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2027 KTM 500 EXC-F 6Days: Portugal Centenary Kit, $14,699 + Freight

KTM’s top street-legal enduro special returns for MY27 with Portugal-inspired 6Days graphics, race kit hardware, and a published U.S. MSRP of $14,699 plus $690 freight.

Trail Roamer Editorial TeamSep 14, 2026 · 2 min read
The 2027 KTM 500 EXC-F 6Days in its Portugal ISDE centenary graphics. - Credit: KTM / ADV Pulse
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The 2027 KTM 500 EXC-F 6Days from the left side, with 6Days graphics and an orange rear sprocket. - Credit: KTM / ADV Pulse
The 2027 500 EXC-F 6Days from the front three-quarter. - Credit: KTM / ADV Pulse

If you want the plated 500 that already looks like it rolled out of an ISDE service truck, KTM’s answer for 2027 is the 500 EXC-F 6Days. KTM USA lists base MSRP at $14,699 plus $690 freight - and the bike is still the brand’s highest-spec street-legal enduro, not a sticker-and-prayer special.

The 6Days name is doing real work this year. The graphics package leans into Portuguese landscape and national colors for the 100th running of the FIM Enduro of Nations (ISDE), hosted in Portugal. Underneath, you’re still on the EXC-F recipe: chromoly steel frame, aluminum-reinforced polyamide subframe, 510.9 cc SOHC four-stroke, six-speed, and WP suspension with 300 mm / 310 mm travel (fork / PDS shock) per ADV Pulse’s first look.

What the 6Days kit actually adds

This is the buyer math. Over a base 500 EXC-F, the 6Days stack includes orange-anodized CNC triple clamps, a composite skid plate, front axle puller, semi-floating front brake disc, solid rear disc with safety wire, orange rear sprocket, frame protection, a grippy 6Days seat, Giant rims with 6Days branding, and Continental TKC 80 tires - the same competition-oriented package ADV Pulse and KTM’s own model page call out. Brakes stay Brembo; the Offroad Control Unit (smart fuse/relay replacement under the seat) carries over on the EXC-F platform.

Dry-ish numbers from the KTM page and ADV Pulse sheet: seat height 963 mm, tank about 8.5 L, claimed weight without fuel around 114.8 kg. Warranty on EXC-F dual-sports, including 6Days, is listed as a 1-year Premium Manufacturer’s Warranty.

Who should care

Woods and dual-sport riders shopping a plated big-bore single already know the 500 EXC-F plot. The 6Days question is whether you want the race kit and Portugal graphics baked in at sticker, versus building a base bike with aftermarket armor and wheels. If you’re comparing to softer adventure twins - including KTM’s own 2027 690 Rally - this stays a lights-on enduro with TKC 80s and a short tank, not a BDR touring mule. For the plated-vs-closed-course decision frame, see our street-legal dual-sport vs dirt bike explainer; for clicker literacy once you own WP kit, start with suspension setup basics.

Further reading: KTM USA model page and ADV Pulse.

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