The much-awaited KTM 790 Duke finally launched after a long
series of speculations. This bike is eventually here while KTM attempted to
come up with a motorcycle with displacement higher than 373 CC in India. The
new model of 790 Duke was displayed for the first time early last year and
stated that it would pave its way through the market of India as well.
The first performance bike 790 Duke is something that the
company got but awaits for 790 Adventure and 390 Adventure as well. This bike
also has been named as ‘Scalpel’ internationally because of its needle-sharp design and aggressive performance prowess.
Dimensions
This bike has a trellis frame with Aluminium built rear sub-frame to make it lightweight while the compact dimensions have a comparatively light kerb weight of 189kg only.
Speed and
Performance
The KTM 790 Duke gets a 799 cc parallel twin-motor which
churns out 103 bhp and 86 Nm apex torque paired up with 6-speed gearbox. For
the first time, KTM has been chunked up with parallel-twin motor on one of its
middleweight motorcycles. Its impeccable power to weight ratio is uniformly
distributed with 612 bhp per tonne. The engine is tractable due to its 75
degree crank offset and 435-degree firing order. KTM has adhered to control the
vibrations with its modified forged pistons and two counterbalancers.
Design
Along with the single-piece aluminium sub-frame, the razor-sharp sized fuel tank, inverted pitchfork LED Headlamp, split seats and a
chunky LED taillight speaks a distinctive design language. The body panels tend
to point towards the extensive weight-saving and the exhaust is placed under
the seat. It also comes with a TFT LCD screen displaying important information
of the motorcycle. The bike also rides on 17-inch alloy wheels wearing Maxxis
Supermaxx ST Tyres.
Electronics Front
The 790 Duke comes with a comprehensive electrical suit
loaded to the gills. It can be rode under four modes – Sport, Street, Rain and
Track via the Bosch EMS with RBW. This bike packs 9 level traction control,
launch control, wheelie control, slipper clutch and quick-shifter. Also, there is
a six-axis IMU-based 9 level traction control with peak level lean-angle
sensitivity, cornering ABS of Supermoto mode, engine brake control and a
bi-directional quick-shifter.
This bike has been limited for sales and remains a BS4
compliant while it is locally assembled at the Bajaj-Chakan facility.
Price
This big capacity performance motorcycle is priced at Rs 8.63
lakh and has been the largest displacement offering from KTM India. KTM 790
Duke comes through Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route to keep prices
competitive. It can, therefore, be positioned against middleweight offerings like
MT-09, Kawasaki Z900 etc.
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