Used Bike Guide 2005-2013 KTM 990 SUPER DUKE
Nowadays it seems hard to comprehend, but the 990 Super Duke was launched at a time when KTM was a name that most road riders hadn't really heard of, let alone considered owning one of its products. In the off-road world, the Austrian brand was an established force, but to your average tarmac rider, it was something of an anomaly as it had only just launched its first big-capacity road bike, the 950 Adventure. But with the Super Duke, KTM aimed to make a big impression – and fast…
Hitting dealerships on the back of a controversial marketing video (which was actually banned, look it up on YouTube), the 990 Super Duke was KTM's first big-capacity purely roadfocused motorcycle. Brimming with attitude and targeted directly at the rapidly expanding super naked class, the 990 Super Duke's job was to attract the
