KTM 1290 Super Duke Special Edition

KTM’s king of the jungle, beating its chest with a hair-raising rumble. Wild on the face of it, but just as refined as the original within. And packing a knockout PowerParts punch. The result is lightweight and tailor-made, with an Akrapovic silencer howling for more and an exclusive paint job screaming for attention. From you, the boss. This model upgrade, only available for a limited period, treats The Beast to a whole host of top quality KTM PowerParts.

Another contribution to optimum deceleration is delivered by ergonomically perfect controls. The KTM 1290 Super Duke R Special Edition carries levers adjustable in several parameters. Length and distance to the handlebars of the clutch and hand brake levers can be adjusted to the rider’s hand size and preference. Machined from high strength aluminium, the levers also fold upwards, which means they do not break easily, should a ground contact take place. Lever guards as seen in professional racing afford them even more protection from damage while avoiding unintentional deployment by contact with other riders or machines in close fights on the race track.

Another part specially optimized for sport use is the two-part seat, even though it offers a lot of comfort thanks to its cushion made of special foam with exactly defined pores. The front part lets the rider sit two millimeters higher and offers improved contact to the bike thanks to its narrower front.

In tough race track use, occasional ground contact of exposed motorcycle parts cannot always be avoided. In order to protect the most exposed portions of the LC8 power pack, the 1290 Super Duke R Special Edition generator and clutch covers carry highly resilient protectors made of up to five millimeters of carbon/kevlar mix.

High quality, great looking PowerParts also distinguish the KTM 1290 Super Duke R Special Edition visually from the standard version, further enhanced by its bespoke graphics and the paint finish in ‘Galvano Orange’.

The1290 Super Duke R Special Edition silencer has been jointly developed by KTM and Akrapovič. The slip-on that gives this bike its unmistakable sound is made of titanium, saving 1.5 kg of weight toward the original. The standard mapping of the electronic engine management remains unaltered despite the greater muffler flowrate.

More weight is saved by the caps of the clutch, rear brake and front brake reservoirs which are milled from the solid. The orange anodized finish of the high strength aluminium parts also adds some small but very smart pieces