Oddometer: 3,343. Location: Europe. Take a spare fuel pump assembly and full set of filters, hopefully you wont need them, change all the fuel filters regularly, Theres plenty of lads useing the 690 enduro as a dual sport light weight adventure, with great success. #2. Lewilewi , Mar 22, 2020. #3.
In the performance department, the 2023 KTM 890 DUKE GP packed an 889cc four-stroke two-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered 121 hp with a peak force at 9,250 rpm and 92 Nm (68 lb-ft
Its 19.3 lb-ft also couldnāt compete with the Dukeās 23.6 lb-ft. We found the BMW a little more comfortable commuting and while doing more mundane things, but once the roads got fun, the KTM displayed its dominance. On paper, the Kawasaki Z400 has the right ingredients to give our beloved KTM 390 Duke a run for its money.
Powered by a 373cc liquid cooled, 4 stroke, 4 valve single, the little bike punches hard with 44 HP and 27.5 lb-ft of torque. Coupled to a bike that weighs just a hair under 390 lbs wet, almost supermoto levels of power-to-weight are achieved. This means the 390 Duke is extremely flickable, and will happily carve any corner you stick its nose into.
The suspension feel you get from the 390 is a touch firmer than 125. The previous 390 suffered from a shock that sagged a lot under the riderās weight but the 2017 bike is free from such a problem. In fact, the new WP suspension is supportive at both ends and responds well when the 390 Duke is being pushed.
Thu, 28 Jul 2011. THREE KTM employees have joined together to combine two of the Austrian firmās bikes; the RC8 and 690 Duke into a supermono race bike project. Forming HKR Racing, friends Christof H enco, Markus K rƤmer and Nico R othe came up with the idea in December 2009, in what Christof describes as a fairy-tale ādark and cold
KTM also introduced fly-by-wire fuel injection with the 690 single, which actually displaces 654 cc, and like many sportbikes these days, comes with three power modes. Oddly, on the Duke these options are selectable via a dial located behind a frame rail on the right-hand side of the bike (though itās a better set-up than on the Enduro and
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