Archive : KTM

The Indian bike enthusiast is an excited person and it’s about to get better for him. well almost. Following the CBR250R and the Ninja 650R, KTM is rolling out the red carpet with the 200cc Duke motorcycle at the Auto Expo in New Delhi next year. If this was not enough for, there comes good news from the Austrian company. The third variant of the low-displacement Duke series, the Duke 350 will [...]

Last week it was made official that the first Bajaj-KTM bike will arrive at dealer showrooms next year. The 200cc KTM Duke motorcycle, which riding enthusiasts have been waiting expectantly, will be a key attraction at the Bajaj stall at next year’s Auto Expo. Holding a 39.3% stake in the Austrian company KTM, Bajaj has been leveraging on the partnership while helping the Austrian partner benefit [...]

We have already seen the KTM Duke 200 spy shots and test mule quite a few times now and the number is just multiplying. The bike which will first be received by the Indian market in its 200 cc avatar (up from 125cc version available internationally) is being joint developed by Bajaj Auto and KTM Power Sports AG from Austria as Bajaj Auto now owns 39.3% stake of its Austrian partner. With the increasing [...]

Motoroids reader Niranjan Skoda from Bangalore caught the KTM-Bajaj 200cc Duke testing and the spyshots reveal new details. The first proof that this isn’t the KTM125 is the size of the liquid cooled engine. It is much larger than the 125cc Duke and will output about 20PS. Motoroids is right when they say this bike will be high on snob value and style. Though it is simply a 200cc motorcycle with [...]

The sports segment of the Indian motorcycle market fascinates Bajaj Auto, its president admitted to Financial Express newspaper. He said the KTM brand will be introduced in India by the year-end. The engine displacement on the Indian variant is understood to be 200cc. Bajaj holds roughly 50% market share in the sports segment with the growth-driving Pulsar brand offered with 135, 150, 180 and 220cc [...]

KTM and Bajaj are working on a common platform that will underpin the latter’s Pulsar motorcycle, Bajaj Auto’ MD Rajiv Bajaj said in a recent interview. The reason for the operation is simple – economies of scale. The cost structure will be simplified and improved while the end user also benefits from it. The joint development of both companies is a low capacity KTM Duke motorcycle [...]

KTM Duke has been making news for quite sometime now. Though the overall looks and the features of the Duke have been confirmed, the Duke’s powerplant for India has been a case of confusion. Several reports from most of the auto magazines and information portals predict that the Duke will sport the same 125cc engine of the export-version in India. But now, these reports have been nullified by [...]

Abhinay Virkud, a close follower of Overdrive magazine, spotted this KTM Duke in Pune. We’re not clear if there is a 125cc or 200cc sitting installed below the fuel tank as KTM had admitted of more powerful Dukes for the Asian market. Indian Cars Bikes is sharp to point out the fat Yamaha FZ-like rear tire and the thick seats which are important features to Indian market. Bajaj will help modify [...]

Though a lot of us go crazy looking at the enormous tarmac pounding torque figures and the astronomical top speeds of the superbikes, we don’t understand that those bikes are good only in the highways and the closed-circuit tracks. Further, there isn’t much sense if you preserve these superbikes in your glorified garages for most of the time. Though a lot of superbikes are now sporting [...]

KTM already caught testing its Duke 125 on the Indian roads has been cooking something in the background. They have been seeing the prospects of launching the 200cc version of the Duke certain Asian and South American markets. The company posted an official reply to some of the FAQ’s as follows: Will there be a version with more displacement? “At some point in the future the 125 Duke will [...]