Of all the motorcycle types on the road — sportbikes, cruisers and every oddball in between — the naked literbike might be the most outrageous. Endowed with massive, superbike-derived 1,000cc+ engines ...

When it comes to naked bikes, KTM is without a doubt one of the top manufacturers. Its products have never disappointed us as far as performances and reliability are concerned and the 1290 Super Duke ...

KTM's marketing team scared us a bit with its buildup for the 1290 Super Duke R, nicknaming it "The Beast" and pointing at a truly frightening spec sheet: 1,301 cc, 180 raging horsepower, 144 ...

Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

While we already discussed quite a lot about the newest and most dynamic segment of the two-wheeled industry, the sport-adventure class, things are far from being settled. That is, KTM is going to ...

Building on the status and foundation of the standard KTM 1290 Super Duke R, the Austrian brand has introduced a new version called the 1290 Super Duke R EVO. This new naked bike shares the same 1301 ...

To those who have everything, more will be given – and so it is with the GT, which was already the fastest and craziest touring motorcycle on the market. For 2019 it gets more horsepower, a ...

Even parked and resting on its kickstand, the 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R is a vicious machine. It barely leans over at all, looking visibly upset by the lack of movement. Like a caged mechanical pit ...

Tech aficionado Kevin Cameron dissected the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R’s revised LC8 engine and its history stating, “KTM’s LC8 V-twin has evolved through its 20-year history with increased ...