Would you fancy a KTM Duke 200 with a taller 6th gear?

While some would argue that the highway isn't really this horse's course, India's a country where a motorcycle has to wear many hats and we're still sometime away from the time when we'll have specialist motorcycles for specialist purposes. In light of that, a taller sixth gear is something many KTM Duke 200 owners have wanted for their rides. Help could be at hand as a report on Overdrive mentions that a taller sixth gear is indeed under consideration for the KTM Duke 200. If that actually pans out, the Duke 200 could make a nice tourer, and if KTM does oblige and bring in a few more improvements such as a tank with a higher capacity and a larger fly screen up front, we'll be looking at a tight little touring package.

 

Talking of these improvements, KTM does have concrete plans of getting into the Touring/Adventure category (As confirmed by KTM CEO Stefan Pierer to CycleNews) with the small capacity Duke platform. The upcoming KTM Duke 390 will eventually metamorphose into a on/off roader, in line with the Adventure range of motorcycles that KTM builds. So, a similar approach with the KTM Duke 200 could be just what the doctor ordered, especially for riders who're a little hard strapped for the 2 lakh plus rupees at which a KTM Duke 390 based Adventure motorcycle is expected to be priced at.