Motorcycle novelty: KTM eyeing the success of the Africa Twin
We know since the end of last year that KTM is developing a new parallel twin of around 800cc to expand its road range, with a new bike located between the Duke 690 and the beastly Duke 1290. According to the boss of the Orange brand, this future "Duke 800" will not land alone in 2017: its new engine should…
It has been known since the end of last year that KTM is developing one to expand its road range, with a new motorcycle located between the and the bestial. According to the boss of the Orange brand, this future "" will not land alone in 2017: its new engine should also equip a trail…
An Adventure 800 for hunting on the land of the Africa Twin
With this "Adventure 800", Stefan Pierer’s avowed ambition is to give the answer to the, whose significant commercial success demonstrates the relevance of a return to "reasonably" heavy and "reasonably" expensive trails, and above all "reasonably" able to think outside the box !
With its future 800 cc vertical twin, KTM will theoretically have an engine capable of achieving this objective, especially since the brand excels in the art of developing compact, light and efficient units. We can expect a power of 110/115 hp – sufficient for the target program – and a well spread torque curve. But also a touch of punch "à la KTM", which is precisely .
It is then "enough" to insert this engine into a tubular cycle part with well thought out rigidity (that too, KTM knows very well how to do it), to graft it with "house" WP suspensions with high travel, a 21-inch wheel (19 mini), powerful brakes, a minimum of electronics (ABS and anti-skating can be deactivated), and voila !
It remains to be seen how this KTM Adventure 800 will fit into the Austrian manufacturer’s trail range, already sufficiently supplied with the Adventure 1050, the Adventure 1190 and the. These models being quite oriented "road" with the exception of the "R" version of the 1190 pictured above (read), logic would want this Adventure 800 to put forward all-terrain ambitions, as it does. the Honda…
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