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32 Trail Rider www.TrailRider.com KTM Rolling Stock Refresh: KTM Rolling Stock Refresh: DDC "Hardcore Chain & Sprocket Kit" DDC "Hardcore Chain & Sprocket Kit" TM Designworks "FX Slide n Guide Kit" TM Designworks "FX Slide n Guide Kit" By Kurt Flachbart By Kurt Flachbart We greatly enjoy working with our adver sers here at Trail Rider, and Nate Delaney of Delaney Drive Components gets a piece of the spotlight in this refresh feature. Nate's game is technical singletrack and desert racing. Nate's one of us, living the off-road lifestyle while making his living in the motorcycle industry. Since 1999, Delaney has been a fierce compe tor in the Reno-based Motorcycle Racing Associa on of Northern Neva- da (MRANN) aboard a fleet of Honda 4-strokes. DDC was established in 2016 to fill a void in the industry. A er years in the business, Nate no ced a disconnect between dealers, racers, and manu- facturers. As a racer himself, Nate understood the importance of building a solid rela onship with racers, along with dealers dealing with shrinking profit margins. With an ear to the ground, a prod- uct was born: the DDC rear sprocket. Designed with strength of utmost importance along with the lightest weight possible, DDC Sprockets have proven their worth in the hands of the tough- est compe tors. With a teardrop-shaped "beam" located directly above every sprocket bolt, the DDC sprocket stands alone, providing greater resistance to impact damage. Manufactured from Chromoly steel and chrome-plated for rust resistance, the DDC rear sprocket is a superior product. While freshening up the wheelset on our '24 KTM 300 XC-W, it was a good me to replace the chain and sprockets. Since we'd had such great luck with DDC components in the past, we ordered a com- plete drivetrain kit. DDC calls this kit the Hardcore Chain and Sprocket Kit. This kit includes front and rear sprockets, new bolts, and a top-quality RK Premium Gold XW-Ring Chain of 120 links, including the master.