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“This thing’s gonna be a chungus!” In the northern tip of Idaho, 70-odd miles from Spokane, Washington, a magnificently silly project is underway: a colossal batpod of a motorcycle with a KTM motor, monster truck wheels, and hydraulic steering.Continue… Continue reading KTM-powered “Monster Chopper” gets hydraulic steering
One of the most magnificent and terrifying steeds in motorcycledom gets its second major overhaul for 2024. The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R gets a bigger motor, a bigger tank, semi-active suspension and a savagely alien new headlight design.Continue Read… Continue reading KTM’s Beast 3.0 naked tarmac ripper evolves in an alien direction
Best known for its high-performance Mercedes-Benz variants, Brabus this week introduced its debut motorbike in alliance with KTM. The 1300R builds on the brand new 1290 Super Duke R Evo in a small production run that was snapped up in no time.Continue … Continue reading Brabus’ first ever motorcycle sells out in two minutes
KTM plans to continue its quirky expansion into the world of four-wheelers by turning its savage X-Bow GT2 racer into an Audi-powered street-legal supercar – complete with a pop-up jet-fighter style cockpit.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Transpo… Continue reading KTM announces a street-legal supercar with a pop-up jet-fighter canopy
KTM’s parts department has dumped all its top-shelf upgrades onto one of the most extreme hyper-naked bikes on the market to create an even sharper, limited-edition 1290 Super Duke RR. As if “The Beast” needed any more Rs.Continue ReadingCategory: Moto… Continue reading KTM’s new 1290 Super Duke RR: All class, with more Rs
Four major manufacturers have committed to developing a standardized swappable battery system for electric motorcycles, opening up the possibility of quick-swap battery banks at service stations, servicing a range of brands and models.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Piaggio team up in swappable battery consortium
The enormous 1290 Super Adventure has only been with us since 2015, but it’s already into its third generation with today’s rather late announcement of a 2021 S model. The S here denotes this bike as the more street-focused version; there’s an R with 2… Continue reading Third-gen KTM 1290 Super Adventure S is a radar-cruise super-hooligan
Hang on, wasn’t this whole thing about making adventure bikes smaller? KTM and other manufacturers heard everyone grumbling about how huge and heavy the 1200-class adventure tourers were, making them excellent long-distance road tourers but a bit much … Continue reading KTM beefs up its mid-range off-road tourers with 890 Adventure series
Should the rest of the field be sweating? In only its fourth season at the top level of road racing, Austrian manufacturer KTM has won its first race – with rookie rider Brad Binder also delivering South Africa’s first race winner in MotoGP history.Con… Continue reading KTM pulls off stunning first-ever MotoGP win
KTM Motorsports is selling two race-prepared 2019 KTM RC16 factory MotoGP bikes in a move that seems certain to attract global attention. The bikes will be race-prepared and will be sold with a wide range of additional benefits including official KTM t… Continue reading KTM to sell two factory MotoGP bikes to the public at $340,000 each