Seems like a weird evolution. The Big Duke will grow up to 1400 and the 990 will grow to 1100. And by that time, ktm will feel the need to release a 700, which will over time grow to another 990. It’s the circle of petrol
Great vid. Some very "spirited" riding😂 Nice looking bike but not worth the $$ IMHO. Would rather have the new MT09 SP and spend the balance on my insurance premium.
No question this puts a lot of checks in the plus column, but for me styling is not one of them. Maybe KTM and MV Agusta will see the Duke become king.
I’ve been off a bike for a few years after selling my 2016 ZX10R. Idk why but man the 990 Duke has me wanting it. The Super Duke is sick madness, but way overkill I feel like.
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I wish some people would actually listen to what I said, ffs 🤦🏻😂
990 looks absolutely amazing.. and nice twisties to enjoy the bike! looks like Canary islands to me
Where is this place? Road looks amazing
Thank you for a concise well said review. Seems like a great bike. But it’s still to fucking ugly to buy one.
nearly 14k for that bike when coming out new this year mt09 is 10k . Crazy price for a parallewr twin bike
They keep making the headlight uglier
Still pig ugly though.Just my opinion ladies so don't get your knickers in a twist.
Why would you need a pos KTM would be a better question tbh.
Robot predator face
it looks like a spider
Seems like a weird evolution. The Big Duke will grow up to 1400 and the 990 will grow to 1100. And by that time, ktm will feel the need to release a 700, which will over time grow to another 990. It’s the circle of petrol
Great vid. Some very "spirited" riding😂
Nice looking bike but not worth the $$ IMHO. Would rather have the new MT09 SP and spend the balance on my insurance premium.
Who is Jeff duke??
123 HP? That’s it? No thanks, Street Triple RS at 128 is much more interesting.
Why? Because i have a 2023 1290 evo and unless i get the 1390 i’m not cool in 2024
The best her is not the bike it's acctually the quality of the road. Damn it's good.
looking at both. thinking "save the money and spend it on power parts"
can someone explain the ktm and refinement not fitting together part??
No question this puts a lot of checks in the plus column, but for me styling is not one of them. Maybe KTM and MV Agusta will see the Duke become king.
No no no no no that's not the question!!!!
The question is: why would you want a 990R when the 1390 R exists?
It doesn't make any sense.
Bought it today. I haven't test ridden a motorcycle for a long time with that convinced must-have feeling.
Mother fucker 😂😂
I’ve been off a bike for a few years after selling my 2016 ZX10R. Idk why but man the 990 Duke has me wanting it. The Super Duke is sick madness, but way overkill I feel like.
I have a 2013 ktm 990 in my garage with the same HP. Is KTM working backwards? Am I missing rider modes and a digital dash? 😕
Mean looking headlight. I love it 😍