Italian muscle meets Austrian brawn in this battle of 150 hp naked bikes. By Michael Gilbert October 20, 2017. Reviews. Aprilia Tuono 1100 RR vs. BMW S1000R vs. KTM 1290 Super Duke R vs. Yamaha FZ Latest. Ride Review of the 2022 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo, the Austrian factory’s high-performance naked bike, now with improved electronics and semi-active suspension. Horsepower: 165.5 hp @ 10,000 rpm (rear-wheel dyno) Torque: 95.9 lb-ft @ 8,400 rpm (rear-wheel dyno) Fuel Capacity: 4.2 gals. Fuel Consumption: 35.3 mpg. Estimated Range: 149 miles. We test the KTM 1290 Super Duke R R Naked Petrol Manual 2019 (173 bhp) 1301cc 2020 | Naked. 2020 (20 reg) | Naked | 1301cc | 173BHP | 4,474 miles | Manual | Petrol. Private Seller. A first ride review on KTM's more refined, 2017 1290 Super Duke R. Menu. ten best motorcycles but also a claimed 177 peak hp and 104 pound-feet of torque—the most powerful LC8 engine KTM has Tons of awesome KTM 1290 Super Duke R wallpapers to download for free. You can also upload and share your favorite KTM 1290 Super Duke R wallpapers. HD wallpapers and background images Based on the most powerful travel enduro engine to date, the 1190, combined with 1301cc displacement of “The Beast” 1290 Super Duke R, this engine clearly sets a new benchmark in all categories: a powerful punch for fully-loaded tours, torque right from the bottom end, reducing gear shifting, easily controllable for offroad use and 160 hp We ran the 1290 Super Duke R Evo on our in-house Dynojet 250i dynamometer as a key step in our first ride review of the updated model. The KTM produced an impressive peak horsepower of Uljwn.