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KTM makes some of the best off road motorcycles in the world...but how do their street bikes measure up? Watch to find out!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:23 History of KTM
2:41 Duke Series
3:39 Duke 390
4:39 Middleweights
6:41 Super Duke 1290
7:26 Super Duke 1390
8:02 Adventure Models
9:56 Enduro & SM Models
11:04 RC 390 & RC8C
12:00 Husqvarna
12:22 Final Thoughts
As a beginner and short dude, I am glad KTM is a thing, they take good care of use noobies out here.
Yea 100%! That Superduke 1390 is great for short beginners.
bit expensive in Latin America. Got a Duke200 myself, and I can tell u its cheaper to have a z400 or a cb500r when it comes to parts and maintenance.
@@arnoldsalazar9392En que país? En chile es súper barato
@@Merle.Stadnyk I find most bikes too low. Maby bikes have some with seat lowering kits you can get, if you want a higher seats you're out of luck.
@@MotorcycleMerle I've noticed! I like that developement. Unfortunately i'm more a 2007 Yamaha FZ6 kinda guy, rather than a 2024 R1300GSA kinda guy. But hey, those bikes will be old one day too!
7:06 I hate to have to correct you Yammie but I own a gen 1 ktm 1290 superduke R I'm am a bit of a expert on it I've had it completely to bits & know everything there is to know about it & I adore it, you said it was a completely analog bike & it has no traction control or wheelie control that's not correct, it has a bosch traction control & abs system, its rudimentary in terms of what we have today but it will control the bike in wet conditions & control rear wheel spin & the anti wheelie is linked to the traction control so it has anti wheelie as well, it's not particularly good but it's there.
great another FKA
@@pburgvenom he's right tho, this is supposed to be an informative channel, and the info was bad
Would really love a deep dive into the 790. Pweaaaase papa yams
Happy New Year, my fellow Squids!!
As a tuned MT10 owner, the extra oomph of the 1290 and 1390 do tempt me.
Does your mt10 make 198hp?
@@RohanSanjith no, R1M makes that figure, mt10s are slightly different internally. less horsepower, more torque at earlier RPM's
@@treedogg but they have the same motor yes?
@@RohanSanjith Yeah, but you can't just do tuning and expect no complication ...well you can, but that involves ECU swap, this is the most practical method. The second, cheaper, is ECU reprogram/flash, by borrowing R1 data. I have a friend who did that with his Vulcan S, using Ninja data for less torque and more HP.
@@ZeroXSEEDwhy would you take torque away from a cruisee when its the only good thing a cruiser has lmao
You forgot about the 890 SMT..😢
I've got a '19 390 Duke that I started on and just picked up a '23 690 SMC R. Love them both!
Original 950 LC8 and later injected 990 needed to be remembered IMO, in all versions (SD, Super ADV, SMR or Superenduro).
Love the video! ❤ but you should have mentioned the superduke 990 which was produced between 2005-2013. had a 2012 model before my current 1290. was a really good machine. Hate my self for selling it!
Happy new year🎉
I was doing the dishes while watching this and man I’ve never had to rewind a video so much; so often. It sounded like a stock ticker when you started listing the Duke models lol
Hello Yammie, can you maybe (idea for new content) do something like that but for MV agusta?
It's been a long time since you made a tier list. Think about making one, please.
Well ranted rant. Very helpful video. My eyes are now stained orange, but not to worry, I'll get back on my Yamaha and fix that.
I wish someone explained pre 2013 models and here it is😂
It's a minefield out there. My lemon 790 was replaced by the standard 890. That's obsolete now too? Bloody hell.
And now the 790 is back and the 890 is replaced by a 990.
IKR? @@wolfpackpete6408
@gertthesquirt3924 I don't know if the 200 is still available in some markets. In the UK we have 125 390 790 990 1390 Now there should be something in between the 390 and 790. The 390 should also lose weight. It's almost as heavy as the 790, which is the only thing that put me off buying the 390. Not a complete deal breaker but the CB300R and Herald Brute 500 weigh little over 140kg. While the Duke 390 weighs 170kg. That is the weight of a bigger bike.
That first dukes styling is just insane
Bro i own a old 373 cc motorcycle its 8 years old now and i like reduced 15kgs by little modifications. It is such a fun motorcycle i love it.
Love it! 890 Duke R rips!!!
I’ve test driven the 890 sm-t, a mix of adventure and supermoto
Sadly the KTM 200 DUKE will only be sold for 4 model years. Its being replaced with the NEW 2024 250 DUKE
When are you going to ride one instead of just talking about them? 😂
Especially the 200 Duke
390 more like
I have the 2019 690 smcr its such a good machine
Waiting for the new 2024 huskies
I absolutely love my ktm 390 adventure. Idk where people get that KTM is questionable with reliability bc my 390 has never, ever had any issues. I also maintain it's fairly well and I don't ride it crazy hard redlining it all the time or riding it like a dirt bike off-road hitting jumps and shit lol. That probably helps but I know it can still take some abuse and keep kicking😂😂
I Love Love Love my 890. It makes every ride a blast.
I mean ktm had a 1190 rc8 disconnected but it exists
10:10 “the wange” ? 😂
Need one for kawasaki too they made quite a few new models
I've been looking at these bikes for a while and i keep seeing people online say that parts are expensive and the wait time for parts can also be really slow for someone in America(ME). Is this true? also I am 6.3 and I'm worried the seat height might be to short
You missed the real crazy stuff Like that before 2014 the 990 was the super Duke. But even more crazy is the 950 super Enduro which was based one the lc8 engien. This wapon was capeble of doing 200 km/h Offroad.
yes sir
Been watching that d#%m Noobie Yam. Because of him ,I was forced to bring home a new RC390 Today! Probably won't remind me of my old Yoshimura GSX-R but at 73yo it's like going to the gym! Super fun bike. Going to baby it for 600 miles. My old KTM MX bikes used to get 1 tank of gas ( 2.2 gals, or, 2 motos) then race the season. This RC makes me want to open the throttle and leave it there. Thx for the vicarious thrills. Been an enthusiast and rider since 1967. Your channel rocks Mr. Noob 😊 ✌
890 is sooo light and so torqueyy im in heaven when i ride it in town 🤤
I love KTM's bikes. Ugly as sin, yes, but great bikes. I always prefer the Husky trim of the bikes when possible. Husky's bikes are beautiful machines. I think their "reliability" issues are overblown and I have no fear buying and using KTM bikes, unlike many other folks. I think the modern day new bikes KTM makes are really not much worse for wear than any other brand, including the Japanese. Had my 701 SM for 3 years and loved the heck out of it. Just traded it in for a new 1290 Super Adventure S couple months ago as my riding priorities and preferences have evolved and changed a bit more closely to what Yammie is also aiming for as stated in his recent video. Only got 3 rides on it before having to stash it away for winter, but looking forward so much to pulling it back out in a few months and riding the heck out of it.
So you've bought an adventure bike and you put it away for the winter ffs🤦♂️
@@1990sBreakbeatjunkie And what's the problem with that?
@@Gofr5you don’t really ride lol duh
@@dillonweaver2307 Ah yes, the old "you don't ride in winter so you're not a real rider" bullshit. Ok.
@@Gofr5 it's self explanatory you've bought an adventure bike and you've put it away for winter,it kinda defeats the whole object of owning that style of bike a total waste of money
There is a street legal version of the RC8 tho.
Love my 890r even though she’s a leaky bastard. Valve cover and coolant housing started leaking literally a day after my warranty ran out.
Lets go
I don’t beleive in overpaying at dealerships for motorcycles. All I can think about is what % do they make. If you have the money buy one used, could probably get a couple of them for the same price
Fun fact: the lc4 engine sparks on every revolution, so if you kick it on the wrong stroke, it can blow of the carb
Finally some giga Chad content
Wassup Bommi here
My girl said if you think your gonna buy the 1390 it's not going to happen well I Said I'll take that 1390 and your going to start thinking about what you are going to do because I'm putting My cash down and that's it period........ I'm in love with it ❤......
Shame KTM aren't making a lightweight road going supermoto anymore. The 690 seems great but a little heavy for a supermoto. I understand why the Duke line became naked streetfighter bikes, it's more practical for a road going motorcycle, and a lot of riders will appreciate being able to put their foot down without having to slide of the seat. But no manufacturer is making a road supermoto 400-500cc. Ok, some markets still get the DRZ400sm, but the tech on that bike is over 20 years old. Plus at 140kg, people who race supermoto say it's a little too heavy for purpose. Perfectly light enough for a road bike, racers just want it down to 120kg or less. So the roughly 170kg of the 690 and 701 is super-heavyweight for supermoto.
Have you heard of Husquvarna? 701,501,401. Literally the white KTM supermotos.
@TheDaemon66 if you read the full comment, you'll see the 701 mentioned. Don't know what market you're in. In Europe there's no 450 or 501 for the road anymore. The 401 isn't a supermoto anymore... there's a café racer style, and a naked off-road hybrid style. The 701 is the only new supermoto from Husqvarna available to go straight onto the road.
KTM is missing a niche market here, they already have the engine, they should build a hayabusa-like hypersport tourer, just needs the chassis so no major r&d costs, can you imagine a big hypersport with the roar and grunt of a 1350cc two cyl engine?
Looking at a duke 390 2023, it's 3799 before $1200 in dealers feeses and taxes. Is it worth it?
Definitely worth it mate. Its an awesome bike.
No question, its worth it. I went orange in 1999 and nothing has been able to unseat them in my stable. I do own other manufacturers but their seats get cold and have relegated themselves to loaner bikes for buddies less fortunate than myself. 🤙 Good luck on your MC adventures!
On a 2nd gen MT09. Worth it to upgrade to a 990 or street triple?
100% yes. But I’ve owned 6 KTMs so I am quite a ways biased.
KTM anything is a downgrade
@@desertedcake You must not have a lot of experience with KTM if you think they are a downgrade. I'm not saying any bike is bad but KTM is usually just a little bit better. It's what they do.
Where were the street-legal two-strokes😢😢😢
Loved the part where he talked about Rc8 🚶
Yam buy an h2 sx se
KTM is just cool!
Superduke GT?
love my 390
Husqy is more like the modern not so aggresive design ktm bike.. and i prefer that..
He still doesn't know the KTM 990 SMR exists and he's missing out like crazy
Ya missed the KTM bicycle
If they were just as exciting as they are..... but just as reliable as a Japanese bike, that would be a winner brand.
The big orange elephant in the room. If the 690 single based enduro and supermoto are still there, why the hell did they kill the absolutely beautiful Duke 690R?
I'm a 1290 gt owner. Incredible bike fun, comfortable , endless power,... but,has weird electronic fails every now and then. Not sure I would buy it again
Why😂 399? Xpress alpwed only 400cx
🙌🏽🔥♥️
KTM made the best good looking swing arm in all of its model
Did Chatbotgpt write the script?😮
Yam turning over the new years leaf….now to eat some more crow and do BMW🤣😂 all in good fun. (No I wouldnt trade any of my KTMs for any BMW😂…or ducati)
Boy, I want a 990 Duke but I can't afford it 😢😭
399cC shouldn't they have just called it the Duke 400? Interesting what is happening in the Morden motorcycle world considering that the Ninja 400 might become a Ninja 500. Now I really hate my life.
KTM = Chammak Galore
That's a lot of bikes that will Keep Taking Money 😅
I love my duke 890😢 🫶🫶🫶🫶
Kammy Chewb
We don't need the history lesson for each video of the manufacturer,,,✌
rc-8 was the shit!
Why are you covering KTMs? I have never even seen one.
Why whould u say unreliable i think its just the iseu of people that dont maintain them the right way U will not believe how many people dont do that even whit other bikes people think when buying ktm its a japanese bike maintaining wise ad least well its not some brands need more maintainse some need les just folow the manual on that part whit evry bike when u do that they arnt that bad or unrealiable i wil say sorry for my grammer its bad i know 😂😂
They have a strong partnership with some really junky Chinese co Companies now and some of there engine and trans are totally junk Chinese stuff. It’s not the same company at all. Maybe a few bikes are descent but most now are really bad. I remember back when a kid couldn’t win in 50cc without a KTM now it’s a lot different.
ATM - $$$$$
I'm glad KTM partnered with Bajaj BUT Since the bikes were cheap in India , Many squids ride KTM in India to this day . KTM has became synonymous with Chapri (Indian word for squid)
Now there's ugly, lovely.
I can make this video in three seconds k t m all crap. Only good as a toy. for a second or third bike. Yaaaammeèeeeenoooob
Well I would buy ktm for its aggressiveness but it's owned by Bajaj so Hell no
Something wrong with Bajaj?
بهترین استان دنیا استان پارس زادکاه هخامنشیان ساسانیان زادگاه حضرت اردشیر پاپکان علیه السلام رسمی کننده دین نیاکان زرتشتی بعترین دین حتی از اسلام کاش یه استان جدید نزدیک پاسارگاد یا خود اینجا را میداشتند پارس نه فارس
Ktm are for monster riders