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KTM: 2026 690 Enduro R & SMC R
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Sharper, Smarter, Still Bonkers… KTM’s LC4-powered troublemakers are back for 2026 – and they’ve had a serious update. The 690 Enduro R remains the go-anywhere, do-anything machine in KTM’s line-up; happy on the commute, in the lanes, or on the toughest trails you can find. The 690 SMC R is still the king of the…
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Test Ride: KTM 1390 Super Duke R
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Regardless of the figures for power output, torque and weight, or for the issues the company has been going through over the last half a year or so, the very first comment from any bystander with regard to the 1390 Super Duke R is always about the way that it looks…
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KTM: 2026 KTM 690 R
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KTM’s had a few other things on its mind of late of, course – but its immediate future seemed to be secured by a massive £670m cash investment from Indian partner Bajaj last month. It’s still coming up with new machinery though, and gave the world a sneak preview of the new 2026 690 Enduro…
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Test Ride: KTM 790 Adventure
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Twin cylinder adventure bikes are all the rage right now, and with good reason, but with a choice of three capacities, do you need the biggest?
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KTM UPDATE: Deals on Wheels
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Things are moving fast and it’s not easy to follow the financial ups and downs of KTM’s parent company Pierer – but we’ll have a go. Last month, as we went to press, the firm was facing a ‘crunch’ meeting of its various creditors, in an attempt to resolve the dizzying levels of debt incurred…
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KTM: Round-up
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It had recently become clear that the financial situation at KTM’s parent firm Pierer mobility (which also owns GASGAS, Husqvarna and MV Agusta) was turning critical. Rumours of problems had been circulating since the summer, when the firm’s share price began to fall, a situation initially put down to the collapse in the e-bike and…
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KTM: Auto gearbox details released
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KTM’s finally unveiled its automatic transmission for 2025 – and it’s pleasingly different from the three other set ups we’ve seen this year already from Honda, BMW and Yamaha. KTM’s AMT takes a different route from those systems, opting to use a mechanical centrifugal clutch rather than a computer-controlled electronic clutch actuator unit. That simple…
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LONG TERMER: KTM 890 SMT
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Dave Manning has clocked up almost 1,500 miles on the KTM in four weeks, here’s how he’s found it… Given the KTM tagline of ‘Ready to race’ that scrolls across the dashboard of all of its models when the ignition is turned on, one might wonder why, and how, the Austrian firm have created what…
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KTM: Ready to race
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KTM’s living up to its mantra once again: revealing a prototype 990RC R that’s tipped for production for 2025 Austrian firm KTM has been out of the road-going sportsbike sector for nearly a decade, having dropped its quirky, yet acclaimed, RC 8R 1195 V-twin in 2016. And although it’s played its part in MotoGP during…
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KTM 990 Super Duke – the original Austrian wild child
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The original Austrian wild child – KTM’s barking 990 Super Duke…
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