SuperBike Magazine July 2020
The July issue is packed with awesome content to keep you busy over the remaining days of July. We are hard at work putting our August issue to bed!
The July issue is packed with awesome content to keep you busy over the remaining days of July. We are hard at work putting our August issue to bed!
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two motorcycles wrapped in<br />
one. The electronics package is<br />
also upgraded and now features<br />
9 different levels of TC to really<br />
test your levels of courage. I<br />
only had a few laps on the bike<br />
so did not play around with<br />
this option too much, but what<br />
I can say is that the complete<br />
package with the dynamic grip<br />
offered through the chassis, its<br />
very nice to know that with that<br />
amount of forward propulsion<br />
that you do have a parachute on<br />
your back should you get over<br />
eager with the throttle. Like a<br />
little guardian angel who actually<br />
likes you.<br />
What do you do with the suspension<br />
should you want to take<br />
your partner along and carry<br />
luggage? With the semi-active<br />
suspension customers can<br />
electronically choose via the<br />
dash the appropriate rear preload<br />
adjustment according to<br />
the load they have, whether rider<br />
only with or without luggage,<br />
or two people with or without<br />
luggage.<br />
On the braking side it has<br />
twin radially-mounted four-piston<br />
Monoblock calipers gripping<br />
320mm front discs with<br />
a large 240mm rear, incorporating<br />
switchable Bosch 9ME<br />
combined ABS (so, including<br />
cornering ABS) with four modes:<br />
Street, Sport, Rain and—Supermoto!<br />
Well, this is a tourer done<br />
the KTM way so you can back it<br />
if you so want.<br />
Thanks to Lyle Fraser for the<br />
use of his 1290 GT bike, he<br />
absolutely loves it.<br />
The balance between Sport<br />
and Touring is sublime, done<br />
the KTM way of leaning on<br />
“sport”.<br />
In conclusion:<br />
The new Super Duke GT is even<br />
more fun to ride than before, it<br />
is a sharper, stronger and more<br />
refined version in every way to<br />
its predecessor. Let’s hope KTM<br />
brings in a few more, because<br />
as I opened this report, this is<br />
quite a bike. And people who<br />
think that the Super Duke R is a<br />
bit too wild for your liking, you<br />
might have just found your ideal<br />
bike. Chat to any owner and they<br />
will all say, this must be one of<br />
the most underrated bikes in<br />
the country.<br />
Since its 2015 launch the GT has provided its owners with the dazzling<br />
performance and benchmark handling of the take-no-prisoners 1290<br />
Super Duke R streetfighter, coupled with everyday practicality and user<br />
friendly convenience. It’s a successful marriage of opposites.
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