News – New 2011 KTM: 125 Duke, RC8 R Track and SMT ABS – Used KTM

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New 2011 KTM: 125 Duke, RC8 R Track and SMT ABS

News - New 2011 KTM: 125 Duke, RC8 R Track and SMT ABS - Used KTM

First manufacturer to draw at Intermot 2010, KTM innovates without really surprising: unveiled since the end of 2009, the 125 Duke is finally delivered in Germany (read our Presentation of the KTM 2010), the RC8 R wins a 100% track version called "Track" and the acclaimed 990 SMT incorporates the brand’s first ABS.

First manufacturer to draw at Intermot 2010, KTM innovates without really surprising: unveiled since the end of 2009, the 125 Duke is finally delivered in Germany (read our), the RC8 R wins a 100% track version called "Track" and the acclaimed 990 SMT incorporates the brand’s first ABS.

125 Duke: ready to show off !

Miniaturized version of the formidable Super Duke, the 125 Duke is the motorcycle of the first times for KTM: first motorcycle built in collaboration with the Indian Bajaj (shareholder of the brand), first eighth of a liter for road use and above all first Katoche dedicated to de young users (except off-road range).

Visible through photos or many videos of "teasing" (read in particular) on its, this "mini Duke" is powered by a 4-stroke single cylinder "100% developed in Mattighofen" with 15 horsepower, liquid cooled and injection electronic. Its four valves are driven by a double overhead camshaft.

The frame takes the design of the tubular steel trellis type dear to the orange brand, the wheels are in "light metal" and the suspensions developed by WP. The single-disc braking device is clamped by a radial-mounted caliper (!) And actuated by a reinforced hose comes from Brembo.

The incisive lines are, as usual with KTM, signed by the design office Kiska and reveal in particular a very oscillating arm in "honeycomb" metal, an elongated front headlight and a small rear surmounted by passenger handles.

KTM announces availability for spring 2011 for this 125 Duke which would be marketed at a "reasonable price" and which will be able to receive many options such as psychedelic borderline paints, generous hand guards, "Wave" brake discs, covers for the headlight or a seat cowl.

KTM 125 Duke tech. Sheet

Motor: Single cylinder, 124.7 cc 4-stroke, liquid cooled
Bore * stroke: 58 * 47.2 mm
Power : 11.3 kw (15 hp) at 10,500 rpm.
Couple: 12 Nm at 8000 rpm
Gearbox: six reports
Clutch : multidisc in oil bath

Frame : steel trellis
Fork: 43mm diameter inverted WP
Shock absorber: WP mono-shock
Front brakes: 280 mm single disc
Rear brakes: 230 mm single disc
Rims: 110/70/17 at the front and 150/60/17 at the rear
Wheelbase: 1350 mm (+/- 15 mm)
Ground clearance : 185 mm
Seat height: 810 mm
Fuel tank capacity: 11 liters
Full weight: 128 kg

1190 RC8 R Track: ready to track !

Designed and built by the KTM racing department, the 1190 RC8 R Track is the first Hypersportive dedicated solely to lap times: marketed in 17 ‘slick tires and without road fittings (headlight, indicators, etc.), this war bullet pushes the famous Ready to Race slogan to its climax !

True niche within a niche – even a Ducati Desmosedeci RR is approved for the road (read our)! -, the Austrian is of course intended for those who practice driving on circuits.

Taking full advantage of the experience of Orange race engineers in IDM (the German Superbike championship where KTM won the constructor title this season), this sportswoman in track gear is based on a "standard" RC8 R base that the Austrians have seriously used. boosted to go tease vibrator (read our).

It therefore uses the engine of the V-twin type at 75 ° of 1195 cc, the power of which is increased to 180 hp (170 hp on the current RC8 R) thanks to the use of a higher compression rate, a mapping of injection and an air filter typical of competition. Already thin and slender (182 kg without gasoline), the sporting muse of Mattighofen also takes the opportunity to lose a little weight through an Akrapovic silencer and many racing parts (saddle, fairings, tank, etc.).

On the chassis side, this RC8 R Track is based on the efficient tubular trellis frame, whose rear aluminum buckle is adjustable in height, and retains WP "Racing" suspensions (43 mm inverted fork at the front and fully adjustable rear monoshock), as well as its Brembo radial callipers.

Equipped with an original shifter, the KTM RC8 R will probably be available in early 2011 at a price probably close to € 25,000 (€ 20,590 for the standard RC8 R).

990 SM T: ready to brake !

Clever mix between a trail, a supermot ‘and a roadster, the 990 SM T (read our) is probably the most versatile road proposition of the Orange brand..

Undoubtedly, this SMT even turns out to be a real success, both the ardor of its 115 hp twin-cylinder and the precision of its trellis chassis and its WP suspensions allow both instinctive driving and surprising driving comfort.. 

For 2011, the Orange brand has therefore decided to increase this beautiful – and enviable – balance by equipping it with the first ABS ever offered by KTM on its production..

The performances and the lines – particular – are renewed as is, while the weight of 196 kg without gasoline climbs to 198 kg and that the price will probably be set at around 13,000 euros (12,390 € currently).

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