Meet the 2014 KTM 690 Duke, a fast bike aimed at adrenaline-hungry riders. While designing the 690 Duke, KTM’s engineers have focused on cutting the bike’s weight as much as possible. Thu, 28 Jul 2011. THREE KTM employees have joined together to combine two of the Austrian firm’s bikes; the RC8 and 690 Duke into a supermono race bike project. Forming HKR Racing, friends Christof H enco, Markus K rämer and Nico R othe came up with the idea in December 2009, in what Christof describes as a fairy-tale ‘dark and cold With a dry weight of 337 pounds, the KTM 690 Duke is super agile on twisting tarmac and remarkably easy to maneuver in the garage. A twist of the lightly sprung throttle delivers impressive Wet Weight (lbs/kg) 529.1 / 240 2018 KTM Duke 390. MSRP. 2018 KTM Duke 690. MSRP. 2018 KTM Super Duke 1290 R. MSRP. 2018 KTM Super Duke 1290 GT. The KTM 790 Duke slides in under the 890 Duke R as a less expensive, but still incredibly fun mid-displacement naked bike. Wet Weight (without fuel): 384 lb. Contact: ktm.com: More KTM. KTM. 2,224 Posts. #28 · Oct 1, 2015. While the new 690 will be a unique and very capable machine, now more livable with reduced vibration, the 390 IMO is a much better value for money. The 690 is priced $2K above the Yam FZ-07, its direct competitor in that HP class. T. Being a lightweight motorcycle, weighing just 362 lbs and having a power to weight ratio of 226 hp/ton, the 390 Duke accelerates like a bat out of hell. To stop this crazy fast naked streetfighter, KTM has equipped the 390 Duke with 4-piston caliper with a 320 mm single disc for the front, which turned out to be the sharpest brake setup in a KTM introduces its 2020 KTM 390 Adventure to the beginner ADV category. It is powered by the familiar and approachable 373cc single-cylinder motor seen in the 390 Duke, Wet Weight: 387 lb NSkeY.