The swingarm is a gravity
die-cast aluminum structure
that weighs a claimed 4.8
pounds less than the old
890s. WP provides the fork
in their 43mm Apex unit, with
WP reducing the available
clicks right down to five so if
you get lost, you can easily
find your way home (still, 13
years later, no one has fitted
numbered suspension clickers
like on the first BMW S 1000
RR. Sigh).
The same number of clicks
(five) for compression and
rebound is on the shock, but
that gets preload adjustment
and a lighter, linear spring with
different valving. Bridgestone
has donated their excellent
S22 tires as the OEM rubber.
KTM claims 394 pounds for
the 990 Duke, ready to go.
The electronics get the
usual five-inch TFT dash, IMU,
traction, wheelie and launch
control, as well as five engine
modes of Rain, Street, Sport,
Performance and Track.
Expect the new 990 Duke
to come to dealers by Decem-
ber.
CN
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