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KTM: Auto gearbox details released
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KTM’s finally unveiled its automatic transmission for 2025 – and it’s pleasingly different from the three other set ups we’ve seen this year already from Honda, BMW and Yamaha. KTM’s AMT takes a different route from those systems, opting to use a mechanical centrifugal clutch rather than a computer-controlled electronic clutch actuator unit. That simple…
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LONG TERMER: KTM 890 SMT
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Dave Manning has clocked up almost 1,500 miles on the KTM in four weeks, here’s how he’s found it… Given the KTM tagline of ‘Ready to race’ that scrolls across the dashboard of all of its models when the ignition is turned on, one might wonder why, and how, the Austrian firm have created what…
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KTM: Ready to race
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KTM’s living up to its mantra once again: revealing a prototype 990RC R that’s tipped for production for 2025 Austrian firm KTM has been out of the road-going sportsbike sector for nearly a decade, having dropped its quirky, yet acclaimed, RC 8R 1195 V-twin in 2016. And although it’s played its part in MotoGP during…
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KTM 990 Super Duke – the original Austrian wild child
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The original Austrian wild child – KTM’s barking 990 Super Duke…
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KTM: Limited-Edition RC 8C
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KTM’s revealed the latest version of its dedicated track weapon: the RC 8C It’s that time of the year when the Austrian factory whips the covers off its limited-edition, all-singing, all-dancing, track-only sportbike. It’s very, very similar to last year’s model – though for 2024, there’re only 100 of them rolling off the production line.…
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Test ride KTM’s 2024 range as Orange Days return
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Test ride KTM’s range of demo bikes as KTM Orange Days return for 2024 next month!
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Long termer: 2 months on a KTM 790 Duke
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After getting to know KTM’s 790 Duke last month, in month two of his long term review, Ross discovers the Chinese-built naked’s weakness… motorways.
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Fancy a race?
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Fancy spending a couple of days pretending you’re a MotoGP racer? KTM’s got you covered with its new ‘Academy of Speed’. The Austrian firm has come up trumps again, with a small selection of dates for its track riding school. The two-day events are taking place at the Salzburgring, Red Bull Ring, and Slovakiaring. Sessions…
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Long termer: KTM 790 Duke
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Ross bagged himself a KTM 790 Duke for a long term test to find out what the Chinese-built naked is really like to live with, starting with first impressions.
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KTM unveils new Super Duke 1390 R
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The Austrian factory has whipped the covers of its new top-of-the-range super naked. Introducing KTM’s pair of bonkers 187.4bhp 1390 Super Duke Rs KTM’s Duke has been a massive success for the factory. Its range of brilliant naked bikes has won the hearts and minds of riders of a certain sporty disposition, thanks to their…
