Garage Build                                                            BIKE Build by Kris Keefer

Sometimes slow and steady wins the race, right? With this build, I wanted to slowly upgrade our 2026 KTM 450 SX-F in stages, addressing areas I felt the machine needed improvement. I didn’t just want to slap on a bunch of parts and tell you about them because, frankly, we do that a lot already. To some, this build may feel vanilla, but to me, this is more of a working man’s KTM 450 SX-F. In the world of a working man, purchasing a bunch of parts at one time is simply not feasible, so methodically building your bike as money comes in is the most common way. But what parts should you start with for your orange brigade machine? We’ve started with a select few, and below we will explain why.