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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Boasting of 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, KTM’s limited edition beast gets wilder, but is less beastly to handle The “R” badge in the orange world of KTM is very significant. It is a badge of honour ...

There's been so much talking, spy photos, suppositions and whatnot related to the all-new KTM 1290 Super Duke R that it almost feels like the bike is in fact old. This sinful illusion was however ...

If you were planning to buy a new bike from KTM this year, you might want to wait just a while longer. Come March, a new Austrian monster is expected to hit the shelves. It’s called 1290 Super ...

The Super Adventure R has undergone a comprehensive redesign for the model year. Leading the changes are a new steel frame that’s 22 pounds lighter than before, plus new geometry, bodywork and a ...

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, ...

In the final days before the official launch of the KTM 1290 Super Duke R on October 18, the company is drip-feeding information on its website. The latest includes photos and the output figures of ...