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 also be launched in India once the 200cc lays its path.
The Duke’s 350cc motor could be installed on a fully faired sportsbike called the KTM Moto3 350, an Enduro and a motocross sibling understood through a photograph published on HellForLeather magazine showing the product roadmap till 2014.
We have written several times about the alliance between Bajaj and KTM. Both the 200cc and 350cc Duke Bikes will be manufacturer at Bajaj’s Chakan plant and it is from here where the Duke 125cc is also manufactured for European countries.
Mr Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM Sport Motorcycle AG expects KTM sell 25,000-35,000 KTM bikes in the first year of its launch with the 125′s right blend of performance, quality and fuel economy.
[Source - HellForLeatherMagazine.com]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on August 3, 2011. Read More on KTM · 2 Comments
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I hope KTM makes a 350 cruiser to challenge the Royal Enfield Bullet
Make it and sell it in India you will sell more that figure here itself. There is hge pent up demand for such tourer motor cycle in India.