Quite excited by this bike aswell, I think my Speed Triple is redundant, been out on it twice this year ! And once was the MOT a new bike seems to get me out more Or is the PP so good ?
The advert swayed me: no real bike shots, no specs, just loud music, a bloke roaring and hooning on a bike. Where do I sign?
KTM are the non italian equivalent of Ducati in my view. They go their own way, set theit own trends and dont conform....and in many ways they are cooler than Ducati..they have that rebellious dont give a fekk attitude...I like them , even though i dont want to....and most of the bikes look like they'd be really good fun, and proper hooligan tackle... MUST be orange!!
thats the point i think..its NOT trying to be anything..a bit like the Diavel..its creating its own niche and i for one love that...
Yes, it's just trying to be an exciting motorcycle. One that's going to sell well, KTM would hope. To be utterly honest there isn't a KTM I wouldn't buy.
I like the rc8. but its face is just so long and ugly. if they updated it with a twin foxeye or similar It would work wonders
the RC8 looks like general grievous from the appalling star wars sequels...i wonder if it was an inspiration in the same way that transformers toys were the design inspiration for the Nissan GTR? View attachment 19893 View attachment 19894
Aesthetics, motor, handling etc all brilliant. Truly. Plastic bodywork quality not even worthy of a Kinder egg toy.
be interesting to see how the new Monster stacks up against this http://www.1290superduker.com/cms/#beast
The 1290 does look the tits but id rather have 2 lesser bikes than the 1....id never be able to ride it (or the bikes i own) to their limit. But having the 2 extremes for me (RSV4 factory and Hyper 1100) is perfect. Get the best of both worlds.
I hope Ducati have a new streetfighter up their sleeve. The KTM has all the boxes ticked for me and is looking more and more like the bike that will shake me from my SF's saddle.
if i could sell the hyper and get the KTM thatd be nice but im not that rich....couldnt face the fact of selling my RSV4 - its probably the best bike ive ever had...not even the aprc version....immense fun though. Earlier this year i had a ktm660smc which was great. id consider my new (to me) hyper a step up though - heavier but more fun - i must confess i like the torque and grunt from the hyper.
Check the gallery for officially released pics KTM 1290 SuperDuke R: foto ufficiali e numeri da paura! - Motociclismo
Ktm plastics are fine, in fact both RC8's I had were better finished than the 848 by far. problem is I'm not sure I'm sold on the new released pictures of the Sd, maybe it'll be better in the flesh
The only thing I don't like about the latest pics is the end can so that's easily fixed. I'm really considering getting this bike, I wonder if they will make a 1290sm!!! Now I would definitely have one of those.
