11 Apr 2013

KTM 390 Duke 2013 - 1000PS

I think this is the first online review of the new KTM 390 Duke
What is that thing doing on Bubble Visor you may think.
Well..

I think this can be the bike we have all been waiting for
It is light - 140 kilogram
It has a powerful 1 cylinder engine
It probably has a nice sound with the right exhaust
A cool looking frame
Nice rims, good brakes, etc.
And the most important thing is.. it is cheap! 5000,- or something like that.

This could be the most interesting platform on the market right now to build a custom bike
Imagine this bike without the orange and all the plastic parts
It's fast enough for a cafe racer, tracker, scrambler, etc
This bike can be so many cool things.

Please KTM send one of these Duke 390's to Roland Sands, Cafe Racer Dreams, the Wrench Monkees, Mule and El Solitario and this could be the new weapon of choice in the custom world









 

11 comments:

  1. Mark Meisner11 April 2013 at 13:23

    Don't forget Deus Ex Machina!! :D

    Looks like a lot of fun indeed!!

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  2. LC8awesomeness11 April 2013 at 13:34

    The 390 is a single...but a powerfull one at that...and still cool as F***!!

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  3. Bubble Visor11 April 2013 at 13:40

    @LC8
    I don't know why I first wrote that, ha
    Just a few seconds before you commented I already changed it :)

    @ Mark
    Your right, there are many more custom builders that can do amazing things with this bike and Deus is definitely one of them

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  4. Adriaan11 April 2013 at 14:13

    nah, use the 690 instead, same bike, more POWAAAAH

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  5. Bubble Visor11 April 2013 at 14:22

    Yes the 690 is a very cool bike
    but..
    8.849,00 EURO

    That's a very big difference
    and to be honest I don't think it looks as good in stock form as the 390

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  6. baowah12 April 2013 at 07:10

    http://totalbike.hu/tesztek/2013/04/12/az_olcso_motor_is_lehet_izgalmas/

    here is our test about the bike! It's really, really cool thing.

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  7. Bubble Visor12 April 2013 at 07:38

    Thanks Baowah

    Do you have an english version of your test :)

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  8. baowah12 April 2013 at 14:27

    Not yet, it's too fresh...

    but I've got 400 pics from the factory, and factroy racing...

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  9. Zoran Holtkamp13 April 2013 at 07:52

    Awesome little machine!
    I'd prefer this to the heavier 690.
    Light and nimble ftw ;-)

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  10. Harsh Man Rai14 April 2013 at 18:14

    Hey Lenny, made in India. Love it!

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  11. Bubble Visor15 April 2013 at 09:31

    Yes, India is making a big footprint on the motor map lately, cool!

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