KTM Super Duke

fnfalman · 06-19-2008, 08:18 AM

The price tag is high but then look at all the components: Brembo radial calipers and master cylinder, Brembo radial master clutch cylinder, Brembo wheels, WP twin-speed suspensions, Renthal bars, etc. Nothing is cheap on that bike. The engine doesn't give out the highest outputs among the liter twins but the power curve is superbly tailored to the bike. It's not about sheer power, but it's about useable power. Performance Bike did a shootout between the liter naked at the Nurburing last year and the only naked bike that outran the Super Duke was the Aprilia Tuono Factory.

nhgunnut · 06-19-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

The price tag is high but then look at all the components: Brembo radial calipers and master cylinder, Brembo radial master clutch cylinder, Brembo wheels, WP twin-speed suspensions, Renthal bars, etc. Nothing is cheap on that bike. The engine doesn't give out the highest outputs among the liter twins but the power curve is superbly tailored to the bike. It's not about sheer power, but it's about useable power. Performance Bike did a shootout between the liter naked at the Nurburing last year and the only naked bike that outran the Super Duke was the Aprilia Tuono Factory.

I haven't got any real saddle time on the Tuono (Oh and would I like to!) and as much as I love my friends S4RS I have to say the KTM felt far more planted It had the power where it was usable not in some stratospheric boil, and was amazingly well suited for the kinds of twisted multi surface environment (everything from glass smooth to gaping pot holes) we find here. It was almost as forgiving as my old V-Strom 1000 with far more performance.

azoomm · 06-19-2008, 10:21 AM

Fun bike... for sure. A very good friend of mine has one, and I just refer to it as *angry*. It's my favorite ugly bike... because ugly it is...

fnfalman · 06-19-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Fun bike... for sure. A very good friend of mine has one, and I just refer to it as *angry*. It's my favorite ugly bike... because ugly it is...

KTM prides itself on the angular, industrial look. Can't mistaken it for anything else.

NONE_too_SOFT · 06-19-2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

KTM prides itself on the angular, industrial look. Can't mistaken it for anything else.

cept maybe some oragami. or a geomotry book.

CW AF 03 · 08-31-2008, 09:14 PM

I haven't ridden the SuperDuke yet, but my buddy Mattias who is the Ops Manager for Fastrack Riders out here loves it! Of course, he's Austrian too so his impartiality is officially in question.

I did demo a Hypermotard S yesterday...

squidward · 01-17-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Fun bike... for sure. A very good friend of mine has one, and I just refer to it as *angry*. It's my favorite ugly bike... because ugly it is...

They are not ugly....they are beautiful....but I'm a bit biased.

OneSickPsycho · 01-17-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by squidward

They are not ugly....they are beautiful....but I'm a bit biased.

Sick fuckin rig.

Cutty72 · 01-17-2009, 07:18 PM

ride it, I would.

marko138 · 01-18-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Sick fuckin rig.

Absolutely. I want one.

06-19-2008, 08:18 AM	#1
fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	The price tag is high but then look at all the components: Brembo radial calipers and master cylinder, Brembo radial master clutch cylinder, Brembo wheels, WP twin-speed suspensions, Renthal bars, etc. Nothing is cheap on that bike. The engine doesn't give out the highest outputs among the liter twins but the power curve is superbly tailored to the bike. It's not about sheer power, but it's about useable power. Performance Bike did a shootout between the liter naked at the Nurburing last year and the only naked bike that outran the Super Duke was the Aprilia Tuono Factory. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

06-19-2008, 10:21 AM	#3
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	Fun bike... for sure. A very good friend of mine has one, and I just refer to it as angry. It's my favorite ugly bike... because ugly it is... __________________ We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "smart"? Come Play at the Track!! http://www.elitetrackdays.com

08-31-2008, 09:14 PM	#6
CW AF 03 Ducatisti Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Las Vegas Moto: 1098, Hypermotard S Posts: 93	I haven't ridden the SuperDuke yet, but my buddy Mattias who is the Ops Manager for Fastrack Riders out here loves it! Of course, he's Austrian too so his impartiality is officially in question. I did demo a Hypermotard S yesterday...