Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

KTM 890 DUKE

Those of you who’ve ridden a recent KTM will be aware of the legend that is emblazoned across the TFT screen whenever the bike is turned on – ‘Ready to race’ – which pretty much summons up the firm’s approach to how it builds its bikes.

There’s no focus on armchair comfort, nor earth-saving fuel economy here, just a focus on performance, and a riding experience that urges you on, to push yourself and the bike to ride harder and faster than you had originally intended! The KTM is the archetypal devil on

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