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KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT

The KTM looks and feels like the most adventurous out of our trio of touring bikes. It’s big, hefty and the moment you swing a leg over it, you feel as though you could take on the world. But, by gum, it’s expensive. Its £16,799 price tag is by far the strongest out of the three bikes on test, but on paper it’s easy to see why. It would certainly win you a game of Top Trumps with its electronic suite consisting of everything the Yamaha has,

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