T
he middleweight catego-
ry is now anything but,
with
everyone seemingly
in a race to outdo each other
in the capacity stakes, so KTM
said, "Stuff it," and just went
right for the jugular and made
the closest thing to a liter bike
without being a liter bike.
Do we care? No, not at all,
because the new 990 Duke
looks sweet indeed.
Powered by a 947cc parallel-
twin, inside, it's all new, from
the cylinder head, valves,
combustion chamber, intake,
con-rods, crank, clutch and ex
-
haust. The Duke 990 rolls with
123
hp and 76 lb-ft of torque,
according to KTM.
The chassis is equally re-
vised. Still constructed using
KTM's
trademark tubular steel
with a cast aluminum subframe
with the airbox and intake inte
-
grated, the main frame now ex-
tends down the outside of the
swingarm pivot
bolt rather than
old Dukes that ran it inside.
This, KTM claims, aids signifi
-
cantly in torsional stiffness.
FIRST LOOK I 2024 KTM 990 DUKE
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2024 KTM 990 DUKE
