P100
COMPARISON I MIDDLEWEIGHT NAKED-BIKE SHOOTOUT
they all have six-axis IMU's with
multi-level traction control, vari-
able riding and power modes,
cornering ABS, and the ability
to Bluetooth your phone to get
turn-by-turn navigation via their
bespoke apps. The Yamaha,
Kawasaki and Triumph come
standard with a quickshifter, but
it's an add-on for the KTM via
their aftermarket Tech Pack.
the high-"er"-end of the perfor
-
mance spectrum in this class for
each of the manufacturers. The
only bike we couldn't get that
deserved to be here was the
new V-twin Ducati Streetfighter
V2 S, which, unfortunately, was
indefinitely stuck in customs at
the time of our test.
A quick note on some of the
shared features of the test bikes:
be hard-pressed not to find a
bike that suits your very particu
-
lar taste.
For this comparison test,
we've got together the new in-
line four-cylinder Kawasaki Z900
SE ABS, Yamaha's inline three-
cylinder MT-09 SP, KTM's paral-
lel-twin 990 Duke and Triumph's
inline three-cylinder Street Triple
765 RS, all of which represent
