Premiere: KTM 990 Super Duke R

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Premiere: KTM 990 Super Duke R
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Premiere: KTM 990 Super Duke R

Premiere: KTM 990 Super Duke R
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They are particularly valuable: Black pearls from the South Seas achieve top prices from jewelry experts. You have to shell out a few thousand euros to hang them around the neck of a beautiful woman and then enjoy the undisguised combination as a total work of art. Undoubtedly ?? there is something.

Uwe Seitz

07/16/2008

Black Pearl

There is, however, another black pearl that inspires male fantasies: It does not come from the South Seas, but from a southern Alpine republic. Naked as the KTM engineers created it, it is a devilish temptation, especially when you know its new inner values. Because while the previous R version shared the twin with the standard Duke and stood out from it primarily through its sharper geometry and a more exclusive chassis, this year in Mattighofen they worked hard on the two-cylinder for the new R..

Instead of the 120 horses, there are now 132 stallions tugging at the rider. Your arms get really long on the seemingly endless uphill straight on the Salzburgring. The 10 percent more power is clearly noticeable, especially in the upper speeds. The new R turns almost 1000 rpm higher than the familiar twin and carries the driver forward with determination until the limiter intervenes at 10 500 rpm. There the engineers pretty much tickled the last of the horsepower out of the LC8 engine with all sorts of technical magic. First of all, on the cylinder heads: These were given larger intake ports, which increased the diameter of the intake valves to 41 millimeters. Instead of steel, the valves are now made of titanium, which has a significant influence on the increase in speed due to the lower weight. The valve springs are identical to those of the RC8. The throttle valve bodies with a diameter of 52 mm also come from the RC8 Racer. All measures for higher throughput, as well as the optimized outlets.

Drive two-cylinder V-engine, 4 valves / cylinder, 97 kW (132 HP) at 10,000 / min *, 102 Nm at 8,000 / min *, 999 cm³, bore / stroke: 101.0 / 62.4 mm, compression : 11.5: 1, ignition / injection system, 52 mm throttle valves, hydraulically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, G-Kat Chassis steel space frame, steering head angle: 67.3 degrees, caster: 94 mm, wheelbase: 1450 mm, Ø fork inner tube: 48 mm, spring travel from / h .: 135/150 mm Wheels and brakes Light alloy cast wheels, 3.50 x 17″/5.50 x 17″, Front tires: 120/70 ZR 17, rear: 180/55 ZR 17, 320 mm double disc brakes with four-piston fixed calipers at the front, 240 mm single disc brakes with single-piston floating calipers at the rear Weight (dry) 186 kg *, tank capacity: 18.5 liters Super (of which reserve: 2.5 l)
Base price 13795 Euro (incl. Ancillary costs)
Data KTM 990 Super Duke R

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Premiere: KTM 990 Super Duke R


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If what is on offer is still not enough, the series R can be upgraded with all sorts of extras from the KTM catalog.

A DLC-coated piston now works in the cylinder itself. This coating eliminates the need for the bushing in the cylinder, which not only increases the speed, but paired with the lighter connecting rod ?? the oscillating masses were reduced. The most visually obvious is the new manifold that comes from Akrapovic. This powerful motor, the cleanly adjustable brake, the stiff WP chassis, the radical geometry with the steep steering head angle and the great handling are simply fun in this combination. But also thoughtful: Where should this fun be reproduced, if not on the closed piste? This question not only raises the hard throttle response. On the country road, the R is only something for the tough bones because, firstly, it lacks any comfort, and secondly, because you can only move this fun beating within the law with the greatest self-denial. On the other hand, you can and can do anything with her on the slopes. Clear advantage over clunkers and female luxury bodies.

Conclusion: According to KTM, the Super Duke is said to have revealed in a test with a top-tuned 150-horsepower twin that the concept with so much power is impassable. 132 HP go well against it. Pressure in all positions all the way up, everything on this naked bike is crying out for attack. You can’t escape that, and that’s a good thing. If you are looking for an everyday motorcycle, you have to look around for something else.

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