysia to order one, every single unit has been pre-booked.
