WHO IS KTM
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM as been highly successful in off-road racing around the world but is now producing a lot of road-going motorcycles and competing successfully in road racing. MotorbikeWriter as attended world launches for their bikes, toured the Austrian production facilities and has a keen insight into their development and future. We also road test their bikes for performance, suitability of purpose, handling, comfort, styling, value and economy. Since 1964 The KTM Brand History 1934 Hans Trunkenpolz opens a repair workshop in Mattighofen Austria. 1951 Hans Trunkenpolz built his first motorcycle. 1953 The company is now officially known as KTM “Kronreif, Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen” after company founders Hans Trunkenpolz and Ernst Kronreif and the Austrian location: Mattighofen, where Hans Trunkenpolz began and the manufacturing plant was built. 1964 KTM starts bicycle production. The early test methods of the Bicycle Frames ...