A big thing everyone is forgetting is the electronically controlled power valve on the new ktms. The fuel injection is a small part of the big picture, the power valve having basically an infinite adjustment from 0-100% using an electric motor allows the powerband to be extremely linear. Check the vital dyno video out and like they say in the video, you can literally put a straight edge on the dyno graph because the powerr valve motor can adjust the exhaust port timing all the way through the power curve instead of it just snapping open like the mechanical designs we used for 20 years and the fuel mapping is perfected from the factory for precise fueling for the timing. The Honda cr250 with the RC valve was onto something unfortunately Honda was already moved on to 4 strokes and never perfected the design and implementation. Oh well, ktm to save the day until the electric bikes take over everything lol. Chad made that bike look great.

world supercross should take the opportunity to have their rules allow 300s in the premier class and larger two stroke displacement for the 250 class.

So the 300 has always been this way. A very torquey low to mid bike. Its why for decades now its been the choice of off road racers worldwide, even with the carb. The MX crowd is now about to discover the bike that literally built KTM as we know it.

@klappy803

Жыл бұрын

Id like to see him ride it back to back with a 300 2s carb machine and then compare

@gubourn

Жыл бұрын

its great to see

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see how to Moto community digs it 👊🏻

@Mineratron

Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get mine and see how it compares to my 2015 300EXC with SXS kit bits, FMF and 38HV Lectron. The 450’s are easier to ride in the dunes but they’re nowhere near as fun. 😎🤙

@joshuavanzuydam5044

Жыл бұрын

@@klappy803 Unfortunately there isn't a 300 KTM Carbed MX bike from Factory. Hed be comparing it to Cross Country and Enduro hikes. And that isnt exactly an even test

Moto heaven with all those brand new bikes and Chad putting them to the test. That's so badass, Chad! Safe travels home!

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!!

The 300 definitely has a distinctive sound. It has a throatier sound than the 250.

Future of supercross. Can't wait!

They need to let this run against the 450s but the 4 stroke people will cry if they do

@eric6rock

Жыл бұрын

*Honda* Actually

@jonruger

Жыл бұрын

They still do not compare it’s funny that only internet people still believe 2 strokes are faster actually ride them and you will know better.

@shoefly757

Жыл бұрын

@@jonruger I'm no pro on an MX track, I race XC. But of my bikes my lap times from slowest to fastest are 300 2t, 250 4t, 450 4t, 250 2t. The 300 could be faster, but it's set up for hard Enduro. I could see where a 450 outshines a 2 stroke in SX

@shoefly757

Жыл бұрын

@@jonruger Just sucks that the option isn't there to run a 250 2t with 250 4t. A laid out privateer 250 2t is a lot less cost and overhead than a 250 4t of comparable spec.

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully!!

I'm awestruck that someone with the number hours in the seat that Chad has (and at that level!!) is still so deeply and enthusiastically engaged in this sport!! Truly an honour to watch you riding and your response to the '23 KTM 300 SX EFI!

Chad was smiling like a kid on Christmas morning.

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

Like a kid in the candy store 😂

I love 2 strokes . And I would LOVE to ride that bike !! Looks like it absolutely rips ! Great video and insight chad .

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

It was a blast ripping the 2 stroke around 🔥

About damn time we got some chad reed gopro action!! Been loving the videos, that’s the only thing you’re missing is throw a GoPro on for your races and throw one on your kids - just an extra POV

Awesome Chad! Keep the 2 strokes alive !

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

😎

Be sick if he raced that in the World Supercross series!!!

Awesome, can’t wait to see you build that sx300

Love two strokes. I want one of those 300sx but with a headlight on it for the desert!!

Really love you Chad. Keep going brother! 💪

Great vlog Chad,looks like a killa bike and once you can get one and trick it up keen too see what it can do,safe travels back to AUS.

POV. Love it. More of that please.

I had the opportunity to ride a TM 300MX, electronic powervalve and Lectron carb bike with a pipe and high comp head. It made really smooth, predictable, strong electric feeling power from bottom to top, no soft spots, no hit, no surprises, It was everything Honda was hoping for with their RC valve bikes years ago, Honda may have missed the mark, but the TM was amazing. I expect this KTM to be the same, electric feeling with no hit and no weak points in the power band, very raceable and energy sparing power delivery.

I'd realy love to see someone run a 300SX EFI in a pro Motocross or Supercross race 😁

@spoils2873

Жыл бұрын

AMA wouldn’t go for it

@flacco1679

Жыл бұрын

@@spoils2873 why wouldn’t they ?

@mikeyates4281

Жыл бұрын

Stank dog might do it

@dunichtich100

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeyates4281 Hopefully he will 😁

@mikeyates4281

Жыл бұрын

@@dunichtich100 they just need an open smoker class

Hell yeah chad !! you look flipping great on that 300 2 stroke, it will be fantastic when you get yours and make it your own and turn it in to a full on works bike, hopefully you'll make it a staple for all your local races, thanks for helping all of us diehards bring the 2 stroke back strong, ROCK ON 22 !!!!! P.S they also make a 500 kit for that 300, it produces 63 rear wheel horse power. ;)

@jonathoncook8367

Жыл бұрын

2 strokes make you a better rider in my opinion. Anybody can hop on a 4T and be a decent rider, but it takes more skill to be able to wring out those 2T’s. I’m a Japanese 2T fan. But the only choice is YAMAHA now. Cheaper, easier to work on, sound is better. Technology has come so far that idk why companies gave up on 2 stroke motors.

@Cycle9568

Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to BRC?

@rip.n.Rob.61

Жыл бұрын

@@Cycle9568 yes

@mixalis6168

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathoncook8367 Do so research into why they stopped ! Nothing wrong with a 4T! Takes skill to ride both!! Did you actually watch vid, this 300 rides like a 4T

@jonathoncook8367

Жыл бұрын

@@mixalis6168 yeah I just commented when I first clicked on it. If they stopped making 2 strokes because of some gays from the EPA… that’s stupid. Lol enlighten me on why we stopped! Edit: But the power bands used to be worlds apart. 4T was a straight line power curve and the 2T was like an exponential power curve. I always liked the 2 strokes better. (Mostly cuz I can rebuild them when I mess something up lol)

Great looking bike I love my 300 Purchase my tickets for October SX in Melbourne can’t wait to see you in action again. 🤙🏼

I grew up on two strokes in the 70's...racing YZ100, YZ125's. My Dad was a rocket combustion chamber engineer at The Cape and did all my port work and custom expansion chamber design/manufacturing and was my chief tuner. He would always take the stock expansion chambers and redo them to be down swept as he said they had better sound wave harmonics when down swept. All of my bikes had great power but at a very narrow high rpm rev range.

Hey Reed family this is a message to Chad hi my name is Jacob um my father told me he raced u in the past and were good friends my dad's name was Steven Spooner he was a major fan of u Chad when ever motorcross was on he would always watch when u was on it but sadly he passed away in. 2021 from covid he got me into driving four wheelers so yea I just wanna thank you for giving my dad that experience idk if it's true or not bec he was a good story teller but if it was thank u for inspiring him to do things he loved 😊

Keep up the good work guys

I had the 1st tpi 300 husky in 2017, what an Enduro bike , they are like mountain goats 🐐 , can’t wait to see the 300 project, will you ride it in the world sx ???

@Richard-Burdett-Bow

Жыл бұрын

I have a 21tpi with high comp head. Can't wait for my TBI husky to come in this Oct November

I'm sure the video doesn't do the bike justice but you can tell it runs very well

@eric6rock

Жыл бұрын

No Jetts, 60:1 and you're good to go! I've called dealers already and they are booked with deposit's im still going to try to get my hands on one 😪

Ktm is going to sale so many of these just cause of this video! I love it and I want one, coming from a 15 year always 250sx rider.

Right You can actually race this thing on a Supercross track with the 450s & feels light can't wait for the improvement

God-bless hope all's well in Australia. Best wishes to you and your family you are loved.

Game changer right there, this could be a good evolution back towards 2 stroke machines.

Mix and gas kick the ass✊

The hype is real. Welcome home again Reedy 🇦🇺

@Quellness223

Жыл бұрын

N stay there please his rudeness don't belong near my nephews.

Wish 2-strokes would come back - loved my smooth KX500 and even the CR500 with the hit. 4-strokes left many people in the cold

u awesome chad👍👍👍 I hope Tate, Kiah n Pace can reach the top like you used to🙏🙏 I really believe in you chad♥️♥️gbu

Dang.....towards the ending I was getting tired myself😊, that last 10 min along the river had me squirming😅, great vid Dave.....

Awesome stuff Reed! I would love to see this bike in the 450 class. Do you think the AMA will allow it in the future?

Chad looks damn smooth for an "old guy"...glad to see him healthy and happy!!!

Awesome helmet cam footage😎👍

I’ve been waiting since the ktm preview show at red bud for Chad to ride the 300sx

Can't wait to see he send the 300 sx on quarter pipe or hits a giant dune bet that beast rips in the sand they definitely got the best man for the job testing that beast

Hell yeah! I want one bad!

Had a kx 300 93 very fun torquey bike would love to ride one of these ktms

Your going to rock the place with a big win at home, I’m flying down from Sydney Chad remember lol 😂

Sweetest sound in the world a 2 stroke dirtbike hell yea go old school

Now that these new 2T are so much easier to ride it might be time to go back

Must be the most fun bike out there

Hope everything is ok back home Chad!

Thats is awsum point starter ona 2 stroke very very cool..Efi this should be good...

FYI, if you take the sx 250, and put the softest power valve spring in, feels very similar. I jumped off my 02 cr 250 with a wicked power band, to a 17 250 sx with softest spring and the power curve is all in the middle. While the cr on the other hand, is all at the end

@joshwolfe3630

Жыл бұрын

Now if I’d want it to feel like my cr, I’d put the hardest spring in, which would make the power face stiffer therefor the curve would be at the end

There should be a map that makes it feel like an old 2 stroke. I love the rocket ship hard work 2 stroke technique. You have to work a lot harder but people know when that 2 stroke is screaming it’s being ripped

Nice! 👍

Let’s gooooo!!

I feel like Chad misses the gnarlyness of the old 2 strokes. I’ve never rode a FI anything so idk. There is a HUGE difference between 90’s-early 00’s 4strokes and 2strokes.

@aus-rider

Жыл бұрын

If you ride fuel injection, the power delivery is very smooth, unlike two strokes without injection, that’s the best comparison I can give you.

Chad heading to Australia to tie up some loose ends regarding riding in the Moto Des Nations i believe. Hope it comes off.

красава, чад рид легенда, желаю усем бы нам дорасти до его уровня ну или приблизительно 🤝

Chad Reed is one cool dude.

🔥 🔥

It's a 2 stroke with a very wide usable powerband!! this should scare every 4 stroke out there. imagine if they put a couple top riders on these. it would embarrass a entire field of 450's

@kelceyk8199

Жыл бұрын

The 450s still make considerably more power with a still wider power band. KTM claims 57 crank horsepower on the new 300sx and the new 450s are making that much power or more at the rear wheel on the dyno. Heck my old ass 2013 YZ450f made 55 wheel horsepower on a mustang dyno

@twobeer3316

Жыл бұрын

If you made it a 350-400 and brought R.C. Lol. I love two strokes tho...

@justgowithitmotosyle1120

Жыл бұрын

@@kelceyk8199 buddy the new 450s make 53hp…

@pingpong4016

Жыл бұрын

No it wouldn’t. 450’s are still much more usable bikes. 2 strokes are fun bikes and so nostalgic but 4 stroke technology has long surpassed what is possible with 2 strokes for motocross bikes.

@LolliWANG505

Жыл бұрын

@@justgowithitmotosyle1120 maybe in 2008.🤣

Great woods weapon

OMFG that intro of that song reminds me of a song back in the 90s CANT GET IT ARRGGHHHHHH just the first 3 secs, oh it's not a song but it's an instrumental and thay shout HEY , PLEASEE someone help😂😂😂😂

300 sounds so sweet.. 2024 360sx now that would be possibly faster then a 450 4 strokes.

Been waiting a while to see you and a few others actually give a decent opinion on these fuel injected smokers🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 and have been saying the same thing about being competitive with 450s in Sx and mx use some of your juice and get ama and feld to get rid of those displacement cc rules and allow 300s with 450s and 250 2strokes with 250fs 💪🏽💪🏽🤝🏾🙏🏽

well, now we know where all the new KTMs are ... chad has them! lol

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

😂

killed the video with the music

LOOKS FAST💯 OR IS IT THE OLD MAN MAKING IT GO FAST 😏🤟👍

Chad, the serenity just oozes out of your face in the first minute of this video, it’s flat out heartwarming! You’ve had such an AMAZING PROFESSIONAL RACING career, you have such an amazing family, and you deserve ALL THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE, that you and Ellie have worked so hard and sacrificed for ! May God bless you and your whole family sir !!! Edit : I’m thrilled to see KTM is still keeping it on the pipe with all the R&D going into the 2T PROGRAM !!

Just shows the 450 class should be changed to an open class. Anything with two wheels you got the balls to bring to the track. 4 stroke, 2 stroke, electric, etc.

@Edward-ry1jk

Жыл бұрын

Electric 🤢🤢🤢

@PartyRider14

Жыл бұрын

Eh then you will have the factory riders really really pull away from privateers

300 feels like it's got a lot more power than the 250. I said before that my 300 had plenty of over rev but it was bc it was low compression. Fixed that with new top, you don't really need over rev when you got the more broad power.

@eric6rock

Жыл бұрын

Broad and Consistent power especially with the TBI

My next bike.

Prayers to you and your family on your flight to Australia , I have a feeling something is wrong that he has to go to Australia when he said more on that later. Hopefully I'm wrong. Great video and you definitely looked happy on that 2 stroke

@zsfootpedal3986

Жыл бұрын

I think you'll find it has something to do with the Word Supercross announcement

what class could you race it in?

Long live the 2 stroke

Welcome back to OZ.

Rad Chad

Nice

I have heard nothing but great reviews regarding the new 300sx. It already makes me want to sell my 450 to get one. lol

@eric6rock

Жыл бұрын

But man most dealers are set with a lot of deposits already 😪

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

2 strokes are the way to go bro!!

Guys! No one really needs 4-strokes! Yes, lap times might be slower but the whole racing is just more exciting and cheaper with two-strokes.

@scottpeters8640

11 ай бұрын

While I was one who bought the early 4-strokes and love them, I can make the case that, if the AMA were more proactive 25 years ago and altered the legal displacements to 150cc (maybe 175) for the smaller class and 300cc for the premier class we would never have needed the thumpers.

2019 six days for sale.i want 1!!

Australia 🇦🇺? Are we getting Reedy

Everyone going nuts for a 300 2T moto bike as if Beta didn't already do it two years ago.

🔥

He'll yeh chad

Yesss chad first

Why the speedups and slow down of the video speed in the corners?

Me and my brother love you

So, this is where everyone goes back to 2strokes in motocross.

I miss the yz 250 pinned wide open on the pipe shit just dont get any better then that that 300 could never rev like that yz250

I run a 300 tpi with medium compression head and ECU map and it's got plenty power so much better than from the factory

@andreabrindesi6526

Жыл бұрын

This new one is completely different. Ktm abandoned tpi. This new direct injection makes the power linear so four strokes can go to get it into the axx....

@gary444

Жыл бұрын

@@andreabrindesi6526 I know it was just a comment 👍

@Richard-Burdett-Bow

Жыл бұрын

I have the same with the high comp head.. Have a deposit on the TX300

I want a KTM 350 SX 2t. 350cc!!!!!! (one that comes stock with at least 60hp) :P

That thing needs an FMF pipe!

Iv already put a deposit on one hope there’s enough to go around 😂

So in other words it's like riding the old 500s. 2nd gear the entire track lol

My last bike was a 1996 CR 250 R....

Safe travels...

Now that they have efi on the 2-strokes and people don't have to cry about them smoking, they ABSOLUTELY need to come back to Supercross and Motocross!!!! That thing sounds super gnarly!!

Don’t like 2 strokes so much anymore but I would buy that one only XCW

Looks pretty light. Stick in the ruts consistently.

@kmac720

Жыл бұрын

I think it's under 220lbs listed.

@TwoTwo_TV

Жыл бұрын

💯

I wonder where this or the 250sx would rate against your 04 Yamaha?

@Bowstringdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Easier to ride, less exciting, but easier.

is it oil injected? i hate mixing oil and gas x_x