FIRST LOOK: 2025 KTM 300XC-W HARDENDURO

KTM has shown its 2025 300XC-W HardEnduro, a special edition offered as a tribute to the extreme enduros in the FIM Hard Enduro series as well as the AMA Hard Enduro series. Here’s the skinny direct from KTM North America:

The new standout technical feature of the 48 mm WP XACT closed-cartridge spring fork on the 2025 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO is the innovative adjustment of the base valve preload, which mirrors the design of our high-end aftermarket pro components. Adjusting the spring preload on the base valve significantly impacts feel and offers a broader range of adjustments.

 The base valve preload adjusters enable seamless, on-the-fly adjustments by hand, with a total travel distance of 4 mm—a minor change that produces substantial effects.

 For the rider, this translates to quick and effortless fork setup modifications: increasing preload for improved stability on fast enduro tracks or decreasing it for enhanced comfort in technical riverbeds. This adjustment impacts almost the entire stroke of the fork, and now it translates to fully adjustable suspension, both front and rear.

 Additionally, upgrades have been made to the rear shock settings, chain slider, and fuel tank mount.

As its nameplate suggests, the HARDENDURO is built to tackle the toughest terrain with a collection of select and purposeful features added over the standard KTM 300 XC-W.

These include various protection parts, along with several signature HARDENDEURO-specific parts, such as; 

Just rolling off the Mattighofen production line, the new 2025 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO will start arriving the beginning of July at authorized KTM dealers. For more information, visit KTM.com.