When riding in the forest - or on any long ride - it is essential to carry along tools and extra items you might need. You never know when you might need a trailside repair or a quick snack. I have heard great things about these Ballistic Nylon fender bags from Dirt-Bike-Gear.com and decided to install one on the KTM. Since we have already tested the medium sized bag on the WR450F project bike I wanted to go with something a little smaller. The KDX bag looked like the perfect size for mounting on the back of the relatively narrow KTM fender.

The KDX bag measures 8" long, 5" wide, 3" high. It is sized to fit the KDXs, CR450Fs, and WR450Fs, as well as other bikes like our KTM 525. Mounting hardware is included and the $42 price includes shipping (US only).

• Black 1050 ballistic nylon, the strongest and best material you can buy.
• Compression straps and a dense foam padded bottom to keep your tools secure and rattle free - the compression straps are long enough to strap on a jacket for those rainy days, and a convenient key loop is sewn in as well
• Bolts securely to your bike - mounting hardware is included
• Sewn in America by an experienced professional, every seam is double-stitched
• Genuine Fastex plastic buckles and sliders
• Backed by a two year guarantee against failure

The bag mounts to the rear fender using four bolts, washers, and locknuts, that come with the purchase. The instructions recommend you use a soldering iron to melt the holes in the position you want them. I didn't think it was a big deal so instead of digging

out my soldering iron I tried the backup method of drilling the holes. Well let me tell you -  these bags are tough! After several minutes of trying to get one hole cleanly drilled I quickly searched out my soldering iron and burned the 4 holes in the bag.  It just makes it so much easier than fighting that material with a drill bit.

After you get the holes in the bag, place the bag on the desired mounting location and mark the holes. Drill the 4 holes in the fender and mount the bag using the supplied hardware. Dan from Dirt-Bike-Gear.com recommends you mount the bag with the zipper opening from front to back, this helps keep tools from flying out should you forget to zip the bag all the way shut.

Once I bolted the bag to the fender I filled up the optional inner bag ($13) with my KTM tool kit, a few other tools and an extra sparkplug. Everything fit in fine with a little room to spare. The bag comes with two compression straps that are long enough to pack a jacket or tube to the outside of the bag. Since I wasn't taking any extras along I just secured the straps tight enough to provide support and keep things in place.

On the trail the padded bottom and the straps keep everything from bouncing around. Over a couple of big whoop sections I could feel the bag back there but it never got in the way or tried to buck me off. Back at camp I simply removed the inner bag with all my tools and threw it in the truck overnight to prevent any late night snoopers. Overall this is an excellent quality bag that is very functional and allows you to carry a jacket for those unpredictable riding days.

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