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KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R EVO

4TH – 1.11.1 LAP TIME

his bike makes you feel like you’ve won the lottery, pumping you full of endorphins as you giggle hysterically at its ludicrousness. It’s big, powerful, and exciting, mostly owing to that extremely loveable V-twin lump that nestles among its brazen tubular steel frame. For pure pleasure on track, it’s hard to criticise the KTM’s offerings… it’s quite simply brilliant. My first few laps on this bike were largely spent with the front wheel in the air, enjoying myself so much that chasing a lap time was just

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