---
title: "KTM Fuel-Injected 2-Stroke Engines for Off-Road Motorcycles Coming Soon"
description: "This is an industry first."
date: "2017-05-26"
modified: "2017-05-26"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/10681/ktm-fuel-injected-2-stroke-engines-for-off-road-motorcycles-coming-soon"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
tags:
  - "dirt bike"
  - "enduro"
  - "Fuel Injection"
  - "Future Models"
  - "KTM"
  - "motorcycle"
---

# KTM Fuel-Injected 2-Stroke Engines for Off-Road Motorcycles Coming Soon

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For the very first time, fuel-injected two-stroke engines are coming to mass-produced off-road motorcycles in the form of [KTM’s patented TPI](<https://press.ktm.com/News_Detail.aspx?id=49472&menueid=3050>) (Transfer Port Injection) system. TPI will be available on the US/Canadian model of the [250 XC-W](<https://www.ktm.com/us/enduro/250-xc-w-aaab847c/>), and on the EU models of the 250 EXC and 300 EXC Enduro bikes. It will also have oil injection, which isn't new technology, but it’s pretty innovative on a dirt bike. Say goodbye to premixing fuel and changing carb jetting and hello to better fuel economy and a smoother ride.

“We at KTM are committed to developing revolutionary technology,” said KTM Product Marketing Offroad boss Joachim Sauer in a press release, “we feel the game has once again been changed, as this is a global first,” he said of the TPI system.

Fuel injection would be “a major benefit to the rider for hassle free, two-stroke fun,” he added.

The new fuel injection system comes with some extra new kit, like a new throttle body and a new EMS (Engine Management System) with a new ECU (Electronic Control Unit). This will work like any other modern EFI setup, utilizing sensors to determine just the right ignition timing and fuel injection. If you spring for a TPI model, you’ll also get an electric starter, Brembo brakes, a hydraulic clutch—and of course, new graphics.

No word yet on specs or price, but the [carbureted](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/5181/how-do-carburetors-work>) KTM 250 XC-W starts at around $9,000. The fuel-injected bikes are expected to go on sale as early as this summer in Europe, but in the States, we have to wait until fall of 2018.

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