Not to mince words, but KTM's future isn't looking all that bright or rosy right now.
The company, headed by Stefan Pierer, is going through insolvency proceedings. It has over a year's worth of motorcycles just sitting on dealership lots it can't get rid of. The brand went through countless black eyes over its camshaft failures, and trash response. KTM will have to sell off parts of its business, including the newly acquired MV Agusta. And, most of all, the company had to lay people off by the hundreds in two subsequent layoffs over the last year.
It also culled the brand's board. But those are executives, not working-class people, so they'll be fine.
And through it all, its media mouthpieces, particularly from the executives, have attempted to paint reality in such a way that we've often asked whether or not their medications were at the right dosages. Case in point, KTM's MotoGP chief, Pit Beirer, who said the team wouldn't be affected by the insolvency, but then in no uncertain terms, was told the brand wouldn't be involved in the series past 2026.
And despite that absolute reality, as presented by AKV—the lawyers handling the company's insolvency—he's still wanting you to believe everything is hunky dory, essentially attempting to gaslight everyone, despite it just absolutely not working on anyone with eyes.
It's a bold move, Cotton, let's how it plays out.
