KTM 1290 Super Duke GT Bikes For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Average (835 mm / 32.9 inches)
• Weight: Heavy (228 kg / 503 lbs)
• Fuel Capacity: Very High (23.0 litres / 6.1 US gallons)
• Economy: Average (40 mpg / 7.1 l/100km / 14.2 km/l)
• Range: High (200 miles / 322 km)
• Top Speed: Very High (185 mph / 298 km/h)
• Capacity: Very High (1,301 cc)
• Power: Very High (170 bhp / 127 kW)
• Power to Weight: High (0.746 bhp/kg / 0.556 kW/kg)
• Redline: Average (9,800 rpm)
• Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
• Launch RRP: £16,000

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Review In A Few

What Is It?

The KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is a premium sports tourer based on the naked Super Duke R. It's powered by a Euro 4 compliant liquid cooled 1,301 cc V-Twin engine, producing 170.3 bhp at 9,500 rpm and maximum torque at 6,750 rpm, with almost 80% of the torque available from just 3,250 rpm.

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame with Aluminium single-sided swingarm
• Dual 320 mm discs up front with Brembo M50 four piston calipers
• 240 mm disc at the rear with Brembo two piston caliper
• Bosch 9ME cornering ABS system with off mode
• Adjustable 48 mm WP upside down fork with 125 mm travel
• Adjustable WP shock with 156 mm travel
• Semi-active suspension modes: Comfort, Street, Sport
• WP steering damper
• Slipper clutch
• Cruise control
• Lean angle sensitive traction control with off mode
• 4 ride modes: Rain (100 bhp), Street, Sport and Supermoto
• Self-cancelling LED indicators and LED cornering lights
• Hand adjustable screen
• Adjustable levers
• TPMS
• 2->1 Stainless Steel exhaust system
• 6 speed gearbox with gear position indicator

Compared to the 2013-2016 1290 Super Duke R on which it's based, you get the LED cornering lights integrated into the fuel tank, integrated pannier mounts, revised fuelling, heated grips, quickshifter, 5 litre larger tank and screen.

The 10-spoke 17" wheels takes a Pirelli Angel GT 120/70 tyre at the front and a 190/55 at the rear.

Accessories include an Akrapovic Titanium exhaust (1.5 kg lighter), wavy discs, 3-level heated comfort seat, smoked screen, hill hold control, 30+30 litre panniers, 48 litre top box and Carbon mudguards.

• 2016-2018: Black/orange (black wheels), orange/grey (orange wheels)
• 2019: White/orange, grey/orange

Model History & Updates

2019: Updated LED headlight, slightly pointier front fairings, GT logo on seat, new screen design, +5 bhp from revised engine, additional Track mode, 6.5" colour TFT dash from the R, updated WP semi-active suspension.

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