🏉 Ktm 1290 Super Duke R Review 2015

2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R – Road Test Review. If you want to go ultra-sport touring, this is your bike. An upright seating position, a modest reach to the bars, generous legroom and a well 2015 1290 Super Duke R 2016 1190 Adventure I'm a hooligan rider so-to-speak with roots in dirt bikes and motocross. Now I only ride street bikes. With that said, I need street tires but love the upright riding position. Plus the looks of the Adventure bikes are easy on the eyes. As you like it – at the press of a button. It can be well-behaved and gentle, but also wild and spontaneous – the modes change the character of the 1290 Super Duke R perceptibly. Rain: smooth, limited power, with early intervening traction control. Street: sporty but effective, always appropriate and super-swift. Read our Rider Comparo of the 2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 R APRC ABS, 2015 BMW S 1000 R & 2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R. For 2017, the 1290 Super Duke R gets a facelift, including a new split LED headlight. Long-term test: KTM 1290 Super Duke R. Published: 08 January 2015 Updated: 08 January 2015. 1 of 1. My long-term test KTM 1290R Super Duke was returned to its rightful owner 2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R. It’s big, it’s fast, and it ain’t a beauty. KTM called it “The Beast”, and for good reason – the Super Duke R had some terrifying specifications: 1,301cc V-Twin with 180 horsepower, 106 lb-ft of torque, and 417 pounds of dry weight. As Loz Blain mentions in his review, “if you turn off the traction I purchased the cannister removal kit for a 2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R that already had the SAS removal and the Akrapovic full sytem and map installed. The kit installed easily, removed the fuel tank, followed the Rottweiler video on You Tube and the whole job was done in less than an hour. The SDR’s bodywork is now thinner in the center and thicker on the edges where it needs to be stronger. So, without further ado, we offer, for your awards consideration, the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R video review. Watch as the lighter and more refined 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R handle the challenges of the Portimao circuit. 2014: KTM 1290 Super Duke R hits dealers, replacing the 990 Super Duke. 2017: Second-generation Super Duke R has Euro 4 engine with 4bhp more, styling, electronics and chassis tweaks. Other versions A physically large bike, it is perfectly happy to have soft panniers fitted and go on a longer trip. Obviously, wind blast is an issue as it lacks any fairing or screen, but keep the speed down and you can certainly cover miles on the Duke. But is this what KTM really intended for it? Probably not… The Super Duke goes from docile to blisteringly angry, slicing past the first four ratios like pastrami as the revs climb at an exponentially fast rate. There’s a kick in the rev range at around 6000 rpm, the engine feels like it gets over a crest and then all hell breaks loose if you dare to keep the throttle pinned. 2023. 0 km. 84 days. Gorey, Co. Wexford. Price. €300. Showing 1 - 14 of 14. Discover 14 New & Used KTM 1290 Motorbikes For Sale in Ireland on DoneDeal. Buy & Sell on Ireland's Largest Motorbikes Marketplace. The 1290 Super Duke R intelligently translates rider's commands at the throttle twist grip into electronic opening of the throttle valve. And always in the way that makes best sense. This means From the spectacular KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo to the razor-sharp KTM 890 Duke R – until the new 790 Duke arrives – and KTM 390/200 Duke lightweight heavy hitters, there will be no shortage of Cycle News' Road Test Editor, Rennie Scaysbrook, gives his opinion of the beast that is the KTM 1290 Super Duke R. Read the full story in Cycle News Magazine .

ktm 1290 super duke r review 2015