KTM's 1290 Super Duke R is a gigantic step forward as compared to its last major update in 2017. KTM AG. The 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R wears new body panels and wheels. It offers an edgy but
Version three of the mightiest of all naked bikes has just dropped, with KTM unveiling an all-new 1290 Super Duke R. We head to Portugal to go toe-to-toe with an old foe. Two colors, same flavor. The Super Duke has matured in 2020, but it's still an animal at heart. I'll never forget the feeling I had when I first rode a 1290 Super Duke R. The KTM 1290 Super Duke R has always been a sledgehammer of a motorcycle. While the blunt instrument approach to producing power has its fans, there is something to be said about using a little finesse when dishing out a gut punch. A design aligned with KTM's nex-get bikes. At EICMA 2023, KTM unveiled the new 990 Duke, and not long after, the 1390 Super Duke R.Across the board, KTM seems to be adopting a new LED headlight KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo (2022) Handling & Suspension. The reason why the KTM is now ranked so highly in my own personal chart of supernaked super thrillers is because of the new-for-2022, well new-for-the R Evo model, WP Apex second-generation 'SAT' (semi-active technology) forks and shock.Although it's an all-new design, the SD1290 is familiar territory, it's unmistakably Super Duke in shape, no other motorcycle has the same hunched-forward, muscular poise. The SD1290's engine is built around the RC8R's 1,195cc engine. The bore has been increased from 105mm to 108mm and the stroke has been increased from 69mm to 71mm.
The 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R gets upgrades on the styling and tech, packing significant improvements over the 1290 Super Duke including a larger capacity engine. Review: The pocket rocket is.