Excitedly, I took to my laptop to finally write some positive KTM news today, but the Austrian brand doesn't make that easy. I recently said KTM should take a leaf out of Stark's book, as the EV company is giving Traction Control to its customers for free via an over-the-air update, while KTM restricts features on its motorcycles after customers hit Demo Mode's 932-mile limit. But the KTM quietly announced that it is phasing out Demo Mode, and although that sounded good, I realized it's even worse than having Demo Mode.
For those who don't know, Demo Mode is the system that lets KTM customers try all the bike's features for 932 miles before locking certain ones. To unlock the features, you need to buy packages, like the Tech Pack or Track Pack, depending on how many of the pre-installed features you want to use. Nobody likes paying extra for hardware and software that's already on the bike. Nobody.
