350 EXC-F Factory Edition (MY2022)

The Factory Edition is the 350 EXC-F handed the race team's parts bin and built for a single model year. The 350 cc liquid-cooled single is why it works: enough low-end pull to lug through a rock step, enough rev range to stretch a gear across open desert, fed through a six-speed with enduro gearing rather than motocross gearing. Around it sits a WP XACT air fork, CNC-machined triple clamps, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing graphics and the blue factory seat. Suspension is fully adjustable at both ends, and ride modes are standard.

It rides like what it is, a competition bike carrying a plate. This one rewards a rider who already reads terrain and gives nothing away to lazy inputs, which is exactly the point of the orange badge. Ownership follows race logic too: the hardware takes abuse, and aftermarket support for this platform is deep enough that nothing is hard to replace or upgrade. The honest caveat is range and road manners. The small enduro tank keeps your loops short, and the street equipment is lights and a plate, not a comfort package. Buy it for the terrain.