Driving report: K-Maxx-KTM Road Hero 990

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Driving report: K-Maxx-KTM Road Hero 990
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Driving report: K-Maxx-KTM

The K-Maxx-KTM Road Hero 990

She was a super duke, now she’s a street hero. Ex-racing driver Marcus Klass and his company K-Maxx turned a KTM Super Duke into an impressively dynamic, fun machine. His "Road Hero" is indeed heroic: fast, light, distinctive.

Sturdy, harmonious, ready to jump, this is what this wedge stands for on wheels. In addition the color scheme in brown with orange logos (after all, it’s a KTM) and beige font. It brings the 1970s back to life. All that’s missing is a Pril flower. Except that the power here isn’t related to fat loosening. A petite 1000, but a great experience. Simply strong, the effect the rear of the Super-Duke R unfolds, reduced to the maximum, without a pillion seat or pillion rests. And also got rid of its 14 kilogram, raised double-pipe stainless steel exhaust. Instead, this tuning KTM snorts and trumpets true drum rolls from the Remus HexaCone silencer on the side.

At the top, the then robust, vibrating V2 sounds unpleasantly loud with this pipe. The exhaust made of titanium-carbon mix emblazoned on welded series manifolds. And has made a major contribution to the weight reduction to a feather-light 187 kilograms, 16 less than the original. However, the system does not seem to bring more performance. 112 HP, eight less than in series production, is what the KTM presses against the dyno roller. Nevertheless, thanks to the crisp, short translation, it tears forward brutally. The light chain wheel from our own production has two more teeth. In sixth gear, the 990 rushes from 60 to 140 km / h in ten seconds. There are only a handful of motorcycles that can do this even faster.

Mass centralization: crouched low in the front, broad in the middle, airy and high in the back.

Like Munchhausen once while riding the cannonball, it catapults you forward. Just a much better bed. Combative, broad-shouldered, casual. And with a great overview in the thicket of curves. The knee angle is extremely relaxed. Apart from the board-hard seat, this is great ergonomics, perfectly integrated into the motorcycle. That can be directed super fine and precisely via the wide aluminum handlebar. The look of the handlebars is feist, it tapers conically from 32 millimeters in diameter in the middle to 22 millimeters on the sides. Bending even further at a lower incline? Please, a piece of cake.

The Road Hero hits the most jagged hooks, is super handy. You threaten to leave the first corners. Inside. It’s unbelievable how stable the bike feels around the steering head. It drives in the same direction as a laser beam. The PVM forged wheels with ten Y-spokes are light and a real highlight. They show this is intentional, nor the editing marks. The rear rim has an unconventional width of 5.75 inches. The Michelin Pilot Power 2CT make the machine a real size on country roads. The limit of the lean angle is only set by the front spoiler.

The rather stiff suspension strut with expansion tank never leaves any doubts about the condition of the road surface. It prefers good roads. You can rely on the superbly controllable Brembo brakes. Should something be wrong: The Thunderbolt carries a flasher relay from K-Maxx with an additional hazard warning function that can be retrofitted to many types of motorcycle. For parking on the roadside. For example, when the extremely thirsty V2 has once again sucked the 15-liter tank empty.

Road Hero data


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The Road Hero performance graph.

Driving performance:
acceleration
0-100 km / h 3.2 s (like series)
0-140 km / h 5.2 s (like series)

Draft
60-100 km / h 3.1 s (series 3.6 s)
100-140 km / h 3.2 s (series 3.8 s)
140-180 km / h 3.7 s (series 4.3 s)

Prices:
Carbon fenders 227 euros; Zupin fork conversion (titanium nitride coating, damper cartridge converted, different springs) 998 euros; nickel-plated PVM rims 2499 euros; Front brake discs revised (inner ring black anodized, modified floaters) 129 euros each; Headlights and holders 269 ​​euros; LED turn signals (Pair) 60 euros; Handlebar / clamp kit K-Maxx Fatty32 180 euros; Handlebar end caps 35 euros; VA holder for Motoscope light 35 euros; Instruments Motogadget 459 euros; mirror 89 euros; Quick-Lock fuel cap 50 Euros; SLS cover KTM LC8 35 euros (pair); Air filter box cover KTM LC8 60 euro; Engine spoiler 179 euros; Exhaust system 1790 euros; License plate holder 45 euros. Conversion parts complete 7211 euros (without wages and painting)

Contact:
K-Maxx Moving Technology GmbH, Lise-Meitner-Strabe 30, 45659 Recklinghausen, phone 02361/373725; www.k-maxx.org

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