[TusharK]

KTM might offer the fully-faired version of the Duke 250 in India. A test mule of the KTM RC 250 was recently spotted near Pune.



The latest spy images indicate that the KTM RC 250 will be offered with a similar fairing as the RC 390. The bike is painted in a familiar orange, white and black color scheme. The trellis frame on the test bike is painted black, while the alloy wheels are painted in orange. The body graphics are similar to the RC 200 but instead of an under-body exhaust, the RC 250 gets a side-mounted muffler.



The KTM RC 250 will likely be offered with the same 248.8cc, liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine as the 250 Duke. This engine produces 29.5 BHP @ 9,000 rpm and 24 Nm of torque @ 7,500 rpm and is mated to a 6-speed transmission. It does not have ride-by-wire like the RC 390.

The bike rides on 43 mm upside-down front forks and a monoshock at the rear. Braking duties are handled by a single 300-mm disc in the front and a 230-mm rear disc. In the international market, the RC 250 is available with ABS and a slipper clutch. The features available on the Indian variant are not yet known.

Source: Indian Autos Blog

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[Omkar]

Originally Posted by TusharK

The trellis frame on the test bike is painted black, while the alloy wheels are painted in orange. The body graphics are similar to the RC 200 but instead of an under-body exhaust, the RC 250 gets a side-mounted muffler.

IMO the RC 250 looks more like the RC 390 than the RC 200. Simple reason being that the RC 200 is prominently orange and white while the RC 390 is prominently orange and black.

Also, the split trellis frame in black and orange from the Duke 250 has been replaced by the single frame for the RC 250 (like the RC 390). Though it's good to see that it has been painted in black as the RC 200 and 390 both have it in orange.

In the international market, the RC 250 is available with ABS and a slipper clutch. The features available on the Indian variant are not yet known.

KTM shouldn't be eliminating ABS on bikes, it's bad enough that the Duke 250 doesn't get it. Though I am hoping that the RC 250 will get ABS as it will be made mandatory anyway from April 2018. Hope KTM doesn't follow the strategy Yamaha is following - Related article.

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