MCN Fleet: The KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is good, but not perfect. Reliability & build quality 1 out of 5. Too many issues to list, ECU programming issues, rattling mirrors replaced, faulty gear New dash. 4. poor quality chain seizing up. All this in the first few months of ownership of a brand new bike, and looking at the various forums around these were very coming faults on the new 790 Yup on my 1290 Super Duke it dyno'd 149 stock, 158 with a full akra and flash, and 170@102ft/lbs with a MH + 80mm stacks (gen one 1290 SD-R had 100mm stock) Same dyno at 1000ft MSL for reference. Also the dust that I would find on the butterflies with the stock airbox completely stopped with the MH. Exhaust. The KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT's exhaust system is made entirely from rustproof stainless steel and is EURO5 homologated. Hundreds of test bench runs and complex simulations ensured that the exhaust system, which is using an exhaust flap, contributes decisively to the extremely smooth torque curve and excellent emission values of the powerful twin-cylinder. Think of the KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT as a comfortable ballistic missile. Powered by a 175 horsepower V-twin cranking out 141 Nm of torque, it devours provincial and border lines with minimal effort. Needless to say then, when it comes to covering ground comfortably at speed, the KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT is a bit of a weapon. Aj71.

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