Just when we thought adventure bikes had rendered sport-tourers obsolete, they’re back. Further evidence of the resurgence of pure-street sport-touring motorcycles is the return of the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT to the American lineup. Refreshed last year in Europe, the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT brings high performance to a class with a growing number of participants. Let’s see what the GT has for the United States market.
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Three standard and two optional modes let the rider dial in the performance required for the job. Sport, Street, and Rain are standard, with Track and Performance (a streetable version of Track) as options. Track and Performance modes bring with them launch control, nine levels of traction control, high-performance throttle response, and the ability to defeat wheelie control.
The optional Tech Pack brings together desirable features for simultaneous purchase. Tech Pack bundles Track mode, a quickshifter electronic engine braking control, and hill hold. These features work with the standard six-speed transmission and slip-and-assist function clutch.
A seven-inch TFT dash on the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT presents the rider with the information needed to best exploit the electronic rider aids. Further assistance for the rider comes via a six-axis IMU-informed Bosch Corning ABS that incorporates a Supermoto setting, plus cornering traction control. Turn-by-turn navigation is part of the system when you pair the dash to your smartphone via Bluetooth and use the KTMconnect app. The switchgear is updated to ease display navigation. A fob is needed to power the Super Duke GT on.
The WP suspension is also electronically enhanced. It’s a semi-active setup, with three damping modes—Sport, Street, and Comfort—and four position shock spring-preload settings (Rider; Rider & Luggage; Rider & Pillion; Rider, Pillion & Luggage).
Standard touring-friendly features on the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT include an adjustable windscreen, cruise control, a 6.1-gallon fuel tank, handguards, and heated grips. Color-matched side cases are optional, so the GT can be described as an upright, faired sportbike in purely standard trim.
While we don’t have a price for the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, you could be seeing the sport-touring motorcycle at your dealer as soon as December.
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ENGINE
Type: LC8 75-degree V-twin
Displacement: 1301cc
Bore x stroke: 108 x 71mm
Maximum power: 175 horsepower @ 9750 rpm
Maximum torque: 104 ft-lbs @ 7000 rpm
Valvetrain: DOHC, 4vpc
Fueling: Keihin EFI w/ 56mm throttle bodies
Transmission: Pankl 6-speed w/ optional quickshifter
Clutch: Hydraulically actuated wet multiplate w/ assist and slip functions
Final drive: 525 X-ring chain
Frame: Chromoly steel trellis w/ cast-aluminum/composite subframe
Handlebar: Tapered aluminum
Front suspension; travel: Fully adjustable semi-active WP inverted 48mm fork; 4.9 inches
Rear suspension; travel: Linkage-assisted, fully adjustable semi-active WP shock; 6.1 inches
Wheels: Cast aluminum
Front wheel: 17 x 3.50
Rear wheel: 17 x 6.00
Tires: Continental ContiSportAttack 4
Front tire: 120/70 x 17
Rear tire: 190/55 x 17
Front brakes: 320mm discs w/ radially mounted Brembo monobloc 4-piston calipers
Rear brake: 240mm disc w/ Brembo two-piston caliper
ABS: Bosch 9ME Combined-ABS w/ Supermoto mode
Wheelbase: 58.3 inches
Rake: 24.9 degrees
Seat height: 32.8 inches
Fuel tank capacity: 6.1 gallons
Estimated fuel consumption: 41 mpg
Curb weight: 516 pounds
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