KTM's marketing team scared us a bit with its buildup for the 1290 Super Duke R, nicknaming it "The Beast" and pointing at a truly frightening spec sheet: 1,301 cc, 180 raging horsepower, 144 ...

Of all the motorcycle types on the road — sportbikes, cruisers and every oddball in between — the naked literbike might be the most outrageous. Endowed with massive, superbike-derived 1,000cc+ engines ...

Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

The most exciting exhibit at either Intermot or EICMA was the first showing of the KTM 1290 Superduke R prototype – a super-lightweight, trellis-framed naked bike powered by a 1290cc version of the ...

A few days ago we covered the new WP Apex Semi-Active Suspension from KTM. Currently touted as the most sensitive and fast-responding suspension available for the German manufacturer’s fleet, KTM’s ...

If you were planning to buy a new bike from KTM this year, you might want to wait just a while longer. Come March, a new Austrian monster is expected to hit the shelves. It’s called 1290 Super ...

Boasting of 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, KTM’s limited edition beast gets wilder, but is less beastly to handle The “R” badge in the orange world of KTM is very significant. It is a badge of honour ...

"The Super Duke R’s electronics take centre stage" ...

KTM’s full-beef 1290 Super Adventure S & 1290 Super Adventure R duo are finally headed to the Americas – and this year’s updates in electronics have given both machines a bit of extra independence.

KTM's 1290 SUPER DUKE R, to give it its proper title (yes, KTM does really insist on the shouty capitalisation) sits at one of the extremes: it's a ground up road-bike, meaning no part of it has ever ...

The Super Adventure R has undergone a comprehensive redesign for the model year. Leading the changes are a new steel frame that’s 22 pounds lighter than before, plus new geometry, bodywork and a ...