The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, KTM, has filed patents that indicate they are going to incorporate radar technology into their bikes.... Read More
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Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM as been highly successful in off-road racing around the world but is now producing a lot of road-going motorcycles and competing successfully in road racing. MotorbikeWriter as attended world launches for their bikes, toured the Austrian production facilities and has a keen insight into their development and future. We also road test their bikes for performance, suitability of purpose, handling, comfort, styling, value and economy.
E-Pilen Updates And More With EV motorcycles coming in hot to dominate the industry in a post-COVID utopia, KTM’s CEO... Read More
Michael Carusi has created this KTM 500 SX-F derived flat-track monstrosity. As you can see from the photos taken by Andrew Jones with Machines That Dream, it’s awesome. You don’t typically find flat-track motorcycles being built from highly-capable offroad wheelie machines, but alas, here we are. Michael Carusi took the... Read More
Limited Quantities KTM will bring the 2021 450 SX-F Factory Edition dirt bike to Australia in March of this year,... Read More
Earlier this year I broke the news of Ducati’s museum re-opening with the ability to take a virtual tour in... Read More
I Apologize in Advance for Talking About Christmas Related Thigs in November If you were to stab a loved one with the turkey-carving knife over a heated argument regarding who builds the best motocross bikes at the Christmas dinner table, would they bleed KTM orange? If the answer is yes,... Read More
Wheelies Are Easy With 690cc Aaaaaaaah! There’s literally nothing I get more excited for than supermoto news! I don’t own... Read More
Not too long ago, I showcased the KTM 890 Adventure R and R Rally at our sister site Web Bike... Read More
Full Adjustability On The Go You might have read about the MyDucati app I did an overview of a few months back. I’m not entirely sure if KTM is playing a joke on the Ducati PR team, or what could possibly be going on here but they just announced their... Read More
The partnership between KTM and CFMoto has now created a large-displacement touring motorcycle. The bike is called the 1250TR-G. It... Read More
KTM had to abandon its world media launch of the new 890 R, dubbed the Super Scalpel, in the Canary... Read More
Leaked documents show KTM plans to introduce 10 new models with engines ranging from 125cc to 890cc and an extra electric, according to VisorDown. The image from KTM’s 2020 model plans shows upcoming models as blurred bikes, including the new electric Freeride E AM trials bike. In the 125, 250... Read More
Kawasaki will beat Ducati and KTM to the punch by introducing Bosch’s full suite of Advanced Rider Assistance Systems in... Read More
KTM has released a video of the 1290 Super Duke R it will reveal tomorrow night (5 November 2019) at... Read More
Whatever KTM is doing, it seems to be working because the company, together with its acquisition Husqvarna, is defying the worldwide downward motorcycle sales spiral. The Austrian manufacturing group has just posted record revenue, sales and earnings results for the ninth time in a row. KTM group sold 135,711 motorcycles... Read More
KTM has been in no hurry to get into electric motorbikes with only the Freeride E (pictured above) in production since 2015.... Read More
KTM Australia has announced the pricing for all their 2019 adventure models, including the new 790 Adventure and Adventure R,... Read More
KTM Australia says the new 790 Adventure and R models will arrive here in June 2019, several months before its major new mid-mid-sized competitor, the Yamaha Ténéré 700. The 790 Adventure is not the only new product from KTM on display at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. They also feature... Read More
KTM has unveiled some updates to their 1290 Super Duke GT with a slight power boost and more technology, while... Read More
KTM has demonstrated adaptive cruise control and blind spot alert systems which will be introduced to their range in 2021.... Read More
Despite the KTM 1290 Super Duke R getting a significant update in 2017, these spy shots from motorcycle.com seem to suggest it is getting an even bigger makeover. The powerful Super Duke R stormed on to the Australian showrooms in 2014 and is one of the best power-to-weight ratio naked bikes on... Read More
KTM has unveiled a race-spec version of its RC390 to enhance the company’s road-racing credentials. Only 500 will be made... Read More
The new KTM 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike has semi-active suspension that matches suspension settings to rider and... Read More
The 2017 KTM 390 Duke has arrived in Australia with a host of technical features and stunning styling like its biggest brother. The new model is now $6995 (+ on road costs), which is the same price it was launched at in 2015. New features include: bigger 13.5-litre metal fuel tank... Read More
KTM Australia has announced pricing and arrival schedules for the new KTM Adventure 1090R, and Super Adventure 1290S and 1290R (pictured... Read More
KTM launched the 790 Duke Prototype at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan and has now produced a great video... Read More
KTM is offering a $3500 cashback deal on left-over 2015 Super Duke R (pictured above) stock which reduces the price to $21,495. The powerful bike stormed on to the Australian showrooms in 2014 and is one of the best power-to-weight ratio naked bikes on the market. The 1301cc engine has output figures... Read More
KTM has launched the next generation of KTM naked bikes – 390 Duke, 790 Duke Prototype (pictured above) and 1290... Read More
KTM has unveiled its expanded adventure range with two new 1290 Super Adventure models and two new entry level 1090... Read More
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is getting more and and more serious about building a full range of road bikes which could even include a cruiser. KTM has long been a renowned dirt bike manufacturer, but the past few years have seen a shift in emphasis to road bikes. Street bikes... Read More
Husqvarna last year revealed two 401 concept road bikes and has updated the concept with the bigger 701 Vitpilen at... Read More
KTM as officially unveiled the new Super Duke GT sports tourer and R Special Edition plus the fifth-generation KTM 690 Duke... Read More
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 same lethal weapon 10301cc V-twin engine in the 1290 Super Duke R, but with new cylinder heads and new combustion... Read More
Despite talk of an 800cc parallel twin naked bike to replace the single-cylinder model, KTM has given its 690 Duke... Read More
German and Indian internet media have published spy photos of a new naked KTM motorcycle powered by a parallel twin... Read More
Imagine how much fun it would be to commute to work on the new electric KTM Freeride E SM super motard. The third model in the Freeride electric motorcycle range is KTM’s first street-legal electric bike following on from the SX and XC dirt-bike versions. The Freeride E SM weighs... Read More
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a slipper clutch to its learner-legal 390 Duke motorcycle … but forgot to tell us... Read More
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a 250 Duke and RC 250 to its line-up, but they are unlikely to come... Read More
KTM has added a slipper clutch to its learner-approved 390 Duke and RC390 models in India. There is no word on when it will be available in other markets. The safety device that prevents rear wheel lock-ups on downshifts will also be made available as a retro fit on current... Read More
If KTM has an electric future, they are certainly in no hurry. As global product marketing manager Diego Arioli points... Read More
The KTM 1050 Adventure seems to be as small as the orange brand is planning to go in its adventure... Read More
KTM has expanded its adventure line-up with a flagship 1290 Super Adventure and an entry-level 1050 joining the 1190 Adventure and R. Suddenly supporters of the orange Austrian now have more choice and a wider price point in the Adventure models, ranging from the 1050 at $17,995 up to the... Read More
As the KTM 1290 Super Adventure pierces the Canary Islands mountain fog on treacherously narrow roads with precipitous unguarded cliff... Read More
It’s not exactly an extreme makeover, but the KTM Duke range is apparently getting some plastic surgery for 2016. Spy... Read More
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM plans to develop a motorsport version of its X-Bow four-wheeler. Up until 2008, KTM was just making off-road motorcycles, but since then has expanded into road bikes and now electric bikes with more to follow. However, they recently axed their planned scooter project, with KTM spokesman Thomas Kuttruff saying... Read More
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) The KTM 1050 Adventure now gives the Austrian manufacturer four models in its adventure range. KTM... Read More
Austrian brand KTM has broadened its horizons beyond off-road motorcycles in recent year to release more road bike models and... Read More
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) KTM is not only throwing the Super Duke R 1301cc V-twin engine at its Adventure model, but also giving it a host of hi-tech rider safety aids. The Austrian company unveiled the macho Super Adventure at the Intermot and says it will gets their cornering... Read More
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is a brand to watch over the next few years. After dominating the Moto2 world championship... Read More
Roland Sands has done it again. The brilliant LA motorcycle custom designer has been hard at work the last year.... Read More
KTM will unveil its “super” version of the 1190 Adventure at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in Germany on September 30. READ MY 1190 REVIEW The bike will be powered by the 1290 engine from the Super Duke R, hence its name Super Adventure. We are not sure if it will be... Read More
While we would love to see a KTM 690 Adventure to replace the void left by the 640 Adventure several... Read More
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390... Read More
KTM is celebrating its 13th Dakar Rally victory with a 450 Rally Replica with long-range tanks, navigation chart reader, Akropovic pipe and other rally accessories for ultimate adventurers. But where is the 690 Adventure we really want? Unfortunately, the Replica is not based on the 690 which would have made... Read More
The new KTM 1190 Adventure follows its biggest competitor, BMW’s R 1200 GS, into a more road-focused market. Both are... Read More
In the final days before the official launch of the KTM 1290 Super Duke R on October 18, the company... Read More
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now, but KTM has announced it is coming in August, costing $6495, which is $500 cheaper than the price they announced just a few months back. More importantly, it’s only $300... Read More