KTM Duke 890 R review

[Esceptico]

First review I’ve seen

https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/11/article/2020-ktm...

I think he liked it!

I’m testing a Tuono Factory tomorrow but will also pop into the KTM dealer to enquire about the new Duke.

[Gee68]

Sounds like an awesome bike and I kinda like the looks,not sure about the exhaust though.

[moles]

This is the bike i’m most waiting for. I last had a bike in 2008 and am looking to get back into it again.
Anyone heard anything about availability was supposed to be around now but all gone eerily quiet?.

[Stuart Fordyce]

There was an Alan Cathcart review in Motorcycle Sport and Leisure a few months ago. Seemed to really rate it and quite a bit harder edged than the 790 apparently

[Esceptico]

Gee68 said:

Sounds like an awesome bike and I kinda like the looks,not sure about the exhaust though.

Everything is relative. Compared to the dustbin masquerading as an exhaust attached to the Tuono it is a work of art.

[CallorFold]

Random one, but I dont suppose anyone knows the bar width (end to end) for either the 790 Duke or the 890 R? I have unfortunately restrictive storage limitations!

[carinaman]

Does 760mm sound right?

It'll fit through a whatever a normal sized UPVC front door in the UK is.

[CallorFold]

carinaman said:

Does 760mm sound right?

It'll fit through a whatever a normal sized UPVC front door in the UK is.

Yeah great news if that's right our XJ6 is 760mm and that just fits through the door. Unforutnately the space inside isn't much wider so it's a bit restrictive. Feard it maybe into the 800's which would really make things difficult.

[carinaman]

CallorFold said:

carinaman said:

Does 760mm sound right?

It'll fit through a whatever a normal sized UPVC front door in the UK is.

Yeah great news if that's right our XJ6 is 760mm and that just fits through the door. Unforutnately the space inside isn't much wider so it's a bit restrictive. Feard it maybe into the 800's which would really make things difficult.

I didn't know about blingy orange ones:

https://www.gear4motorcycles.co.uk/products/ktm-ha...