KTM membuat keputusan untuk mengembalikan 790 Duke bagi tahun 2023 meskipun model itu sebelum ini telah digantikan dengan 890 Duke.
Difahamkan, keputusan hidupkan semula KTM 790 Duke itu dibuat setelah pengeluar motosikal Austria itu menerima banyak permintaan daripada pasaran global.
KTM sebelum ini menggantikan 790 Duke dengan 890 Duke ekoran mahu menghasilkan jentera yang lebih berkuasa di samping terpaksa mengikut standard emisi ketat di Eropah.
Bagaimanapun, hak enjin parallel-twin LC8c 799cc itu bukan lagi milik KTM dan sudah berpindah tangan kepada CFMOTO bagi pembangunan 800MT.
Oleh yang demikian, penghasilan semula KTM 790 Duke telah dijayakan bersama CFMOTO bagi tahun 2023.
Untuk rekod, enjin LC8c terbabit masih lagi menghasilkan 105hp pada 9,000rpm dan 82.37Nm @ pada 8,000rpm.
Meskipun enjin yang sama namun model 2023 ini telah dinaik taraf dengan beberapa ciri baharu terutamanya pakej elektronik.
Menurut KTM, 790 Duke 2023 ini datang dengan mod ‘Track’ yang sertai mod sedia ada termasuk Sport, Street dan Rain.
Model baharu ini juga dilengkapi dengan sistem ‘traction-control’ sembilan peringkat, fungsi ‘anti-wheelie’, ‘launch control’ dan tiga tetapan respon enjin.
Juga ciri baharu terdapat pada 790 Duke ini termasuk Motor Slip Regulation (MSR) dan mod Supermoto.
Namun, spesifikasi lain termasuk bahagian suspensi masih sama seperti model terdahulu termasuk fork depan WP Apex 43mm.
Following a short hiatus, KTM has decided to reintroduced the original 790 Duke for 2023.
KTM 790 Duke makes a comeback for 2023.
Powering the 790 Duke is the same LC8c mill that makes 105hp and 82.3Nm.
KTM previously replaced the 790 Duke with a bigger 890 Duke in 2021 to meet the tighter emission standard while also increasing the peak power.
However, in an interesting development, the returning Original Scalpel will also eplaced the base 890 Duke while the up-spec 890 Duke R remains in the lineup for 2023.
Also, the 790 Duke revival comes with the help of KTM’s partnership with CFMOTO who’s now in charge of the 799cc LC8c engine.
That said, the parallel-twin mill continue to make 105hp @ 9,000rpm and 82.37Nm @ 8,000rpm.
Nonetheless, it’s important to take note that the reborn 790 Duke comes with a number of exciting updates for 2023.
In addition, the 790 Duke now features new Track mode joining the existing Sport, Street and Rain mode. There’s also nine levels of lean sensitive traction control, anti-wheelie, launch control and three throttle response settings.
Also new on the 2023 790 Duke includes Motor Slip Regulation (MSR) and Supermoto mode.
Suspending the 2023 790 Duke is the same non-adjustable 43mm WP Apex front fork and a preload-adjustable Apex shock.
The introduction of the 790 Duke back in 2017 was a success with over 29,000 units sold within a short period.
However, new emission standard threatened the model’s future which prompted KTM to introduced the 890 Duke R in 2020 before subsequently replaced the 790 with the base 890 Duke a year later.
In a latest update, KTM has decided it is the right time to bring back the original Scalpel right where it left off for 2022.
While the 790 Duke retains the LC8 parallel-twin engine, the house of Mattighofen has upgraded the mill to meet Euro 5 emission regulations.
Despite the udpdate, the 2022 790 Duke now makes 105hp and 87Nm but restricted to just 93hp for the European market.
Nonetheless, the 2022MY gets premium components which includes the WP APEX suspension.
Moving on to electronics, the 790 Duke features:
Traction Control
Cornering ABS
Supermoto ABS
3 riding modes – Street, Sport and Rain
Quickshifter+
Motor Slip Regulation (MSR)
Track riding mode
cruise control
KTM My Ride
According to Team Orange, the 2022 Scalpel will return to Europe in June with a starting price of EUR8,999 (RM41k).
Although the 890 Duke remains avaialble, KTM believed that 790 Duke represents as a brige between the 390 Duke and 890 Duke.
KTM sales recorded a drop of 3.4 per cent at the end of 2020 after selling 270,047 units of motorcycles worldwide.
The slight drop was due to the coronavirus pandemic that struck the world early last year as compared to 280,099 units sold in 2019.
However, KTM reports revealed a 1.8 per cent increased (with 265,321 units) in global motorcycle production despite the production in Austria decreased by 12 per cent to 160,098 units.
Nonetheless, the Austrian manufacturer is set to grow in 2021 with the help of its Chinese counterpart, CFMoto, who is set to produce the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure in China.
According to KTM, CFMoto will assemble the company mid-range motorcycle starting this year with the China brand will also be producing their own lineup based on the KTM parallel-twin engine.
CFMoto recently revealed the all-new 800MT, an adventurer tourer motorcycle powered by the same engine found on the 790 Adventure.
Filipina merupakan antara pasaran terbesar KTM sejak model Duke 390 dilancarkan beberapa tahun dahulu di negara itu.
Ini kerana, peminat motosikal negara itu menyifatkan KTM menawarkan motosikal berkuasa besar dengan harga mampu milik.
Memasuki 2017, KTM Filipina mewujudkan kilang berkelas dunia bagi pemasangan semua model 200 dan 390 bagi Duke/RC untuk dipasarkan ke pasaran tempatan dan antarabangsa.
KTM 790 Duke
Meskipun dunia dilanda pandemik Covid-19, KTM terus mengorak langkah di Filipina apabila kilang itu kini akan menghasilkan model 790 Duke, 790 Adventure dan 790 Adventure R.
Senario ini turut membawa kepada penurunan harga mendadak terhadap model yang sebelum ini diimport dari Austria.
KTM 790 yang dikilangkan di Austria dipasarkan di Filipina dengan harga PHP820,000 (RM69,793) namun model yang dihasilkan di Filipina dijual pada harga PHP599,000 (RM50,217).
Sementara, 790 Adventure kini ditawarkan pada harga PHP 699,000 (RM59,507) manakala 790 Adventure R, PHP749,000 (RM63,764). – Top Gear Philipines
The CFMoto V.02-NK 1000cc streetfighter is nearing production.
It is powered by KTM’s 990cc LC8 platform.
It is also designed by KISKA, who have designed all KTMs.
CFMoto is on the roll since their tie up with KTM and now the CFMoto V.02-NK 1000cc streetfighter is rumoured to be close to production.
KTM and CFMoto first tied up in 2014 to produce the 125 Duke, 200 Duke and 390 Duke for the region.
KTM had contracted CFMoto to build the 799cc LC8c engine which powers the former’s 790 series of bikes including the 790 Duke, 790 Adventure, 790 Adventure R and limited production 790 Adventure R Rally. The Austrians were so impressed with the production capabilities of CFMoto that they’ve decided that they will shift worldwide production of LC8c engines to China from 2021. The factory in Hangzhou can produce up to 50,000 bikes a year.
Since then, KTM sold the 990 LC8 engine which powered the mad 990 Duke to CFMoto. It’s from this arrangement that CFMoto unveiled the V.02-NK concept in 2017. Who know? The Chinese manufacturer may even introduce the first 1000cc superbike in due time.
CFMoto’s range of motorcycles are also designed by KISKA, who also designs KTMs. Thus, the V.02-NK has some design cues from the KTM Duke R but isn’t a carbon copy. There are some innovative ideas here including underseat-mounted radiator and carbon-ceramic brake discs.
Production ought to begin next year and we shall see how the final design turns out.
We will test and review the KTM 790 Adventure and KTM Adventure R in Morocco later this week.
Both bikes were introduced in EICMA 2018.
They expand the 790 range which also includes the 790 Duke.
The 2019 KTM 790 Adventure and KTM 790 Adventure R were unveiled at the 2018 EICMA show in November. Their introduction expands the 790 family, following the launch of the 790 Duke in Malaysia back in June 2018.
However, no one has ridden or reviewed the two new 790 Adventures as they are yet launched worldwide. But fear not, because BikesRepublic.com will be present to test ride both bikes during the International Media Launch in Morocco, courtesy of KTM Malaysia.
Till then, we can offer some introduction.
Engine
Both bikes use the same LC8c 799cc ultra-compact parallel-Twin as the 790 Duke. However, bearing the “Adventure” name means they are offroad capable, hence the different engine tune. Instead of the 103 bhp and 87 Nm in the Duke, the Adventure’s engine produces 94 bhp and 88 Nm.
LC8c engine
KTM 790 Adventure
The 790 Adventure is a more road-biased dual-sport model. As such, it boasts a shorter suspension travel than the 790 Adventure R (200 mm vs. 240 mm), although taller than the 790 Duke (200 mm vs. 140 mm front/150 mm rear). The changes in suspension also gives it an 850 mm high seat height.
The forks are non-adjustable while the rear shock is adjustable for preload only. 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels are fitted with Avon Trailrider tyres.
Besides the suspension, it has a 20-litre fuel capacity. Instead of enlarging the fuel tank, the extra fuel is carried low in front of the engine. This way, the bike keeps its low centre of gravity. The “low” fuel tank is impact resistant.
KTM 790 Adventure R
The 790 Adventure R is a more off-road biased dual-sport motorcycle. Because of that, KTM it features longer-travel suspension. Moreover, it’s the only KTM 790 model to have fully-adjustable suspension. The rear shock is adjustable for spring preload for low- and high-speed compression and rebound damping. The forks, on the other hand, are adjustable for compression and rebound damping.
The 790 Adventure R’s suspension has 240 mm of travel on both ends. Consequently, the seat height goes up to 880 mm.
This model also uses 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels, but they are fitted with Metzeler Karoo 3 tyres.
Last but not least, the KTM 790 Adventure R also has a 20-litre fuel capacity and has the fuel tanks mounted like the Adventure.
KTM has teased us with a set of photos of the 2019 KTM 790 Adventure R.
The prototype version can be seen ripping around the same 799cc platform as the 2018 KTM 790 Duke.
KTM promises an adventure bike that will be super lightweight, powerful, and full of innovations that assist in off-road riding.
It was just last week when the 2018 KTM 790 Duke proved itself to be one of the best machines at the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Not only did the 790 Duke won the middleweight class thanks to Chris Fillmore, it also clocked in the third fastest overall time with just a few seconds separating them from the Ducati Multistrada 1260 Pikes Peak and the KTM 1290 Super Duke R. (more…)
The KTM 790 Duke, nicknamed as “The Scalpel” has arrived in Malaysia.
It is engineered for daily riding, daily canyon blasting and/or track carving.
The bike is compact and light!
KTM had hit pay dirt with 690 Duke since its introduction in 2012. But since the middleweight market had grown to sub-800cc engine capacities, it is time KTM continue that legacy with the 790 Duke.
KTM had pumped in large resources into developing the 2018 KTM 790 Duke. Hence, it took four years and some 18 prototypes to get it right.
But here it is, “The Scalpel” has arrived on our shores and Bikes Republic were able to have a first look. Also, please click on the link below for pricing and other details of the bike.
In creating the bike, the giant Austrian manufacturer looked long and hard at a number of criteria. The new bike has to do well as an everyday commuter, a weekend canyon carver and must embody KTM’s READY TO RACE spirit hence be track-ready. Not an easy task.
As such, it has to combine the lightness and agility of a single-cylinder (i.e. 690 Duke) and the immediate punch of a Twin.
Their solution was groundbreaking in their history. In order to achieve the above brief, KTM created an all-new parallel-Twin which they call the LC8c (liquid-cooled, 8-valve, compact). A parallel-Twin (or all inline engines for that matter) is the best compromise between weight-savings, compactness and power.
Please indulge us: A single-cylinder engine is fast-revving but will be too high-strung and vibey if its performance is pushed to the edge of its envelope. On the other hand, a V-Twin like KTM’s 1290 flagship models are powerful but the Vee-angle of the cylinders needs more space fore-to-aft, heavier and are more complex. The 1301cc 75-degree V-Twins are fine in the big bikes as those bikes are meant to be graced with 160 to 180 bhp. Additionally, since a “wide” V-Twin engine is longer, the swingarm had be to made shorter in order to compensate for the quest to achieve an overall short wheelbase. Remember, a shorter wheelbase promotes agility.
Therefore, the LC8c is one of the most compact engines around. The compactness allows for an overall lighter bike, optimal engine placement in the frame for likewise optimal weight distribution, and the swingarm could be made longer (for better road-holding and stability) while still achieving a shorter wheelbase.
The 799cc, DOHC LC8c puts out 105 bhp at 9000 RPM and 87 Nm at 8000 RPM. While it is not the highest figure among its peers in the sub-800cc segment, the KTM 790 Duke has a lithe dry weight of only 169 kg. That equals a weight-to-power ratio of 1.61 kg/1 bhp.
To quell engine vibrations, KTM engineers gave the LC8c two counterbalancers: One in its customary position front of the crankshaft and the other between the cams.
Speaking of cams, they are assembled instead of one-piece forged units for more weight savings. The lifters’ finger followers are coated with DLC (diamond-like coating) for longevity.
Making our way down, the clutch system uses KTM’s signature PASC (Power and Assist Slipper Clutch). As the name suggests, the clutch plates are forced together harder during acceleration allowing the rider to operate the lever with just one finger, while the slipper function separate the plates under hard deceleration of overly excited (or panicky) downshifting to eliminate rear wheel hop or locking up.
In the chassis department, the all-new chrome-molybdenum tube frame is laser-cut and robot-welded for close tolerances. Unlike the steel ladder frames of other KTMs, the 790 Duke’s frame features a beam on either side on top of the engine, while another two extends downwards to hold the front of the engine. This design is strong, simple and lightweight; in fact, this new frame is the among the lightest of all current production motorcycles of the same class. The steering geometry is kept at an aggressive 24 degrees.
The subframe is a single piece cast aluminium unit. This is where the airbox is located, akin to KTM’s dirtbikes. Positioning the airbox here has two benefits: 1) Intake air is removed from engine heat, and 2) The fuel tank is lower for better centre of gravity. KTM have also designed this subframe to allow for a lower seat height of only 825 mm.
As we mentioned earlier, the swingarm is much longer. However, it is still a die-cast, open-lattice design we have grown accustomed to on other KTMs.
Moving on to the suspension, the forks are 43 mm open-cartridge WP Suspension. The compression and rebound damping duties are performed by separate fork legs, while the springs are progressive. The rear shock absorber is also by WP and is gas-assisted.
The front brakes are two 300 mm discs clamped by 4-piston radially-mounted calipers. These calipers were specifically developed for the 790 Duke.
As for the electronics, the 790 Duke boasts a full complement of rider aids. Along with the Ride-by-Wire throttle, the bike has four ride modes i.e. RAIN, STREET, SPORT and TRACK. In TRACK mode, the rider could adjust his preferred level of throttle response among STREET, SPORT, TRACK; turn anti-wheelie and launch control ON/OFF; and traction control level.
Other rider electronic rider assistance include Motor Slip Regulation (MSR) which complements the slipper clutch to deliver controllable hard deceleration; Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC) with Cornering ABS; Supermoto mode which turns off the rear wheel’s ABS to allow drifting; and Quick Shifter+ which works for both upshifts and downshifts with auto-blip function. All these functions are equipped as standard and only the KTM MY RIDE function is optional.
Judging from the list of impressive features, the 800cc middleweight segment is about to heat up. Stay tuned for our full review!
