10 Things You Need To Know About The 2024 KTM 990 Duke

The newly unveiled KTM 990 Duke combines powerful updates and a fresh look with technological innovations to continue the tradition of its predecessors in the mid-range naked bike segment.

[@ulrichfrey2068]

I've ridden all the rivals. Nothing compares

[@joeridestrijcker445]

Interesting... I was just looking at the 890R when this one was announced/released; just going by specs it seems like you get marginally more power/torque and generic (?) calipers instead of Stylema, more weight... and that for a 2000-2500 euro extra... purely on paper that doesn't seem like a wonderful deal; maybe actual riding experience would shed more light to this

[@redline9221]

It's because you'd have to compare it against some future 990R

[@redline9221]

But yeah, 990 gen seems like such a small improvement over the 890. Really poor power increase for 100cc extra

[@joeridestrijcker445]

​@@redline9221 Ok, but if the R adds another 2000 euro then it would go over 17k and that's nearing a higher range altogether. Unless it gets another 20 horses, upgraded suspension and brakes and all electronics enabled for good, it would price itself out of the market imho

[@rjanzen3810]

100% Chat GPT. Zero effort content.

[@Jim-su7en]

New frame looks like ass. Why does the new casting process produce such unsightly results ?