KTM not too long ago unveiled the 2024 iterations of its Duke sequence within the world market, and it’s clear to see that the model is considerably altering the styling of its bikes. The cut up twin LED headlight has turn into type of an iconic search for the model, first making its debut in 2017 with the launch of that era of the bare streetfighters.
Now, for the 2024 model-year, that clear and stealthy look goes away, in trade for an much more aggressive, alien-like design. The brand new headlight design definitely is polarizing to some, because it options DRLs flanking both aspect of the headlight housing. It nonetheless receives a cut up within the center, so it’s nonetheless unmistakably a KTM. With that being stated, the newbie pleasant Duke fashions, the 390 and 250, have been introduced for the US marketplace for the 2024 model-year.
The KTM 390 Duke is taken into account by many riders as the perfect beginner-friendly motorbike available in the market. It’s definitely one of the crucial high-tech, that includes digital rider aids extra generally discovered on fashions twice its displacement. That being stated, for the 2024 model-year, the brand new 390 Duke is even higher, effectively, on paper, at the very least. It’s rocking an all-new engine, a 399cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, single-cylinder unit with a wholesome 44.3 horsepower and 28.8 pound-feet on faucet.
The 2024 KTM 390 Duke additionally receives a brand new two-piece body design, a function that KTM says improves rigidity and agility. After all, it wouldn’t be a KTM with out the premium suspension {hardware} from WP, consisting of a beefy entrance fork with adjustability, in addition to a laterally mounted offset rear monoshock. The digital options are totally spectacular, because the bike will get cornering ABS and traction management, in addition to selectable journey modes through the big five-inch full-color TFT show.
Now, if by any likelihood you discover the KTM 390 Duke overbearing as a result of its torquey, snappy nature, and superior electronics, Group Orange can also be launching the 250 Duke within the US for the 2024 model-year. When it comes to styling, this bike continues to be very very similar to the 390 Duke, but it surely dials down efficiency and expertise for a extra approachable bundle – each by way of rideability and affordability.
It’s powered by a 249cc, SOHC, single-cylinder engine with a extra modest output of 30.8 horsepower, and sends energy to the rear wheel through a six-speed handbook transmission with a slipper clutch. The suspension system can also be from WP, however is non-adjustable, whereas the bike’s five-inch TFT show serves merely as an instrument cluster (no selectable journey modes right here).
KTM’s new Dukes are set to reach within the US market quickly, with the 390 Duke anticipated to hit showroom flooring in December, 2023. In the meantime, the smaller 250 Duke is anticipated to reach in early 2024. As of this writing, official pricing for the brand new fashions has but to be introduced.
