Comments on: KTM Introduces 390 Duke in Milan (Bike Reports) (News)

By: fred meier

fred meier — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:50:22 +0000

got my check book out can’t stop wishing please Santa

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By: fred meier

fred meier — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:48:16 +0000

travelling to austria this week, hoping to sit on one, probably will retain major erection.

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By: mpolans

mpolans — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:30:51 +0000

If it’s $6500, it’ll be like the Yamaha WR250X. Nice bike, but nobody’s going to buy it.

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By: David Duarte

David Duarte — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:10:27 +0000

exactly. It seems like KTM announces new bikes but I never end up seeing them on their website. My local Honda dealer also has KTM, so if they have the 390 by the time I’m ready to pull the trigger on a new bike, I might get one; otherwise I’ll go with the CB500F with ABS.

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By: Kiwi Morgan

Kiwi Morgan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:24:42 +0000

The bikes I compare it to are euro spec (more powerful than US Daytona Special) 1979 Yamaha RD400F (also 44 bhp). It’s lighter than the RD though. Weight is comparable to Suzuki’s GT250 X7. Even with 30 bhp mine felt like a 125 on steroids. This bike will be a ball in the hills.

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By: Kiwi Morgan

Kiwi Morgan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:20:16 +0000

The Duke 390 will be around Ninja 300 SE price then in NZ. I know which I’d rather have.

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By: alpinaweiss

alpinaweiss — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:11:12 +0000

in europe it’s already listed at 5,290 eur with all taxes, meaning it’s positioned RIGHT BETWEEN the Ninja300 and the Ninja 300 ABS.

that means Honda will have a very hard time selling those plasticky-feeling Thai-made CB500R, unless they position them well below 5,490 eur – especially having in mind that the NC700S is 5,790 eur in Europe.

for the Duke 390, it’s so desirable that I don’t care even if it was assembled in Zastava-Yugo, I’ll take one.

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By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:44:13 +0000

Why is it we get screwed for twice the price here in Nz just seen the 200 in a car park and I like even more so
The new 390. but no way will buy for this money surposed to be global economy what a joke no way funny
Bye the bye Weber BBQ…. we pay 2.5 x price in US.??? sick of taking this in rear …… Ktm Nz noway will I buy

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By: mpolans

mpolans — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:23:56 +0000

His bike wasn’t street legal, nor did it likely have the frame, brakes, suspension, nor the tires of a modern bike.

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By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:01:53 +0000

Nixon’s bike didn’t have full lighting, ABS (discs?), fuel injection, cartridge suspension or radial tires (chassis rigidity?). It also had 125cc more displacement. This thing should also run as reliably as a lawn mower. Modern bikes really are miraculous.

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