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Portland goes Orange

Published August 21st, 2006

KTM’s 2007 New Model Intro, Dealer Meeting

& Demo Ride in Portland

It’s the annual gathering of all the KTM dealers in North America to see & hear what’s new.

Monday night was a river cruise. Tuesday was the Dealer Reception & Fashion Show, which highlighted KTM’s new apparel and accessories. Wednesday was the Business Meeting & Expo at the Oregon Convention Center. Dealers learned about KTM’s new bikes, future plans, and could walk the Expo to see all the new bikes and race teams. Highlights included KTM introducing their first all on-road machine, along with a new quad. They also announced they will not partner with Polaris, but stay independent. They will continue to support two-stroke machines very strongly as well. Wednesday evening was the Night of Champions, featuring Dealer Awards, race team introductions, and a Hall of Fame induction of the late Rod Bush. Thursday was Dealer Demo Ride at Washougal MX Park, which was awesome. We rode the 250 SX two-stroke, the 450 SX F with electric start, and the 250 SX F. All three of the bikes were incredible. Power, handling, comfort, and finish were outstanding. They are Ready to Race right out of the box.

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