Chad Reed Riding The 2023 KTM 300SX Fuel Injected Two Stroke! 

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.

Future of supercross. Can't wait!

Chad was smiling like a kid on Christmas morning.

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 😊

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

Awesome Chad! Keep the 2 strokes alive !

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

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

Really love you Chad. Keep going brother! 💪

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.

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

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 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 ???

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!!

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

Keep up the good work guys

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

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

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

Awesome helmet cam footage😎👍

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

Must be the most fun bike out there

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. ;)

The hype is real. Welcome home again Reedy 🇦🇺

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

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

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

Hell yeah! I want one bad!

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😂😂😂😂

Mix and gas kick the ass✊

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

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

Nice! 👍

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Let’s gooooo!!

Great woods weapon

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

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

Long live the 2 stroke

Rad Chad

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

killed the video with the music

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

Hope everything is ok back home Chad!

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.

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

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

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

Chad Reed is one cool dude.

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

My next bike.

2019 six days for sale.i want 1!!

Nice

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

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

Yesss chad first

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what class could you race it in?

He'll yeh chad

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 💪🏽💪🏽🤝🏾🙏🏽

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

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

Welcome back to OZ.

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.

Looks pretty light. Stick in the ruts consistently.

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

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

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

The 300 could be a game changer for the privateers.

Chads comments just sold a pile of 300s!!!

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

I know I need to do more research on this but I assume it still runs on premix. That means that the fuel is injected into the crank case. Is this a stepping stone to a full-on EFI that injects the fuel directly into the top of the cylinder? Meaning it won't need premix? It's a real shame that 4 strokes took over when they did. Imagine how much further along 2 strokes would be now.

Me and my brother love you

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!!

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

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 !!

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

How long before it falls apart

Australia 🇦🇺? Are we getting Reedy

BRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPP!

So, the 300 2 smoker in the World SX?

He says ride it like a four stroke but I'm used to revving my 250f like I'm trying to send the piston to the moon.

That thing needs an FMF pipe!