KTM 990 Super Duke

By austin on Jul 4, 2009 in KTM, Sport

Cool-Motorcycles reviews KTM 990 Super Duke

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Made to test you
When riding fun becomes an addiction. All-consuming passion.

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You can barely find words to express the riding fun and the feeling that the KTM 990 Super Duke gives you when it’s in motion. Just as KTM re-invented the Street?ghter, you try to invent new words for what happens beneath you curve after curve.

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The KTM 990 Super Duke sweeps through curves – ultra-precise, radical and agile. The landscape ?ies past fast, faster, much too fast. You feel the road, the centrifugal force and want more.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Engine

Engine type: Twin cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
Displacement: 999 cc
Bore x stroke: 101 / 62.4 mm (3.98 / 2.46″)
Performance (homologated): 88 kW / 9000 rpm
Max. torque: 100 Nm / 7000 rpm
Compression ratio: 11.5:1
Starter/Battery: E-Starter / 12 V 11.2 Ah
Transmission: 6 gears, dog-clutch engagement
Fuel Mixture Generation: Keihin electronic fuel injection
Control: 4 V / DOHC
Lubrication: Pressure lubrication with 2 Eaton pumps
Engine lubrication: Motorex, fully synthetic, SAE 10W-50
Primary drive: 67:35
Final drive: 16:38
Cooling: Liquid cooled
Clutch: Wet multi-disc clutch, operated hydraulically
Motor Management: Keihin EMS

Chassis

Frame: Chromium-Molybdenum trellis frame, powder coated
Subframe: Aluminium 7020
Handlebar: Aluminium, Ø 28 / 22 mm, tapered
Front suspension: WP USD Ø 48 mm (1.89″)
Rear suspension: WP mono shock
Suspension travel front/rear: 135 / 160 mm (5.31 / 6.3″)
Front brake: 2 x Brembo four piston, radially bolted caliper, brake disc Ø 320 mm (12.6″)
Rear brake: Brembo single-piston floating caliper, brake disc Ø 240 mm (9.45″)
Rims, front/rear: Cast aluminium wheels 3.5 x 17″; 5.5 x 17″
Tires, front/rear: 120/70 ZR 17″; 180/55 ZR 17″
Chain: X-Ring 5/8 x 5/16″
Battery: 12 V / 11.2 Ah
Main silencer: Stainless steel silencer with regulated catalytic converter
Steering head angle: 66.1°
Trail: 100,7 mm (3.96″)
Wheel base: 1450 ± 15 mm (57.09 ± 0.59″)
Ground clearance (unloaded): 150 mm (5.91″)
Seat height: 850 mm (33.46″)
Tank capacity: approx. 18.5 liters / 2.5 liters reserve (4.89 / 0.66 gal)
Weight (no fuel): approx. 186 kg (410.05 lbs)