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COMMENT the road, and the range of about 120 miles is tolerable. The Super Duke always handled fine on the road and it’s now better still: slightly sportier and more composed even when its rider is shifting weight or battling the wind. Unlike some rivals there’s no semi-active suspension option, but the forks are manually adjustable via knobs at the top of each leg, and the shock has an equally useful remote preload adjuster. <strong>On</strong> track the new chassis is a notable improvement, as a launch blast around the swoopy Portimao circuit in Portugal’s Algarve confirmed. The KTM felt sharp on its way into turns, its frame’s extra rigidity beneficial especially when slowing with the eyeball-bulging force of Brembo’s Stylema front calipers. And when exiting bends the Super Duke was more firm and controllable. It no longer squatted under power but stayed taut, steering more accurately and delivering its V-twin grunt more controllably to the fat Bridgestone rear tyre. That chassis improvement means that for the first time the Super Duke is as capable on a circuit as it has always been on the road. It’s competitively priced, too (at £15,699 in the UK), even though most riders will pay extra for the quick-shifter and <strong>Track</strong> Pack. Keyless ignition and cruise control come as standard; accessories range from heated grips and tank-bag to rearset footrests and an Akrapovic silencer. This Beast 3.0 update is an effective and timely reboot for KTM’s hyper-naked contender. Its four-cylinder rivals are gathering with menace, and the 1290 Super Duke R is fighting fit to take them on: slightly more refined, distinctly more composed and bursting with as much crazy V-twin character as ever.
“THE SUPER DUKE ALWAYS HANDLED FINE ON THE ROAD AND IT’S NOW BETTER STILL: SLIGHTLY SPORTIER AND MORE COMPOSED EVEN WHEN ITS RIDER IS SHIFTING WEIGHT OR BATTLING THE WIND.” 2020 1290 SUPER DUKE R VERDICT
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