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General Discussion => Penton Talk => Topic started by: KTMTOM on October 03, 2010, 03:35:02 PM

Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: KTMTOM on October 03, 2010, 03:35:02 PM
So I've seen this sticker on a number of bikes, and so happens my 1975 KTM 250 has one on the original side panel. Was this something that came on the bike, or was it just very popular back in the day? Found a really nice reproduction of it and plan to put it on my bike, but wondered what this history/signifigance to it is/was?

(http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/tomandbeckyjo/sticker.jpg)
(http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/tomandbeckyjo/sticker2.jpg)

1975 KTM 250 MX
2009 KTM 250 XC-W (e)
(http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/tomandbeckyjo/KTMsmall.jpg)
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: brian kirby on October 03, 2010, 05:06:50 PM
Weltmeister means "World Champion". Gennady Moiseev (USSR) won the '74 250 MX world title on a KTM 250, which is what that sticker commemorates.

Brian
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: KTMTOM on October 03, 2010, 05:54:03 PM
Very good. Was this a sticker that was put on from the factory, or was it something added on after the fact? I've just seen a lot of them on bikes, all in the same place. Lead me to believe it might have possibly come on the bikes?

1975 KTM 250 MX
2009 KTM 250 XC-W (e)
(http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/tomandbeckyjo/KTMsmall.jpg)
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: brian kirby on October 03, 2010, 09:23:04 PM
That I dont know for sure, but I would guess it was something the factory put on since he did it on their bikes.

Brian
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: Speedy on October 04, 2010, 10:08:51 AM
Quotequote:Originally posted by KTMTOM

Very good. Was this a sticker that was put on from the factory, or was it something added on after the fact? I've just seen a lot of them on bikes, all in the same place. Lead me to believe it might have possibly come on the bikes?

1975 KTM 250 MX
2009 KTM 250 XC-W (e)
(http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/tomandbeckyjo/KTMsmall.jpg)


KTM has always after winning a Worldchampionship printet and sometimes placed special W.C.decals on his tanks.
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: Randy Kirkbride on October 04, 2010, 12:34:22 PM
Hey, Here's another. Different language?

(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad130/eyemanrandy/STICKER.jpg)
Title: Anyone know signifigance/history to this sticker?
Post by: brian kirby on October 04, 2010, 03:42:19 PM
Italian. I had a Bianchi bicycle model that was named Campione del Mondo.

Brian