KTM has updated its 1290 Super Duke-based sport tourer, the 1290 Super Duke GT with new electronic equipment, whilst carrying over most of the outgoing model’s main specification on its chrome-moly tubular frame. The heart of the “Beast”, as the Super Duke GT’s naked-style stablemate is known, continues to be a 1,301 cc 75-degree LC8 V-twin engine rated for 175 hp and 141 Nm of torque, and has been revised to comply with Euro 5 emissions regulations. Components for this engine include titanium intake valves, forged pistons and twin spark plugs for each cylinder.
The main updates are comprised of a new
seven-inch TFT display that is lifted from the latest 1290 Super Adventure S
adventure model, which now brings turn-by-turn navigation functionality once it
is connected to the user’s smartphone via the KTM Connect mobile app.
On the handlebar, the updated control pods
are like those found on the 2021 Super Adventure S and the 2020 Super Duke R.
Joining the Super Duke GT’s equipment list are WP electronically controlled
semi-active suspension for the 48 mm upside-down front fork and rear shock. The
handlebar itself is adjustable through four positions and 22 mm, and comes
standard with heated grips, adjustable windscreen and cornering LEDs.
Braking is by Brembo with four-piston
monobloc calipers on 320 mm discs in front, while a single 240 mm rear disc
gets a two-piston caliper. Braking electronics include cornering ABS, which can
be switched into supermoto mode or fully disengaged. Further rider aids include
Motor Slip Regulation (MSR), up-and-down quickshifter, hill hold control, a
tyre pressure monitoring system and cruise control. Rolling stock on the Super
Duke GT is a set of alloy wheels from the Super Duke R which save 1 kg of
unsprung weight, and is fitted with Continental ContiRoadAttack 4 tyres as
standard. As before, the updated Super Duke GT gets a 23-litre fuel tank, and
seat height is 835 mm.
