[Venkatesh]

KTM 1290 Super Duke RR is powered by a 1,301 cc, LC8, 75-degree, v-twin makes around 180 bhp and 140 Nm.



The 1290 Super Duke RR is 9 kilograms lighter than the standard KTM 1290 Super Duke R, boasting a 1:1 power to weight ratio and ultra-exclusive, lightweight carbon fiber bodywork. It also comes with an Titanium Akrapovic slip-on exhaust system



The sharp tail unit is carbon fibre, and the wheels are also 1.5 kg lighter than before and come shod with Michelin Power Cup2 tyres for added grip on the track.



The 1290 Super Duke RR also gets WP Apex Pro 7548 Close Cartridge forks, an adjustable WP Apex Pro 7117 steering damper, and Apex Pro 7746 rear shock.



The electronics package has also bee revised on the RR, with Track and Performance riding modes, which allow far more adjustability for rear wheel slip, throttle response, launch control and motor slip regulation.



Only 500 of the KTM 1290 Super Duke RR are going to be built. Will go on sale in Europe only.

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[bigron]

Welcome to hell!! I have always maintained that if the devil needs to get somewhere in a hurry he will take out the Super Duke R.

This is such a maniac machine , one has to ride it to believe it. I took this one for a spin overseas and nothing comes close to such brash adreline. The chassis is connected to your brain and goes where you think the bike should go even before you move the arms.
Though the pre 2020 model was a complete maniac the updated 2020 is more rider friendly and will not chew your head off if you are not breaking the speed gun. The LC8 engine is a gem. This limited edition should take the insatity a notch higher. There is a reason it's called 'The Beast'.

[no_fear]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

Only 500 of the KTM 1290 Super Duke RR are going to be built. Will go on sale in Europe only.

For a moment I was all excited that this bad boy will be coming to India.

[Venkatesh]

All the 500 units of the KTM 1290 Super Duke RR have been sold out completely in just 48 minutes of going on sale digitally.



KTM has also added a waiting list option for the customers who are still interested in the bike and are willing to take a chance in case any of the existing bookings get cancelled.

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[Akshay6988]

Originally Posted by bigron

Welcome to hell!! I have always maintained that if the devil needs to get somewhere in a hurry he will take out the Super Duke R.

This is such a maniac machine , one has to ride it to believe it. I took this one for a spin overseas and nothing comes close to such brash adreline. The chassis is connected to your brain and goes where you think the bike should go even before you move the arms.
Though the pre 2020 model was a complete maniac the updated 2020 is more rider friendly and will not chew your head off if you are not breaking the speed gun. The LC8 engine is a gem. This limited edition should take the insatity a notch higher. There is a reason it's called 'The Beast'.

Off Topic but reading this felt like I'm hearing it from a certain Clarkson, that british TV bloke I would like to read more about your experience with this bike.
Coming to the bike, oh boy this looks mean ! I had a chance to ride my friends RC390, that adrenaline rush was just wow.

[bigron]

Originally Posted by Akshay6988

Off Topic but reading this felt like I'm hearing it from a certain Clarkson, that british TV bloke I would like to read more about your experience with this bike.
Coming to the bike, oh boy this looks mean ! I had a chance to ride my friends RC390, that adrenaline rush was just wow.

Clarkson is a personal favorite.

Coming to the bike, I first rode this in 2018 when they updated the suspension from the original bike. They were other changes like an updated electronics package and cruise control but the main stay has always been the LC8 engine. This engine had an on off switch. You could cruise all day like a good boy next door under 5/6000 rpm and everything was friendly, with near perfect fueling.
The second you go WOT and the rpm passes the 7000 mark, the devils descend and you are trying to hang on and not have your head bitten. There is not a single MC in the world that will present you with a more intoxicating cocktail of acceleration, chassis response and telepathy like this V twin. It is at home on straights, twisties and the circuit.

I have and still do ride very fast bikes, even my own bike is unrestricted running a custom map but being a naked sans any protection, the Super Duke R is on a different level all together. Not a bike for every taste but for a few, nothing else will do.
It was comfortable, decently ergonomic and spacious without being bulbous.
The braking and clutch were top notch and the new suspension was talkative and took well to road imperfections.

Last year on an overseas trip I took the updated 2020 for a spin. A friend was swapping his BMW 1000RR for a Panigale and the showroom had a new KTM 2020 standing. Extensive changes have been made to the 2020 model and the star again is the updated LC8 engine. Hats off to the engineers to come out with the most powerful iteration of the engine yet while still conforming to the tighter Euro norms. The engine traits had changed and now instead of chewing your head, it only peeled your skin from your arms while presenting a more linear acceleration. Still brutally fast of course and KTM could have given just 1 wheel if it wanted to on this thing because the front hardly likes the tarmac. Also, sudden acceleration and braking on the KTM will give you pain in places you did not know could hurt from acceleration and braking.

It was very very agile, relatively comfortable with unreal chassis response . Had all the latest electronic wizardly but I did not play with. Everyone should experience the Super Duke R once before Greta Thunberg takes it all away and motorcycles run on wall chargers.