Ktm 350 Exc-f Review

Used Buyer Review

The 350 EXC-F is genuinely one of the cleverest motorcycles KTM has ever built — big-bike power crammed into a featherweight chassis. That 350cc engine punches absurdly hard mid-range, and the thing weighs nothing on technical singletrack. Buy one between 2017-2020 and you're getting a machine that changed what enduro riding means. Just know what you're getting into. Used examples need serious scrutiny. These bikes get thrashed. Check the valve clearances religiously — they tighten up fast on hard-ridden bikes and neglected valves mean a costly top-end rebuild. Look for oil changes every 15 hours (not miles), and quiz the seller hard on service history. A fresh PDS shock service is often needed around the 100-hour mark. Budget £500-800 for immediate maintenance on most used examples. If the service history checks out, you're buying something genuinely special. It'll out-handle anything with twice the displacement in the trees, and commutes surprisingly well for a competition-bred machine. Just respect the maintenance schedule and it'll reward you endlessly.