450 SML Shootout In-Depth | 2022 GASGAS MC 450F

The third bike in the KTM Group’s triple threat, the GASGAS MC 450, is a new player in this year’s 450 Shootout as it was not available in time for last year’s. However, the other two Austrian machines, the 2022 returns unchanged, and we were well aware of what to expect from it, performance-wise. The MC 450 is marketed as a more affordable version of the Husky and KTM. As a result, it is not equipped with the usual bells or whistles, but less-expensive parts, including forged triple clamps rather than billet aluminum, silver Excel rims and not black, Maxxis Tires instead of Dunlop, and header pipe that is without the resonance chamber found on the FC and SX-F. See what our panel of test riders think about the new red bike!