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KTM: 2026 690 Enduro R & SMC R

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Mark Lancaster

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5th September 2025

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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Dave Manning

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26th August 2025

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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Mark Lancaster

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5th August 2025

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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Dave Manning

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8th April 2025

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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Mark Lancaster

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3rd April 2025

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: Auto gearbox details released

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Mark Lancaster

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28th October 2024

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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Mark Lancaster

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16th July 2024

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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Mark Lancaster

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8th July 2024

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: Limited-Edition RC 8C

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Mark Lancaster

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22nd April 2024

KTM’s revealed the latest version of its dedicated track weapon: the RC 8C It’s that time of the year when the Austrian factory whips the covers off its limited-edition, all-singing, all-dancing, track-only sportbike. It’s very, very similar to last year’s model – though for 2024, there’re only 100 of them rolling off the production line.…
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Test ride KTM’s 2024 range as Orange Days return

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Alex Bestwick

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27th March 2024

Test ride KTM’s range of demo bikes as KTM Orange Days return for 2024 next month!
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