The 390 Duke is a quick little motorcycle. KTM 390 Duke quarter mile in 13.30 seconds KTM 390 Duke Acceleration KTM 390 Duke Acceleration If you told me the 390 Duke was a 500 cc single, I would believe you. It does not rev quite as high as some of its main rivals like the MT-03, Z400 and Ninja 400 but is actually a little punchier in the first 3 gears compared to them both.
If you rev beyond that point and through 6500 rpm you are welcomed with another nice little kick in acceleration which is exciting and rewarding all things considering. Then from 5 to 6000 rpm you get a nice surge in power/torque that will lift the wheel in first gear. The engine has three characters.īefore 5000 rpm while a little vibey and coarse it provides a nice flat torque curve that thanks to low gearing (of the first three gears) and light weight offers good acceleration and drive at slow speeds and around town. And of course, not to forget that powerful little engine.ĭespite being physically small the KTM 390 Duke genuinely rides and feels like a larger motorcycle with more power than it actually had, which is a testament to KTM and their deign teams’ ability place such a potent little engine in such a lightweight chassis of 138 kg dry or 153 kg wet.įor comparison, the Suzuki GSX250R is 178 kg wet.įor single cylinder engine the 390 revs high peaking at around 10600 rpm give and take. This is obviously helped by a low first gear and a class leading low weight of the 390 Duke. There is also enough poke to lift the wheel simply on the power in first gear, a feat not many sub 400 cc entry level motorcycles can lay claim too.
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Many small capacity engines feel rather flat, with any peaks or troughs in their delivery feeling anaemic at best but this engine is full of life and character and feels almost like a baby 1997 Suzuki TL1000S engine in how it delivers it power. Producing an impressive 42 horsepower between 85 rpm and around 27 ft/lb at 7500 rpm is a great number for a small capacity single cylinder engine. The 390 Duke’s compact liquid cooled fuel injected 373 cc single cylinder engine is not some budget low power engine cobbled together for a basic motorcycle to be sold to the masses, it’s an engine deigned to offer great performance and thrills and it certainly delivers. KTM’s foray in road going motorcycles has been a recent one but the Austrian brand have many years selling and racing extremely competitive dirt motorcycles, which are pretty much all powered by small and lightweight high power and high torque single cylinder engines. KTM 390 Duke Engine Performance and Dyno KTM 390 Duke Dyno Curve The 390 also has a racier sister called the RC 390 which is pretty much the same motorcycle wrapped in a sporty faring. Unlike many entry-level motorcycles which more-often than not are parts-bin specials that that skimp on suspension and brakes to save costs and meet competitive price demands, the 390 Duke is a shrunken’ big motorcycle with a quality chassis and components that ensure that it stops and handles great as a result. Other than the KTM insistence on everything orange in colour which might be off-putting to some, the little 390 Duke is an extremely attractive little motorcycle that has proven highly successful in terms of sales for KTM. KTM with their Duke 390 being one of them. While the Monster range has not and is not completely loyal any longer to this mantra at the very least in terms of pricing, at least for the M400, M600 and M900 as well as many of the entry level Monsters that have since come this package/combination is present to this day in various forms across many models and brands. Not to forget also ensuring that it stops and goes at least as good as its competitors. That successful recipe is simple really which is if you want to know?ĭesign an attractive motorcycle with a punchy engine wrapped in a trellis frame and price it competitively. A recipe that has certainly stood the test of time.
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I cannot help but think that KTM took some inspiration from what made the Ducati Monster series so successful which is a motorcycle series that has been with us now in a huge number of models ranging from 400 to 1200 cc and since 1993. It is light too weighing in at only 138 kg dry making the KTM 390 Duke one of the lighter motorcycles in the entry level class and lighter than even some less powerful 250s on offer. The KTM 390 Duke was introduced in 2013 and is powered by a punchy little fuel injected 373 cc single cylinder engine. The KTM 390 Duke is one of a myriad of entry level motorcycles that have emerged in the last 10 years or so which makes choosing (if it is ) your first motorcycle all the more challenging.
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