It seems KTM has yet another update in store for its flagship super-naked. Asphalt and Rubber report the arrival of...
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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.
We, as riders, all have our favorite types of motorcycles to ride. For some, it’s tucked down low over a...
It’s been a sweet minute (2018, actually) since KTM released their 790 Duke to the masses. Now, we’ve got spy shots suggesting that a new bike of a similar build is in the works. Is it a newbie or a soup-up to an older model? We may be looking at...
The 2022 KTM RC 8C has just been debuted to the world – and to say it’s landed with a...
The 2021 edition of KTM’s World Adventure Week (WAW) is over – and boy, what a turnout. From the Carpenters...
According to a report from BikeWhale, KTM has just launched their World Adventure Week – and thanks to KTM’s generosity, the event promises to be hugely popular. The Adventure Week will run from July 5 to the 11th and was created to encourage motorists – specifically those with a penchant...
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have all signed a letter of intent to stage a swappable electric battery consortium for...
The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, KTM, has filed patents that indicate they are going to incorporate radar technology into their bikes....
E-Pilen Updates And More With EV motorcycles coming in hot to dominate the industry in a post-COVID utopia, KTM’s CEO has come forth with some more details regarding Husqvarna’s upcoming EV options. Stefan Pierier, CEO of parent company Pierer Mobility AG, gave us some new information regarding these EV bikes...
Michael Carusi has created this KTM 500 SX-F derived flat-track monstrosity. As you can see from the photos taken by...
Limited Quantities KTM will bring the 2021 450 SX-F Factory Edition dirt bike to Australia in March of this year,...
Earlier this year I broke the news of Ducati’s museum re-opening with the ability to take a virtual tour in exchange for a few dollars; why not explore the KTM museum for free? ‘The Bike Show’ on Youtube takes us on a big in-depth tour of KTM’s Austrian Motohall. The...
I Apologize in Advance for Talking About Christmas Related Thigs in November If you were to stab a loved one...
Wheelies Are Easy With 690cc Aaaaaaaah! There’s literally nothing I get more excited for than supermoto news! I don’t own...
Not too long ago, I showcased the KTM 890 Adventure R and R Rally at our sister site Web Bike World. These bikes are the true hardcore adventure bikes, but what if you don’t need something quite that extreme? KTM now has an answer for you, the 2021 890 Adventure....
Full Adjustability On The Go You might have read about the MyDucati app I did an overview of a few...
The partnership between KTM and CFMoto has now created a large-displacement touring motorcycle. The bike is called the 1250TR-G. It...
KTM had to abandon its world media launch of the new 890 R, dubbed the Super Scalpel, in the Canary Islands off Africa because of the pandemic. However, the bike has been virtually launched on the KTM YouTube official channel and will arrive in Australia in May from $17,195 (plus...
Leaked documents show KTM plans to introduce 10 new models with engines ranging from 125cc to 890cc and an extra...
Kawasaki will beat Ducati and KTM to the punch by introducing Bosch’s full suite of Advanced Rider Assistance Systems in...
KTM has released a video of the 1290 Super Duke R it will reveal tomorrow night (5 November 2019) at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, possibly with blind spot alert and adaptive cruise control. It will be one of a host of other new models form the Austrian manufacturer....
Whatever KTM is doing, it seems to be working because the company, together with its acquisition Husqvarna, is defying the...
KTM has been in no hurry to get into electric motorbikes with only the Freeride E (pictured above) in production since 2015....
KTM Australia has announced the pricing for all their 2019 adventure models, including the new 790 Adventure and Adventure R, arriving in June 2019. The 790 models start at $21,195 ride away and an extra $1500 for the R model at $22,695. That compares with the BMW F 850 GS...
KTM Australia says the new 790 Adventure and R models will arrive here in June 2019, several months before its major...
KTM has unveiled some updates to their 1290 Super Duke GT with a slight power boost and more technology, while...
KTM has demonstrated adaptive cruise control and blind spot alert systems which will be introduced to their range in 2021. The Austrian company and Italian manufacturer Ducati have been working with Bosch on these rider intervention aids that have been standard in many cars for some years. Bosch has also...
Despite the KTM 1290 Super Duke R getting a significant update in 2017, these spy shots from motorcycle.com seem to...
KTM has unveiled a race-spec version of its RC390 to enhance the company’s road-racing credentials. Only 500 will be made...
The new KTM 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike has semi-active suspension that matches suspension settings to rider and luggage weight. The clever tourer arrives in Australia at $26,995 plus on-road costs, making the it their most expensive bike along with the 1290 Super Adventure. For the launch, KTM Australia...
The 2017 KTM 390 Duke has arrived in Australia with a host of technical features and stunning styling like its biggest...
KTM Australia has announced pricing and arrival schedules for the new KTM Adventure 1090R, and Super Adventure 1290S and 1290R (pictured...
KTM launched the 790 Duke Prototype at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan and has now produced a great video of the bike in action. Meanwhile, an adventure model with the same twin-cylinder engine looks like it will also be coming. UK magazine MCN has released a spy shot of...
KTM is offering a $3500 cashback deal on left-over 2015 Super Duke R (pictured above) stock which reduces the price...
KTM has launched the next generation of KTM naked bikes – 390 Duke, 790 Duke Prototype (pictured above) and 1290...
KTM has unveiled its expanded adventure range with two new 1290 Super Adventure models and two new entry level 1090 Adventure models at the INTERMOT show in Cologne. The Super Adventure S is road-biased, while the Super Adventure R is off-road biased and similarly the 1090 Adventure is road oriented...
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is getting more and and more serious about building a full range of road bikes which...
Husqvarna last year revealed two 401 concept road bikes and has updated the concept with the bigger 701 Vitpilen at...
KTM as officially unveiled the new Super Duke GT sports tourer and R Special Edition plus the fifth-generation KTM 690 Duke and R at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. The Austrian company confirmed the 1290 Super Duke GT last month and introduced the aggressive-looking new model in Milan with a...
KTM has unveiled its 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike and it’s coming to Australia early next year to...
Despite talk of an 800cc parallel twin naked bike to replace the single-cylinder model, KTM has given its 690 Duke...
German and Indian internet media have published spy photos of a new naked KTM motorcycle powered by a parallel twin engine. It is no secret that the Austrian manufacturer is working on a parallel twin platform, breaking from its tradition of singles and V-twins. CEO Stefan Pierer confirmed the engine...
Imagine how much fun it would be to commute to work on the new electric KTM Freeride E SM super...
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a slipper clutch to its learner-legal 390 Duke motorcycle … but forgot to tell us...
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a 250 Duke and RC 250 to its line-up, but they are unlikely to come to Australia. KTM showed the two new models this week at the 42nd Tokyo Motorcycle Show as well as announcing it would add a slipper clutch to its 390 models...
KTM has added a slipper clutch to its learner-approved 390 Duke and RC390 models in India. There is no word...
If KTM has an electric future, they are certainly in no hurry. As global product marketing manager Diego Arioli points...
The KTM 1050 Adventure seems to be as small as the orange brand is planning to go in its adventure line-up. It’s not good news for Aussies itching for a 690 Adventure to replace the beloved 640, or for the Indian market which had hoped to get the rumoured adventure...
KTM has expanded its adventure line-up with a flagship 1290 Super Adventure and an entry-level 1050 joining the 1190 Adventure...
As the KTM 1290 Super Adventure pierces the Canary Islands mountain fog on treacherously narrow roads with precipitous unguarded cliff...
It’s not exactly an extreme makeover, but the KTM Duke range is apparently getting some plastic surgery for 2016. Spy photos of a couple of 390 Dukes published online by Motorcycle News show a bike that looks almost identical to the current model except for a smaller rear guard and...
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM plans to develop a motorsport version of its X-Bow four-wheeler. Up until 2008, KTM was just making...
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) The KTM 1050 Adventure now gives the Austrian manufacturer four models in its adventure range. KTM...
Austrian brand KTM has broadened its horizons beyond off-road motorcycles in recent year to release more road bike models and even electric bikes, but have changed their minds about an electric scooter. They showed the E-Speed electric scooter at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, but have now said it doesn’t...
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) KTM is not only throwing the Super Duke R 1301cc V-twin engine at its Adventure...
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is a brand to watch over the next few years. After dominating the Moto2 world championship...
Roland Sands has done it again. The brilliant LA motorcycle custom designer has been hard at work the last year. BMW last year chose Roland Sands designs to dig it out of a hole when their designers ran out of inspiration for their 90th anniversary bike based on the 40-year-old...
KTM will unveil its “super” version of the 1190 Adventure at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in Germany on September 30....
While we would love to see a KTM 690 Adventure to replace the void left by the 640 Adventure several...
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390 sportsbike. With the success of the Kawasaki Ninja 300 and Honda ‘s just-released CBR300R, the KTM is bound to be a success given its leading power-to-weight ratio and high level...