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890 Duke

Populariti KTM semakin meningkat naik sejak syarikat motosikal Austria itu memperkenalkan enjin parallel-twin LC8 kompak pada 2017.

Sejak itu, enjin 790cc itu telah pun berevolusi kepada 889cc sebelum KTM menaik taraf  enjin tersebut dengan versi ‘R’ yang menyaksikan kuasa dinaikan dari 105hp kepada 119hp.

Bagaimanapun, KTM tak bercadang untuk berhenti disitu sebaliknya ‘enjin LC8 890cc itu sekali lagi akan menjalani evolusi.

‘Spy shot’ terbaru yang diambil di kilang KTM yang terletak di Mattighofen mengesahakn perkara ini apabila memaparkan jentera ‘naked’ terbaru yang didakwa sebagai KTM 990 Duke.

Seperti namanya, KTM 990 Duke ini akan digerakan enjin parallel-twin LC8 990cc yang dibangunkan daripada platform 889cc sedia ada, namun dengan ‘bore’ dan ‘stroke’ yang lebih besar dan panjang.

Berdasarkan foto dikongsikan, 990 Duke bukan hanya akan tampil dengan enjin baharu malah rekaan dan spesifikasi yang berbeza berbanding generasi 890.

Meskipun 990 Duke bakal menawarkan perubahan besar namun dijangkakan enjin LC8 itu akan kekal dengan ‘crankshaft’ 285-darjah yang berupaya menghasilkan ‘firing interval’ yang menyamai enjin V-Twin 75-darjah.

Dengan enjin yang lebih besar, 990 Duke ini juga dijangka menawarkan kuasa lebih 130hp.

Namun, 990 Duke ini juga dijangka didatangkan dengan kerangka baharu yang lebih ringan dan kompak termasuk panel badan yang berbeza. Bahagian kerangka belakang juga tampak lebih terdedah.

Walaupun lampu depan nampak menarik – seakan menyamai GSX-S1000 – namun difahamkan itu bukanlah rupa sebenar yang akan diguna pakai.

Buat masa ini maklumat lebih terperinci beserta spesifikasi masih lagi samar namun melihat kepada pembangunan model terdahulu, 990 Duke ini dijangka akan didedahkan lewat tahun ini sebelum dilancarkan secara rasmi pada 2023. – CycleWorld

KTM begins its ‘Midweight NAKED February’ by unveiling the 2022 890 Duke R.

The new model year comes with an all-new Atlantic Blue base colour, lifted directly from the KTM 1290 Super Duke R.

 

The colour is also reminiscent of the palate used on the KTM RC16 MotoGP bike.

Nevertheless, the signature orange frame continues to offer a weird yet perfect contrast of colours, which only KTM can deliver.

First introduced in 2020, the KTM 890 Duke R continue to be the undisputed champion of the middleweight naked bike category.

Underneath the new paint job sits the famous 890cc parallel-twin engine that boasts an impressive 121hp and 99Nm.

The KTM 890 Duke R remains a no-nonsense middleweight naked bike, equally capable of tackling twisty corners on normal roads as it is on the racetrack.

Dubbed The Super Scalpel due to its lightning-fast steering geometry, the KTM 890 Duke R continue to feature a tubular steel chassis and adjustable WP Apex suspension.

The 890 Duke R is equipped with Brembo Stylema callipers, 320mm front disc, and adjustable Brembo MCS master cylinder to counteract the enormous power.

Meanwhile, the 890 Duke R also comes with Michelin Power Cup 2 tyres that ensure a reliable grip on every asphalt surface.

The 890 Duke R also features a host of electronics wizardly, which includes:

  • Cornering ABS
  • Cornering MTC (traction control)
  • 6D lean-angle sensor (roll, pitch & yaw)
  • Riding mode (Rain/Street/Sport and Track)
  • 9-levels adjustable traction control slop
  • anti-wheelie
  • throttle control settings

As always, a full range of KTM PowerParts has been developed to allow owners to personalize the 890 Duke R accordingly.

According to KTM, the 2022 890 Duke R will soon find its way to the dealership worldwide.

  • The 2020 KTM 890 Duke R was also launched at EICMA 2019. 

  • Updates to the bike refines what the 790 Duke was bad at.

  • The new bike weighs only 166 kg, dry.

The 2020 KTM 890 Duke R was also launched at EICMA 2019.

While looking almost identical, the 890 Duke R is what the 790 Duke should’ve been and more.

Starting from the engine, KTM increased both bore and stroke to 90.7 mm and 68.8 mm. Doing so ups power to 120 bhp and 99 Nm of torque, from 105 bhp and 87 Nm.

As with other new KTMs the 890 Super Duke R also receives front and rear WP Apex suspension. The Austrian manufacturer chose to bin the 790’s J. Juan front brake calipers, too. In their place are now Brembo Stylema calipers that have so far been seen on bigger bikes only.

Cornering traction control, ABS are present and motor slip regulation (MSR), thanks to an inertial measurement unit (IMU), along with the “supermoto mode” to drift the rear wheel. The up and down quickshifter is optional, of course.

The bike weighs only 166 kg, dry despite the revisions. KTM dubs it the “Super Scalpel.”

No price yet but it’s expected to cost more than the old bike. Another thing is we wonder if it’ll debut in Malaysia. Although the 790 Duke was super cheap overseas it became rather expensive when it reached our shores.

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