KTM Duke 200
I am a big fan of little bikes. While I do own a Hayabusa I spend most of my time riding, and racing, 250 Ninjas. A photo supposedly from a KTM dealer convention came my way and has got me excited. If this cell phone photo of a Powerpoint slide is real I may be making my way to a KTM dealer next year.
This slide shows KTM’s future models for the US market. Two of the bikes have my interest. A KTM 350 Duke for the 2013 season. I would expect it to be very similar to the KTM 200 Duke pictured above. If priced right this bike could kill the 250 Ninja. KTM’s 350cc dirtbike engines put out 47hp on the dyno. Even a detuned street version would put out significantly more than the 250 Ninjas 28hp. My next race bike?
KTM 350 Concept Bike
Even more interesting is the Moto3 350 slated for 2014. Is this a fully faired 350cc street legal sport bike? Or is it a track only race bike? Only time will tell.
