VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P77
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEBAS ROMERO
WELCOME
SUPER DUKE
AND CREATED A MOTORCYCLE FAR CLOSER TO THE SUPER DUKE
BEARING THE KTM NAME, HAS ANY RIGHT TO BE.
T
his year marks 30 years of the KTM Duke range and those of you who
love the 890 Duke and 890 Duke R might want to look away now.
That's because the snappy, vibrant, bratty little 890 we fell in love
with on the very first ride three years ago is now all grown up and knocking
on the door of the Super Duke in terms of shred-your-license performance.
The 2024 990 Duke is nearly a top-to-bottom rework. KTM claims 96 per
-
cent of the bike is entirely new, so if you were expecting/hoping for a revised
890, just with a bigger engine, you might be disappointed.
All grown up! The
990 is now very
much a mini-Super
Duke rather than
the bratty teenager
the 890 was.
