2018 KTM 85 SX 17/14

2018 KTM 85 SX 17/14KTM

KTM’s 2018 85 SX 17/14 was built with the serious off-road enthusiast in mind. Built-in Austria but ridden the world over, the 85 SX 17/14 was designed to be taken straight off the showroom floor and ridden away from the truck and into the elements - a 1.3-gallon tank provides fuel for the journey. Of course, a wide variety of mods for the 85 SX 17/14 are available through a number of aftermarket companies in order to help you fine-tune this KTM to your exact liking, although some of these changes may render it a competition-only machine.

In the last two decades, KTM's off-road lineup has made the Austrians the brand to beat-from the desert to the trees to the rocks, and everywhere in between. KTM's success is unprecedented, and bikes like the 85 SX 17/14 have helped catapult the brand to the top of the podium on more occasions than we can count. Machines like these have earned the overall at notorious desert races like the Dakar Rally and the Baja 1000; they've logged countless victories in the GNCC, National Enduro, and Hare & Hound circuits; they've blown us away at hard enduros like the Erzberg Rodeo and Red Bull Romaniacs, and they are all available and, as the company's tagline promises, "ready to race" right off the showroom floor. See below to read more about the 2018 85 SX 17/14 - but don't neglect the numerous other models that KTM has to offer.

2018 KTM 85 SX 17/14 Specs

ENGINE  
BORE (MM) 47
COOLING Liquid
DISPLACEMENT IN CC 84.9
DISPLACEMENT IN CI I5.2
ENGINE TYPE Single-Cylinder
STARTER Electric
STROKE 49
VALVE CONFIGURATIONS Reed Valve
TRANSMISSION  
NUMER OF SPEEDS 6
PRIMARY DRIVE Gear
TRANSMISSION TYPE Manual
TIRES  
FRONT TIRE Maxxis® Maxx Cross SI 70/100 R17 40M
REAR TIRE Maxxis® Maxx Cross SI 90/100 R14 49M
BRAKES  
FRONT BRAKE DIAMETER 240
FRONT BRAKE TYPE Hydraulic Disc
REAR BRAKE DIAMETER 8.3
REAR BRAKE TYPE REAR Hydraulic Disc
SUSPENSION & STEERING  
AIR ADJUSTABLE No
FRONT SUSPENSION BRAND NAME WP AER
FRONT SUSPENSION TYPE Inverted Fork
REAR ADJUSTABLE REBOUND DAMPING Yes
REAR ADJUSTABLE SHOCK / SPRING PRE-LOAD Yes
REAR SUSPENSION BRAND NAME WP
SUSPENSION TYPE Twin Sided Swing Arm
SEAT HEIGHT (IN) 33.7
OTHER  
FUEL CAPACITY (GAL) 1.3
MANUFACTURER COUNTRY Austria
MANUFACTURER TYPE MX
WHEELBASE (IN) 50.8