Thanks in no small part to its 417-pound dry weight—barely more than the top middleweight repli-racers of the time—the Super Duke turned in a 10.79-second, 123.9-mph quarter-mile performance All the goodies were there: The KTM 1190 cc RC8; the 990 Super Duke; the 990 Super Duke R; the 690 Duke and the 690 Supermoto. My day consisted of three on-track sessions; two on the RC8 and one on the 990 Super Duke. First order of duty would be a ride on the new RC8 as this was a highly anticipated ride for me. Top stories. Best Motorcycle Front Tire Speed Rating. Z 2008 KTM Super Duke 990 R. $15,598 MSRP. 2008 KTM Duke 690. $9,498 MSRP. 2008 KTM SMC 690. $8,998 MSRP. The travel-happy hooligan machine cribs its CroMoly steel frame from the 890 Adventure R. From that trellis structure hangs KTM’s 889 cc LC8c parallel twin, which the Austrian firm rates at 105 horsepower (at 8,000 rpm) and 73.8 foot-pounds of torque (at 6,500 rpm). With the 890 SMT’s arrival, KTM’s 2024 lineup will now include 799 cc Aprilia Tuono R vs. KTM Super Duke Comparison Review—From The Archives. Continental warfare. By Blake Conner. June 8, 2017 Top speed: 150 mph: KTM Super Duke Courtesy of KTM. SPECIFICATIONS Well a few of my friends have KTM dirt bikes which are apparently amazing reliability wise. However I know a few guys with the 990 super dukes and they aren't goodat all. That is another thing I am worried about. The S1000R is really a detuned version of the S1000RR which had it's problems too but they have since been sorted. So yeah. According to KTM, the 990 Duke borrows several traits from the 1290 Super Duke R, and other liter-class-adjacent naked motorcycles. This is all to make the middleweight Duke seem more mature. The Top stories. Best Motorcycle Front Tire Speed Rating. Z 2009 KTM Super Duke 990 pictures, prices, information, and specifications. Specs Photos & Videos nCHa8qV.