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RIDE REVIEW I 2026 KTM 990 DUKE R
Everything is adjusted by that fantas-
tic 8.8-inch TFT display, now my favor-
ite on any production motorcycle. It's
a touchscreen, so intuitive to use, and
you even get little pictures, so if you're
a complete dumbass like me, you still
know what you're adjusting.
KTM is running its own map soft
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ware, so you don't even need to pair
your phone to the bike to get turn-by-
turn navigation, which is a serious win
in my book. There's so much adjust-
ability in there it'd take me a week to
get through it all, but at a glance, KTM's
solved a problem most haven't—make
the dash easy to use. That's it. It's
amazing how convoluted some people
make their dashes.
We were lucky enough to
get a couple of laps on the
KTM PowerParts-outfitted
990 Duke R! Simple
mods like an Akrapovic
exhaust and a map, kit
WP suspensions front and
rear, some soft-compound
Dunlops, and a smattering
of carbon fiber turned the
Duke R right up to 11. It was
a heck of a ride!
