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2011 KTM 350 SX-F First Ride Photo Gallery

The 2011 KTM 350 SX-F retails for $8499.

Motorcycle USA reviews KTM’s innovative 350 SX-F motocross bike which aims to provide the best of both the 250 and 450 Motocross worlds. Read the full story in our 2011 KTM 350 SX-F First Ride.

Motorcycle USA had the opportunity to test the KTM 350 SX-F at Southern California’s Pala Raceway.

Matty does his best Mike Alessi impersonation on KTM's latest dirt shredder.

After months of announcing its intension to create a new 350cc 4-stroke motocross bike, Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM gave Motorcycle USA the opportunity to ride its eagerly anticipated 2011 KTM 350 SX-F.

One of the best attributes of the 350 SX-F is how well it hooks up out of the corner.

The 350 SX-F handles similar to the 250F around the racetrack.

The 350 SX-F features a liquid-cooled 4-stroke 349.7cc single with a 88 X 57.5mm bore/stroke and the highest compression ratio amongst KTM off-roaders at 13.5:1.

A WP 48mm fork with new spring and valving settings and 11.8-in. of travel is ready to cushion landings when it's big-air time.

We were eager to see if the 2011 KTM 350SX-F was the happy medium between the agile 250cc and brutish 450cc motocrossers.

Handling on the new 350 feels similar to a 250 and carves turns with comparable agility. Steering is light and predictable.

All KTM dirt bikes sport premium Brembo braking components.

A new one-piece cast aluminum swingarm was designed around the linkage-equipped rear suspension system.

“It pulls hard but it doesn’t have that jump out of your hands feeling. The power is just really tractable and easy to manage. It’s really smooth plus it revs to the moon," said pro level test rider, Matt Armstrong.

The rear end of the 2011 350 SX-F features a traditional linkage suspension with a cast aluminum swingarm and a longer WP gas-charged shock absorber.

The 350 SX-F is powered by a 350cc 4-stroke single. Engine power feels like a mildly tuned 250F down low and close to a 450F at high rpm.

Mike Alessi spent a lot of time testing the new 350 SX-F in Europe prior to the start of the 2010 AMA Motocross series.

For the first-time ever all the SX-F have linkage equipped rear suspension systems.

KTM SX-F dirt bikes have a versatile ergonomics package that fits riders of average and tall height well.

A long aluminum muffler keeps the decibel factor at a reasonable level while riding.

KTM’s Mike Sleeter stepped up and helped us bang out some photos after our test rider Matt Armstrong broke a bone in his heel Andrew Short style.

Gotta love being able to push an electric start button and go.

After turning laps on the 2011 350 SX-F, we understand better how Mike Alessi was able to win Moto 2 at Hangtown on the newest KTM motocross bike.