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VIDEO: The BEST film you’ll see for a while. Full Trail Fever – Retro KTM Enduro with a kick. Watch this, it’s AWESOME.
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We’re loving this video this morning, and we reckon you’ll love it too. AORC and ISDE winner Tom Mason (a man with a hugely impressive off-roading skill set) larking about in full-on 1980s mode with a 1981 KTM 250 Enduro bike. Look, it’s just a bit of a laugh and it’s done really well. Treat…
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RUMOURED: Husqvarna ELECTRIC scooter coming for 2021.
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Rumours are swirling that Husqvarna’s gearing up to launch an electric scooter for 2021 – and it might be based on its partner Bajaj’s first electric scooter, the Chetak. Considering the Austrian/Swedish factories connection to the Indian brand, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine the new Husqvarna electric scooter would share a…
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EICMA 2019: KTM launches the 2020 Super Duke R 1290, the 890 Duke R and the KTM 390 Adventure
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Taking the spotlight at Eicma in the first full day’s afternoon of the Italian show, KTM’s 1290 SUPER DUKE R has been what the company calls ‘re-Beasted’ with its most radical re-invention yet for 2020. A completely new chassis, styling and electronics mean the KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R has trimmed weight across the board,…
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VIDEO: Here’s KTM’s 2020 1290 Super Duke R bike in ALL it’s glory
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Footage from the factory itself shows the bike in detail. And it’s small, man… like, really, really small… and those wings – well, they’re huge, man… really, really huge… Here’s what we’ve grabbed from the latest video from KTM for the 1290 Super Duke R that’s being officially unveiled at EICMA in Milan on November…
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All-electric class next year in American Supercross championship
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In something of a shift in off-road competition in the USA, news arrives that the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has given the go-ahead for an entirely electric racing class in 2020. The KTM Junior Supercross series for 7 – 8 year olds will be a purely electric championship without any conventionally-powered motorcycles allowed. Although it’s…
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KTM buys GAS GAS (well, a 60% share in the Spanish company, at least)
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KTM has announced that it has joined up with Black Toro Capital, the owners of Spanish motorcycle brand GAS GAS, to develop petrol and battery-powered motorcycles in Spain. KTM said: “KTM Industries AG (in the future renamed to PIERER Mobility AG) – as one of the global leading European Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) companies – announces…
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VIDEO: Getting to know KTM’s 790 Adventure R Rally. Technical breakdown and off-road action.
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KTM’s limited edition 790 Adventure R Rally is a serious bit of off-road kit – and the Austrian factory has recently released a couple of videos which explain what’s going on under the bikes skin, and show us exactly what it’s capable of doing in the hands of a properly talented rider. One of the…
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SPY SHOTS: KTM’s 1290 Super Adventure (next year’s bike – the new one) caught out in FINAL form. It’s ready. It’s done.
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We first brought you these images just over a week ago – and we thought it’d be worth giving you the chance to have another look, just in case you missed them. OK, so this is the S variant of the 2020 bike (we’ve already shown you the R version which you can spot easily…
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Bajaj Auto and KTM to produce high-end ELECTRIC motorcycle.
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Bajaj Auto’s executive director has once again confirmed that the Indian factory’s working to produce an electric motorcycle with its Austrian partner KTM – and this time he’s revealed it’ll be a high-end machine. It’s not exactly a surprise that Bajaj has recently been focusing on electric technology. It’s been well reported that it’s set…
