Our testers felt that the front suspension targets the more aggressive rider, smiling at hard hits and swallowing g-outs. We adjusted it out two turns and this opened up the power band giving it strong bottom, but was stitched to longer mid and a good hook on top. We did adjust the power valve as the hit was almost too much down low. It’s very versatile allowing the off-roader the opportunity to lug it down and make traction, without fear of stalling. The power is incredible clean, immediate and very meaty. This is the fourth generation of the TPI machines and it’s impressive. The engine features transfer port injection, oil injection feeds the engine, the gearbox is a 6-speed, the clutch hydraulic and it has electric start. The chassis is based off of the linkage SX line, uses a WP XACT air fork and an XACT rear shock. This week we put in our first off-road miles on the new 2021 KTM 300 XC TPI. He finished third overall at the Cliffhanger. Jordan Ashburn continues to ride a ‘vintage’ KDX in extreme enduros and incredibly is a force to reckon with. Fahringer eventually moved past Ryder Leblonde into third, then caught Ashburn whose KDX needed coolant while Cody Webb maintained about an hour and fifteen minute lap and finished with a 12-minute lead. All of these riders were held up within the first mile in the area called the Wash. Ryder Leblonde took the lead and Jordan Ashburn took second but were passed by Cody, who anticipated there being a bottleneck at the Wash. The TTC trail, in general, was covered in leaves which covered loose rocks and slick clay but there were hard sections that caused bottlenecks on trails like the Wash, Friends with Benefits, Easy Creek, Uphill Swamp and others. Jordan Ashburn got the holeshot on a vintage KDX 200 but blew the first turn letting Drew Kirby into the lead. Nick Fahringer was also Sherco mounted, overcame an early bottleneck to reel in Jordan Ashburn for second overall. The way this scoring system works is each check point is called a lap and the person completing the most check points in the given four-hour period is the winner. The start is like a conventional Hare Scramble start divided into rows of Gold for Pros, Silver for intermediate riders and Bronze for first time Extreme riders or enthusiasts.
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