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    KTM 990...

    Well, that didn't last long. I'm not sure what KTM is doing other than planned obsolescence? They killed the 790 after 2 years, now the 890. Why go to a 990? It's so close to their already potent 1190/1290.

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    Re: KTM 990...

    Judging from the seat/tank/ergos/pipe, this looks to be framed more as a street bike than the 790/890R.

    That being said, I can't imagine they would keep the 790, 890, and 990 in production at the same time.

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    Re: KTM 990...

    I hope they make a tribute 990 adventure Dakar edition from this.

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    Re: KTM 990...

    I imagine Euro 6/7 is why they keep increasing the bore of the middleweight bikes; you need more displacement to make similar power while decreasing emissions. I believe the rumor is that the 1290 is going to be a 1390 soon, so they're moving the top performers up as well.

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    Re: KTM 990...

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    Well, that didn't last long. I'm not sure what KTM is doing other than planned obsolescence? They killed the 790 after 2 years, now the 890. Why go to a 990? It's so close to their already potent 1190/1290.
    Because of the up[coming 1390!!!

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    Re: KTM 990...

    Quote Originally Posted by SRTie4k View Post
    I imagine Euro 6/7 is why they keep increasing the bore of the middleweight bikes; you need more displacement to make similar power while decreasing emissions. I believe the rumor is that the 1290 is going to be a 1390 soon, so they're moving the top performers up as well.
    +1

    It's only a 947cc, and HP is up from the 890R by only 2. Torque up by 3. Not big numbers for a significantly changed engine.

    And the suspension is more of a "non-R" model spec. Just rebound/preload out back. Something tells me they'll have an R version late next year with all the better stuff, and more HP.

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    Re: KTM 990...

    And FWIW the 790 is not dead. You can buy one as long as you're not in the US.

    https://www.ktm.com/en-int/models/na...-790-duke.html

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    Re: KTM 990...

    I believe the plan is to axe the 890 Duke and go with 790 and 990 going forward.

    Curious to see if they put the 990 in the adventure, keep the 890, or switch back to 790

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    Re: KTM 990...

    Makes you nostalgic for the days of BNG.

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    buy it!!

    as of late, when has ktm ever come out with a worse version of what you have (assuming you're not comparing different models)

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