VOLUME ISSUE JUNE , P79
"T
his is just stupid," I say to
myself in my new Alpin-
estars helmet around
the undulations of the Portimao
MotoGP circuit in Portugal.
It's stupid because no one, I
don't care who you are, needs this
level of performance from a bike
designed as a street bike.
The 2024 KTM 1390 Super
Duke R Evo is not a purebred rac
-
ing machine. Underneath me are
190 Austrian horsepower and 106
lb-ft of torque from a now 1350cc
V-twin, and the turn of speed this
translates into the real world is
straight laughable.
I think back to the two previ
-
ous Super Dukes I raced at Pikes
Peak in the mid-2010s. Despite
having the entire KTM Power
-
Parts catalog thrown at them, the
2024 version in stock trim would
eat them for lunch right before
taking a leisurely siesta.
ABSOLUTELY
MANIC
WE MAY HAVE OFFICIALLY REACHED PEAK
NAKEDBIKE LUNACY NOW THAT THE 2024 KTM
1390 SUPER DUKE R EVO IS AVAILABLE.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK I PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEBAS ROMERO
