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, ...

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 ...

KTM has recently unveiled the new 790 Duke prototype created with scalpel precision to offer the best road performance in the near future. But that’s not all, as the company’s most powerful naked bike ...

We knew these bikes were coming. For the last several months we’ve reported on the fact that there were several new models in the works from KTM and now at EICMA 2019 the bikes break cover. There’s ...

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 ...

Utkarsh has over 15 years of experience traveling and documenting his adventures through words, photographs and films. Being an MBA, Utkarsh comes from a marketing background. But his quest to travel, ...

KTM’s top-of-the-line super naked is back for 2020! The 1290 Super Duke R is a bold and brash super naked motorcycle designed for versatility and practicality. It’s a muscular and powerful motorcycle, ...

The KTM 1290 Super Duke R kind of took the world of naked bikes by storm, if not by its tremendous power, then by its ultra-radical design and in-your-face brutality. Unlike other similar bikes ...

Even parked and resting on its kickstand, the 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R is a vicious machine. It barely leans over at all, looking visibly upset by the lack of movement. Like a caged mechanical pit ...