Updated 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R and Evo Models Revealed

With the Super Duke range originally launching 30 years ago with the original 990, the Austrian firm continue to add more power, new bodywork and upgraded suspension with the updated 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R and Evo models revealed.

The new 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R and Evo have been revealedNot sure the new tank spoilers and winglets are keeping that front wheel down...
Not sure the new tank spoilers and winglets are keeping that front wheel down…

While the chassis stays similar to the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R, you will now get an updated 48mm WP Apex Open Cartridge fork with split functionality at the front, allowing for compression, rebound and preload adjustment to the 125mm of travel. And a matching rear shock absorber with separate gas and oil reservoirs, with adjustments including separate high and low-speed compression. Meanwhile the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo gets the latest WP semi-active suspension with electronically controlled magnetic valves for variable damping in real time, with the Suspension Control Unit adjusting things in real-time.

The R EVO settings include Auto, Comfort, Rain, Street and Sport, with the Suspension Pro pack adding Track and Pro modes. And you also get auto-levelling settings, along with Anti-Dive with the Pro upgrade. But the most exciting feature is a ‘Factory Start’ setting inspired by MotoGP launch devices, which lowers rear preload when you’re at a standstill to improve acceleration. And you’ll also look like Brad Binder or Jack Miller preparing for a race start when the rear sinks down. Which is undeniably cool.

The new Factory Start option on the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo drops the rear preload for a MotoGP-style launch
The new Factory Start option on the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo drops the rear preload for a MotoGP-style launch

Obviously, all motorcyclists needs more power and torque to justify buying the latest model of any bike, so KTM have increased the bore to 110mm and achieved 1350cc with an all-new cam shift contributing to 190hp and 145Nm of torque. Which is also helped by a redesigned airbox and new 60mm inlet throttle bodies.

Both the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R and Evo Models get 1350cc and 190hp
Both the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R and Evo Models get 1350cc and 190hp

Other details include lighter wheels and tyres, with Michelin Power GP rubber on the 17″/3.5″ front wheel (tyre size 120/70 – R17), and 17″/6″ (200/55 – R17) rear. Front 320mm floating discs are combined with 4-piston Brembo Stylema monobloc calipers for braking, with a 240mm disc at the rear, and a new Brembo MCS master cylinder, along with a clutch featuring a self-venting system removing the need to bleed it regularly.

You also get some electronic updates, with a refined tyre pressure monitor system which can now have custom presets for track use displayed on the 5 inch TFT dashboard, and the optional Engine Brake Control and Anti-Wheelie systems have also been revised and improved.

The 2024 KTM 1390 Super R Evo in Black
The 2024 KTM 1390 Super R Evo in Black
The 2024 KTM 1390 Super R in Orange
The 2024 KTM 1390 Super R in Orange

Colour options are Orange or Black, and you’ll looking at a starting price from £17,999 for the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R when it arrives in dealers from the start of the year, and £19,599 for the 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo.

Check out our other coverage of KTM motorcycles, here, with road and off-road models all featured. And if you can’t afford a new bike right now, why not check out the secondhand KTM Super Dukes currently listed on eBay?

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The New 2024 KTM EXC Range Of Enduro Bikes

The 2023 KTM EXC range of enduro bikes has been unveiled with a trio of two-stroke models from 150 to 300cc, and four-strokes from 250cc to 500cc. Whichever you choose, they all feature a new hydro-formed, laser-cut and robot-welded frame to offer less flex, more stability and better energy absorption, along with a new lightweight two-piece subframe.

The new frame for the 2024 KTM EXC range of enduro motorcycles
The new frame for the 2024 KTM EXC range of enduro motorcycles

At the front is a new 48mm WP XACT Closed Cartridge spring fork with a new mid-valve piston to optimise oil flow, along with a new WP XPLOR PDS rear shock mounted via an updated system. And the suspension at both ends is fully adjustable for compression and damping by hand, with easy set preload adjustment at the rear.

All of your electronics are monitored by an independent OCU under the seat to replace fuses and relays, with any problems indicated via an LED light, and the components themselves are integrated into the polyamide and reinforced aluminium subgrame for access and better protection when you’re riding off-road.

The 2024 KTM EXC range includes three two-stroke bikes and a quartet of four-strokes
The 2024 KTM EXC range includes three two-stroke bikes and a quartet of four-strokes

The 2024 KTM EXC two-stroke range consists of the KTM 150 EXC, the KTM 250 EXC and the KTM 300 EXC, which get ew electronic Throttle Body Injection (TBI) technology to offer smoother power delivery and remove the need for re-jetting at different altitudes, while the read vale case has had a design update to add new plastic flaps to improve the seal around the intake tract and avoid running ruch in extreme uphill or downhill sections, and you now get two different engine maps selectable via an optional Map Select switch.

No wonder the suspension had to be upgraded for 2024...The two-strokes get new Throttle Body Injection technology, while the four-strokes get a Quickshifter...
The two-strokes get new Throttle Body Injection technology, while the four-strokes get a Quickshifter…

Finally, all of the 2024 KTM EXC range get new bodywork, with input from the Red Bull KTM factory riders. The result is a better rider triangle for improved knee contact, especially when standing, and a new front mudguard which has mud-repelling fins to protect both rider and the radiator. All of the four-strokes get an 8.3 litre transparent polythene (XPE) fuel tank so you can check your petrol level more easily, while the two-strokes get an 8.9 litre version.

The 2024 KTM EXC range will be available from authorised dealers from June 2023.

The 2024 KTM EXC Six Days range also arrives in dealers for June 2023
The 2024 KTM EXC Six Days range also arrives in dealers for June 2023

Also available is the Six Days range, which gets a list of special parts designed and built for competition in the International Six Days Enduro, which includes orange powder-coated frames along with;

  • Orange frame protectors
  • Grippier SIX DAYS specific seat
  • Handlebar with specific SIX DAYS bend
  • Anthracite coated silencer with SIX DAYS logo
  • GIANT high-strength rims with SIX DAYS logo
  • Orange-anodized CNC machined triple clamps
  • Orange front axle puller
  • Semi-floating front brake disc
  • Solid rear brake disc
  • Rear brake safety wire
  • Orange Supersprox stealth rear sprocket
  • Orange chain guide
  • Composite skid plate
  • Map-select switch
  • Radiator fan
  • Metzeler 6 Days Extreme tires

The Six Days versions will also be available in dealers from June, 2023.

Check out our other coverage of KTM motorcycles, here, with road and off-road models all featured. If you can’t stretch to a brand new KTM Enduro bike, then you can often find a bargain from the selection available via Ebay.

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A Street-Legal KTM X-Bow is in Development

KTM X-Bow

The road-going KTM X-Bow will pack the same engine as the Audi RS3, and should deliver insane performance.

When I wrote about the latest version of the KTM X-Bow back in 2020, I called it a “top contender for the coolest car rocking Audi power.” And for what it’s worth? I stand by that. It’s a wicked-looking track weapon designed to deliver quick lap times and destroy the competition, and it’s been successful in race series around the world. There’s nothing “race car for the road” about this machine either, as it’s not street legal even — even on its home turf of Austria. But that’s about to change, as KTM is developing a road-going version. Have mercy.

Like the track-only version, the new KTM supercar will sport the same mill as Audi’s RS3, which Ingolstadt ships with 401 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. Now, once the mad scientists at KTM got their hands on it, the little five-pot was stoked to deliver a whopping 600 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque in the track machines. Given all the emissions restrictions that street-legal cars are required to conform to, it’s unclear whether those sky-high numbers will be sustainable. But we do know that gear changes will be handled by KTM’s seven-speed direct-shift transmission, and that, unlike the Audi, the X-Bow will be rear-wheel drive.

KTM X-Bow

Of course, even if KTM doesn’t manage to get more poke out of Audi’s mill, performance will be spine-tingling. Because by any measure, the X-Bow is a featherweight, as it’s constructed from a Dallara-sourced, 176-pound carbon monocoque. Race versions tip the scales at around 2,300 pounds, so it’ll be interesting to see how close the company can get to that number after it adds all the necessary safety equipment required to register it. As you might expect, there’s little hope that X-Bow will be legal to drive on our shores…

Well, except that something similar has been available here before. Back in 2014, English company Radical unleased the RXC and RXC Turbo on well-heeled Americans. And while the power levels were more modest in comparison to the KTM’s, so was the weight — as the Brits delivered a street-legal version that weighed less than 2,000 pounds. And as insane as that sounds? I can assure you that the performance will blow your mind. Because I was once a passenger in a Radical powered by a Suzuki Hayabusa engine, and even though that was over a decade ago, nothing since has compared in the slightest. Hopefully, we’ll get some video of this baby in action soon!

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New Adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards

Some of the best ideas tend to be simple ones. And for versatility and avoiding the need to unbolt guards, these new adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards could well make the cut. With the frame fitted, you can choose to slip an insert in for additional warmth and protection, and also slide a shield up and down for more coverage. So you don’t have to take them on or off, and then discover the bolts went missing in the garage in the Summer. Or they’ve seized up on your bike.

New Adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards Open

The Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards consist of a wide aluminium Safety Frame which allows the air to pass through it. But still means your hands, brake and clutch levers are protected from knocks, scrapes and falls. Which is useful. And it fits to the handlebars and bar ends with lightweight forced aluminium mounts shaped to avoid messing with any cables. And they look alright for everyday riding, too.

But what happens if the weather gets cooler?

New Adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards Closed

Then you just snap in the Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards Insert, obviously. So that will provide some extra wind and weather protection for your hands. And also more defense against stones and other debris hitting your paws. So if you’re riding off-road behind someone, it’ll mean less chance of getting a pebble propelled by a rear tyre into your digits. If you’ve had it happen, you know how much it hurts.

But what if it gets even colder? Or the bike in front is sending up a rooster tail of gravel and debris?

New Adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards Extended

For the coldest conditions, there’s the Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards Adjustable Shield. Like the insert, it’s made from a resilient plastic polymer, and it’s quick to attach or remove. And once fitted, you can raise it up to 142mm to stop anything hitting your hands, and keep more of the chill away.

At the moment, the new adjustable Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards are available for:

  • BMW R 1200 GS/A LC
  • BMW F 800
  • BMW F 700
  • BMW F 650 GS
  • BMW R 1200 R LC
  • BMW R 1200 GS/A (2005-2012)
  • BMW R 1200 GSA (2013)
  • BMW R 1150 GS
  • BMW S 1000 XR
  • KTM 990 Adventure
  • KTM 1090 Adventure
  • KTM 1190 Adventure
  • KTM 1290 Adventure
  • Honda Africa Twin

More bikes are being added to the list in 2018, and the Machineart ADVance Guard Handguards cost £189, which included a model-specific fitting kit and instructions.

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