Austrian motorcycle maker KTM recorded a stellar year in 2015 as it charted a revenue of €1.02 billion. (more…)
Austrian motorcycle maker KTM recorded a stellar year in 2015 as it charted a revenue of €1.02 billion. (more…)
Want to start bike riding but don’t have a big budget? Worry not as we list down six best used bikes for all you avid newbies! (more…)
KTM will make MotoGP debut this year on August 14 during Austrian GP. (more…)
Who says electric power isn’t fun? Acclaimed French trials bike rider and Red Bull athlete Julien Dupont has proven so after releasing a video of him stunting and flipping the all-electric KTM Freeride E dirt bike.
Officially launched sometime last year, the KTM Freeride E sees the famed Austrian motorcycle manufacturer injecting a more extreme and dirt-busting flavour into the zero-emissions arms race.
Based on the brand’s venerable Freeride series of dirt bikes, the Freeride E adopts a liquid-cooled electric motor instead of a thumpy single-cylinder petrol engine, with the electric system able to generate up to 16kW or 22hp and 22Nm of peak torque. The system draws power from a removable lithium ion battery pack rated at 2600Wh, and can be fully charged in just 80 minutes.
Back to the video and you can see that the electric-powered dirt buster is capable of performing just as well as its petrol-powered siblings when in the right hands. The video not only sees Julien taking the Freeride E off-roading, he even goes to the extent of performing a backflip with the electric bike.
The video above again proves that you can have copious amounts of fun whilst being green and eco-friendly. You can check out more on the KTM Freeride E via its dedicated microsite, ktmfreeride-e.com. You can also check out Julien and his exploits via his official Facebook page as well.
Previewed just weeks ago in prototype form, the new 2016 KTM 690 Duke boasts several enhanced new features and hardware starting with its powertrain. The heavily revised 690cc LC4 single-cylinder now thumps out a higher output of 73hp and 73.8Nm whilst gaining a powerband that is 1,000 rpm wider than before too.
Part of the major changes made in the engine included the revised intake camshaft that now doubles up as an additional balancer shaft, resulting in lower vibrations. KTM states that both the intake and exhaust systems have been also been optimised for Euro4 emissions compliance too, making it KTM’s first engine to comply with Euro4 as well.
Apart from that comes the addition of new a cornering ABS suite, making the 2016 KTM 690 Duke the first bike in class to feature it. The naked also underpins a newly redesigned chassis frame with increased handling stability, followed by the adoption of new and re-profiled seats, LED rear lighting, as well as a nifty new TFT instrument display.
Sitting at the top of the range is the racier 2016 KTM 690 Duke R variant. Besides the offer of a bigger 75hp punch, it is set apart from the standard 690 Duke thanks to its orange-painted frame and wheels, not forgetting the signature Akrapovič exhausts system added into the package as well.
As it is, this is one nutty middleweight that we know many around the world will be anxiously waiting for.
Sources: Asphaltandrubber / MCN / Visordown
Images of what appears to be a refreshed and updated version of the KTM 1190 Adventure have surfaced online. (more…)
This is the first spyshot of KTM’s upcoming new 390 Duke-based supermoto, caught testing in the brand’s home country of Austria. (more…)
Austrian motorcycle brand KTM has reportedly announced its plans to reveal a production-ready KTM 1290 Super Duke R at EICMA later this year. The announcement came during the revealing of a new one-off prototype christened as the Super Duke R Patriot Edition. (more…)
© Copyright – BikesRepublic.com 2023 Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All rights reserved
