2016 KTM 690 Duke First Ride Review
KTM finds itself in the enviable position of having created a popular brand-within-a-brand with its
Duke line of motorcycles.
Don’t believe me?
Take a look at KTM’s 2016 Duke line-up.
Consisting of six different models (some of which, unfortunately, don’t make it to the
American side of the
Atlantic), the Duke line starts with the 125 Duke and tops out with the 1290
Super Duke R – yet still has room for a pair of
Dukes in the displacement range that started the line in the form of the 609cc 620 Duke I. Before we go any further, we need to step back from the current KTM image to remember that, way back prior to
1994, KTM only manufactured dirt-focused motorcycles.
The Duke was the company’s first street bike, and the meaty center of the 2016 Duke line is filled with that first
Duke’s direct
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