KTM updates 300 EXC HARDENDURO for 2026
KTM sticks to what it does best and delivers updates on one of its most extreme offroad tools.
Recently, the head of KTM’s majority shareholder, Bajaj Auto, suggested KTM needs to refocus on what it does well. Point taken, it seems. The Austrian orange brand has just rolled out this beast: the updated 300 EXC HARDENDURO.
Silly name, serious bike.
“Being the ultimate in enduro competition motorcycles, the 2026 KTM 300 EXC HARDENDURO receives a fresh graphics package,” states a media release. “Which features the typical KTM orange accentuated by a white and black colour palette, a gloss orange frame, and signature orange anodised KTM PowerParts.”
But it’s more than just new paint. KTM says it has also updated the bike’s suspension, cooling, and fuelling systems.
The bike’s 48mm WP XACT closed cartridge forks receive new damping settings and lighter, shorter springs, according to KTM. And a new pressure reservoir has been adapted to the new geometry of the spring support. These changes deliver a weight savings of 200 grams, KTM says.
KTM’s claims of changes to the cooling side of things is a little less exciting. The radiator has a new cap, which is apparently easier to open and close. Meanwhile, the bike’s CPC fuel connector also gets a new cap, which, according to KTM, “not only provides added protection against any outside damage but also prevents dirt from entering the sides of the connector.”
Other highlights include:
- Factory wheel set (black rims, black spokes, orange hubs and orange nipples)
- Factory frame protector set
- Ribbed factory seat
- Map-select switch
- HARDENDURO bar pad design
- Grey ODI lock-on grips extra soft
- Closed handguards
- Radiator fan
- Black anodised CNC machined triple clamps
- Skid plate
- Floating front brake disc
- Front brake disc guard
- Solid rear brake disc
- Rear brake safety wire
- Rear brake disc guard
- Orange oil plug
- Orange clutch slave cylinder protection
- Pull straps
- Black anodised engine hangers
First launched in 2024, the 300 EXC HARDENDURO is “the culmination of many years of research and development fighting at the sharp end of hard enduro competition,” declares the KTM media release.
It says the bike delivers “dynamic race-bred performance, focused ergonomics, and leading technology to the start line.”
With a starting price of £11,599, models are set to arrive in dealerships in November.
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Chris Cope is a fourth-generation journalist, originally from Texas. He has lived in the UK for roughly two decades and has been writing about motorcycles for most of that time. He has written for dozens of publications and websites in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.
