Aphex
2015-10-06 19:57:00 UTC
The fook is going on with the nose? It's like they took a 990 SMT front end and said how can we make this worse?
The 6.5 gallons of fuel capacity is really nice though.
Pics for the lazy:
SDNerd
2015-10-06 20:30:00 UTC
ktmguy
2015-10-06 21:29:00 UTC
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cdlabate
2015-10-06 21:45:00 UTC
fugly is a understatement !!!!!
Lowrance
2015-10-06 22:42:00 UTC
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omky756
2015-10-07 00:58:00 UTC
Stratkat
2015-10-07 02:39:00 UTC
Aphex
2015-10-07 03:23:00 UTC
SDNerd
2015-10-07 14:48:00 UTC
To be honest, the final product looks much better than the cammo version seen in these teaser photos. The painted versions do look pretty slick but it still has that monster shark mouth on it though. The one thing I suggested they consider revising (well, that and the ridiculous SS swingarm).
If AC's review is accurate, this could be THE do it all road bike.
Aphex
2015-10-07 16:23:00 UTC
Lowrance
2015-10-08 02:47:00 UTC
This GT is not going to be bought by current SDR owners, but hopefully it gets more people buying KTMs so they can keep developing big horsepower V-twins.
I for one will keep traction control off, and take the wind in the face.
Bermo KTM
2015-10-08 05:29:00 UTC
What a fookn joke..!!
Definitely isn't a good direction.. Already have the market
with duel sport top dog..
The injuns are going backwards..
The need to perfect their Superduke..
I hesitate knowing I can buy a v4 of better
quality and less p.i.t.a.fix to make it right..
My opinion..
KTM DID GOOD.. BUT NOT BETTER.!!!
= 1290cc. 163h.p.
Aprilia Tuono 1100cc 175h.p.
Better electronics..
Quick shifter standard..
Switch modes on the fly...
Anyone ride a new 1100 Tuono.???
Let alone.. the new rsv4...??
201h.p.
Out the door cheaper too..
Except the rsv4rf
Aphex
2015-10-08 12:19:00 UTC
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SDNerd
2015-10-08 15:53:00 UTC
"It also gets a standard quickshifter."
"Oh, and more power and torque too. KTM aren’t saying exactly what power it’s producing yet but we reckon on more than 180bhp."
So I wonder what they did differently to make it work on this bike.
Bermo KTM
2015-10-08 17:42:00 UTC
BFD
More power: Bullshit. Moto rag/marketing hype. 150 RWHP. There are only 2 ways to increase power without change in displacement: increase compression and/or let the engine spin faster. Either of these have other considerations/ramifications; I can't see KTM successfully rolling out a variable valve timing/lift system any time soon to keep the broad power band (part of the reason they puffed the displacement to 'busa territory), while making more power.
QUACK-QUACK
Lowrance
2015-10-10 14:25:00 UTC
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2015-10-10 14:51:00 UTC
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cdlabate
2015-10-10 17:30:00 UTC
Not sure if I'll be able to own another road bike without it.
You forgot the QS.
enigma990
2015-10-11 03:51:00 UTC
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2015-10-22 07:10:00 UTC
Bermo KTM
2015-11-02 19:20:00 UTC
Bermo KTM
2015-11-02 20:22:00 UTC
While searching, I found something that shows that the GT will be even more special than anyone realised:
KTM has unveiled its 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike and it’s coming to Australia early next year to fire up the touring sector.
It is powered by the lethal weapon 10301cc V-twin engine with new cylinder heads and new combustion and ignition maps for a more easily controlled bike that suits its touring capabilities.
Now, where DID I put that Traction Control....
ilmothefinn
2015-11-03 00:12:00 UTC
Bermo KTM
2015-11-03 22:13:00 UTC
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2015-11-04 10:17:00 UTC
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2015-11-04 16:20:00 UTC
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Lowrance
2015-11-05 17:54:00 UTC
BrandonH
2015-11-11 17:36:00 UTC
I also have begun to like the looks. At first I thought it is horrible, but when I look at them I slowly get the idea. Someone mentioned mantis - well I like their style. Old V-max (don't like the new one) had some too, looks...
We formerly had XJR:s and those were about the most beautiful bikes there could be. At least post 90:ies... Specially the engine is a classic. Sadly they were a bit on a heavy side and inline4 is acoustically dull. I did everything I could on mine (welded a complete collector, had supertrapps for endcans) and still it sounded like - inline4...
I had already lost interest in motorcycles but disease came back when I found SDR1290... It had what I expected Yamaha to have in MT-01 but didn't deliver, SDR1290 is light, seating position is just made for my body (I'm 6"1, 220lbs), it has only the essentials, V2 with plenty of torque down low where I like to travel... I don't ride it like youngsters ride their race replica's, I ride it like it was a tractor... I rode my XJR like it was a tractor and well, people don't change so easily. I just like it when on 5th gear, I give it some GO at 2500-3000 I/min (it's a bit tuned for that too so it does deliver). Can feel the pulses then... And the sound when decelerating (has decat, too), that scares the mooses off the road (that's a fact!)...
OK, 1290 GT might have a market. As I said somewhere, I think a platform-thinking is a good idea. So be there alternatives for people, they already have 3 good engines, 1050, 1190 1290... Or... Should it be 1050, 1190, 1390? There's no substitute for...
The build quality sucks anyhow, they have to concentrate on this.
DribbleDuke
2015-11-17 21:31:00 UTC
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Lowrance
2015-11-17 21:43:00 UTC
Wow all of the things (except for the quick shifter) that are on the SUPER ADVENTURE and I bet you missed the HEATED SEAT Still sounds like a Super Grand Touring model to me and NOT a Duke bare fisted naked street brawler, just me I guess. I wonder if the "R" model will have a 21" front wheel?[/quote]
I wanted to keep some a surprise [SMIRKING FACE].
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enigma990
2015-11-17 23:11:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 01:46:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 03:37:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 04:12:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 06:17:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 06:59:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 08:47:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 10:47:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 12:22:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 14:12:00 UTC
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2015-11-18 15:30:00 UTC
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2015-11-19 04:22:00 UTC
Lowrance
2015-11-28 15:14:00 UTC
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2015-12-03 17:01:00 UTC
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2015-12-04 00:50:00 UTC
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2015-12-04 13:41:00 UTC
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2015-12-05 04:32:00 UTC
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2015-12-08 19:18:00 UTC
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2015-12-08 22:57:00 UTC
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2015-12-09 03:15:00 UTC
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2015-12-09 04:50:00 UTC
Scotty
2015-12-09 13:01:00 UTC
cdlabate
2015-12-10 08:24:00 UTC
You can ride around in smug mode on Your SDRs, safe in the knowledge that you are riding the true Duke DNA, unlike these other guys on the same bike with a screen on it...
A couple of years ago I looked at getting an SMT as a 2-up bike, rode one and quite liked it save for the fact that it didn't have the full-fat 990 SD engine spec. Chatting to the dealer afterwards (Premier Bikes, Didcot, UK) they said that the 990 SMT wasn't due for an upgrade as it would be superseded by a 1290 variant - this was in the middle of 2013. Personally I don't mind it, but I'm surprised that they haven't called it the SMT to differentiate it from the SDR - maybe it's closer mechanically to the SDR than the SMT was to the 990 SD?
enigma990
2015-12-10 14:26:00 UTC
Aphex
2016-01-08 01:37:00 UTC
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Lowrance
2016-01-08 11:50:00 UTC
Do we allow GT owners to join or are we going to remain elitist?
It is a Superduke after all.
Aphex
2016-01-08 12:15:00 UTC
I'm only a relative new kid without too many posts and haven't been here very long (and I'm still learning all about the new terminology such as SAS, Flies, Motohooligan airboxes and the like
Lowrance
2016-01-08 14:57:00 UTC
I have also considered selling my 990 and F800 for the GT..? I'll see what the reviews are first. I think if I sell the 990 and F800 I will get the GT and a EXC500 .
enigma990
2016-02-19 16:19:00 UTC
Lowrance
2016-02-19 19:11:00 UTC
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Aphex
2016-02-19 22:26:00 UTC
DukeNukem999
2016-04-14 03:23:00 UTC
Saying that I don't mind the looks tbh .. but then again I like the Yamaha MT-10 in Black too (just wish they'd change the wheel colour).
scamb66
2016-04-18 20:34:00 UTC
Some are very excited and attracted by it, some concentrate on specific novelties like QS or CC or the suspension, some are happy there's more room, and some don't seem to be moved by it in any way.
Not that anyone asked, but I look at it with the same blank stare with which I gaze upon the 2016 SDR - where the only change is the clutch fluid is no longer mineral.
Plake
2016-10-07 07:17:00 UTC
Sarasota_Steve
2016-10-08 03:19:00 UTC
The older I get the more the GT makes better sense. I generally do more k's on my Tiger 800XC, not for its off road functionality, although it does get some but just because it's a better bike over longer distances and shitty roads.
The 1290 only really gets used for quick squirts. It has actually been that long since I rode it that the battery went flat. Maybe time to ditch both and just get a GT.
scamb66
2016-10-08 05:37:00 UTC
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2016-10-08 07:01:00 UTC
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2016-10-08 09:13:00 UTC
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2016-10-08 14:02:00 UTC
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2016-10-08 18:26:00 UTC
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HMak
2016-10-09 01:16:00 UTC
The old 990s crash pretty well, hope the GT is just a few plastic panels.
fatbob
2017-11-07 15:11:00 UTC
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2017-11-10 19:40:00 UTC
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