If you don't look at the title, do you think that this is a new model of the Suzuki GSX-S1000 on the road, and it is indeed very similar from the front of the car alone. I don't know when it began, this kind of up and down LED headlights began to become increasingly popular, and even KTM began to show interest.
The "Kendo Face" may not disappear
This is actually the latest road test photo of the KTM 990 Duke, not only the headlights are very different from the current Duke series, but the surrounding on both sides of the fuel tank is very exaggerated, even more than the "Super Duke". However, the headlights are obviously semi-finished products, because there is no lampshade installed, and if this is the case for mass production cars, it is inevitably too hasty.
Suspected use of "fixed wind wing"
The appearance of the new KTM 990 Duke will be quite different from the current Duke series, and the aerodynamic design of the deflector cover on both sides of the fuel tank is very obvious, and even has a little meaning of "fixed wind wing", you should know that at the time when the current wind set wing is popular, KTM mass production models have not yet adopted the fixed wind wing model.
Two different configurations
On the 990 Duke, KTM seems to have abandoned the iconic "semi-skeletonized" aluminum alloy swingarm, although it can be seen that the swingarm is still made of aluminum alloy, but the design and look are much worse. Seeing this is not a bit of a pity, don't panic because the 990 Duke has two configurations, and the iconic swingarm has not disappeared.
Why there are two configurations, because the style of the swingarm in the upper and lower pictures is completely different, the iconic swingarm of the Duke family in this picture has not disappeared, and Brembo's caliper is missing, replaced by KTM's own caliper.
LC8c side-by-side twin engine
The all-new 990 Duke, instead of using the 990cc displacement LC8 V twin engine from many years ago, further increased displacement based on the 890's side-by-side twin engine, with the current LC8 series growing to 1090, 1190 and 1290, and the LC8c series including the 790 and 890, and the arrival of the 990 just filled the gap between them. 790 Duke: 77kw/87Nm; 890 Duke R: 89kw/99Nm, and so on, the output data of the 990 Duke should be around 100kw/110Nm.
The strongest in-line twin-cylinder street car
In addition to the above information, the new body includes a new front fender, a newly designed exhaust pipe, the front suspension has been replaced by a fully adjustable WP unit, and the motorcycle's electronic kit will be upgraded to the 890. The displacement of the 990 Duke is already very close to the public upgrade, and it will also become the strongest in-line twin-cylinder street car.