The 990 Duke was a fun very reliable bike. Power compares fairly well, I think the 790 is a better road handler though, and much lighter. My 990 weighed in at 460, where my 790 right now is at 413,but feels much lighter than the differences show. Ktm 790 Duke, BMW GS ,Aprilia Tuono. C. The KTM 790 Duke is generally considered to be a reliable motorcycle. Owners of this model often praise its performance, agility, and overall riding experience. However, like with any mechanical product, there is always a chance of encountering some issues. In years past KTM had it's issues, but they are much more reliable now, like nearing Japanese bikes in reliability. My brother still tells a story of his buddy that had a 20+ year old KTM that was in the shop more than it was ridden, old "fuddlore" that never dies. Great fun, though). The 690 Duke is the best all-round bike for me, but it took time to appreciate its handling. For a while I felt the bars were too wide and the handling is very "chuckable". On most sports bikes, I plan ahead, but sometimes on the Duke I change lines just for laughs. Mine has been totally reliable. alelo • '17 390 -> 2019 duke 790 -> 2021 duke 890r • Additional comment actions i think its funny, because my dealer in vienna has like 4 390, 10 890/r, some 1290 adventure/dukes, and lots of 690 enduro/SM and the offriad/Racing bikes - they also got a RC8R now :O KTM wholeheartedly believes in its “Ready to Race” mantra, explaining why the 790 Duke has trackworthy electronic rider aids and a throaty powerplant for $10,499. To extract the last bit of AKXkLn. In reliability terms, our KTM 390 Adventure owners’ reviews show some fairly major problems for some buyers. It’s worth taking a read before taking the plunge. It’s worth taking a read KTM reliability issues aside, the Duke 790 is an extremely torque happy bike, and would be hard to learn proper throttle control, and clutch management on. One whiskey throttle or accidental clutch dump, and you're probably going down. It's not even like a 600cc supersport where "theoretically", you could stay low in the rpms so you don't have One thing to take into consideration is the drop in value a new duke 390 will experience. 2. IssamSS. •. My country is so weird they so rare and so expessive used one cost about 5500$ and new one 6650$. 1. IssamSS. •. And the mt 07 cost about 7000$ used and 12000$ new.

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