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KTM 890 Duke Coming Soon for $11,700
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he brand new KTM 890 Duke
will be hitting dealer floors
sooner than we originally antici-
pated, with KTM USA getting a
small early batch of the highly
anticipated naked bike.
This bike was not supposed
to see the light of day in the U.S.
until 2021, but such has been
the response that KTM has fast
forwarded the delivery for a price
of $11,699.
The 890 Duke is the replace-
ment for the brilliant 790 Duke,
a machine we also had to wait
a year longer than the rest of
the world to get (this happens
a lot with manufacturers in the
U.S., not just with KTM). It's an
up-spec model compared to the
790, and much more in line with
the recently released KTM 1290
Super Duke R. There's now fully
adjustable suspension in the
Apex fork up front and WP shock
out back; Brembo Stylema cali-
pers replace the J. Juan calipers,
and the extra capacity of the
890 motor sees power boosted
to 119 horsepower and 73 lb-ft
of torque. Add into the mix a dry
weight of 365 pounds, and you'll
have a very spicy orange meat-
ball, indeed.
We'll be testing the 890 Duke
as soon as a press unit becomes
available at Cycle News and if it's
anything like the 1290, this thing
is going to be awesome. CN
Yummy! We can't
wait to throw a leg
over the new 890
Duke from KTM.
