Click to read: KTM Duke II owners reviews, KTM Duke II specs and to see the KTM Duke II image gallery.The best road-going supermoto for most people. Light and peppy enough to be genuine fun but not a barking, service-every-300-miles, kick

The slide throws up a fountain of shingle which fills the photographer's bag but he stands his ground. This is too good to miss.Walker tries undoing the knot he's made in his motorcycle but he's rapidly heading towards the parked up CCM R30, with Niall Mac on it. Mackenzie was ...

canny than a big-bore blasting machine. Something that would still be fun, but that wouldn't break the national speed limit in first gear.Well, the KTM Duke II fitted the bill perfectly, and Streetbike motorcycles kindly dropped my new steed off for me

.It is considerably more motorcycle than my Duke II and the 690, in that it feels substantial (read heavy) but it was easy to ride.What would be good would be to have the power and torque of the LC8 engine in the 690 frame, then that would suit my personal abilities

. It felt at first as though I was sitting too far back, but it was an illusion, and I suppose it will help shield your knees from some of the wind-chill. The next thing was how much less engine vibration there was compared to my Duke II, and the next most

right.The only other downside I now feel is that without a doubt I would love to own the 990 Superduke and the 950 SM and the 690SM and my Duke II. It would be like having a different mistress for differing moods. They are all rewarding to ride

This is a step by step guide on how to set the valve clearances (tappets) on a LC4 engine, Duke II MY06.Remove seat,Remove tank by removing one 13mm nut at back of tank.Picture 1Remove the lower forward 8mm bolt ONLY that holds the radiator side air

of this new family is the 690 Duke. The original Duke was ground-breaking when it appeared in 1994 and its successor, the Duke II, continued to be a key model for the Austrian firm. But, like Major Steve Austin after he crashed his spaceship, the new Duke has

in Brackley. Having enjoyed living with my Duke II over the past 18 months, I badgered KTM and TWO to replace her with the 450 EXC after drooling over one during press day at last year's NEC show. Road legal, very capable off road and electric start for when

Conceived during the years of World War II, the Porcupine was originally designed with forced induction in mind. Supercharged multi-cylinder engines had begun to threaten the single’s supremacy towards the end of the 1930s and, indeed, AJS themselves went down