All the latest KTM Motorcycle News, Reviews & Sport | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/ktm-news/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Tue, 07 May 2024 23:57:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png All the latest KTM Motorcycle News, Reviews & Sport | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/ktm-news/ 32 32 KTM confirms full-faired 990 sportsbike for the road on the way https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-990-rc-r/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-990-rc-r/#comments Tue, 07 May 2024 22:54:40 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476909 KTM 990 RC R The new KTM 990 RC R, which is set to roll off the Mattighofen Production line in early 2025, will be a fully-faired sportsbike ready not only for the track, but also for the road. The prototype will make appearances as a wildcard entry in non-point scoring outings across select European […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-990-rc-r/feed/ 2 Red Bull KTM reveal Mobil 1 anniversary livery for Jerez race https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:48:42 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=475270 Special livery for KTM at Jerez MotoGP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16s and riders, Brad Binder, Jack Miller and Dani Pedrosa commemorate the ‘half-ton’ anniversary of valued technical partner Mobil 1 at Jerez tonight via a special livery to celebrate the occasion. The distinctive blue, red and black of the Mobil 1 logo […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/red-bull-ktm-reveal-mobil-1-anniversary-livery-for-jerez-race/feed/ 0 Is this the most desirable bike on the market..? https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-450-rally-replica/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-450-rally-replica/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:12:32 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474612 2025 KTM 450 Rally Replica Aussies love enduro bikes, and we love adventure bikes. So, is KTM’s pukka 450 Rally Replica the most desirable motorcycle on the market? The KTM 450 Rally Replica is the only customer-facing motorcycle completely produced and assembled in the KTM Motorsports building in Austria. Only 100 units will be made, […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-450-rally-replica/feed/ 0 Limited KTM RC 8C Special Editions available in Australia https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc-8c-special-edition/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc-8c-special-edition/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:13:09 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=473740 2024 KTM RC 8C Special Edition The super limited edition KTM RC 8C, which sold out in two-minutes in 2023, will be returning to Australia with an extremely limited number of the track machines available for order. Only 200 of the ultra-exclusive KTM RC 8C track-day weapons were produced globally in the matt black colour […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc-8c-special-edition/feed/ 4 Wildcard schedule for Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro confirmed https://www.mcnews.com.au/wildcard-schedule-for-dani-pedrosa-and-pol-espargaro-confirmed/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/wildcard-schedule-for-dani-pedrosa-and-pol-espargaro-confirmed/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:20:15 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=473158 Wildcard schedule for Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pitlane presence will grow in the forthcoming rounds of 2024 Grand Prix with MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa competing for the second year in a row at the Gran Premio de España (round four, Jerez, April 26-28) and Pol Espargaro lined-up to race […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/wildcard-schedule-for-dani-pedrosa-and-pol-espargaro-confirmed/feed/ 0 2025 KTM SX and 2025 KTM SX-F range updates https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-sx-and-2025-ktm-sx-f-range/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-sx-and-2025-ktm-sx-f-range/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 02:36:24 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472829 2025 KTM Motocross Updates The 2025 KTM SX and SX-F range brings a series of updates adopted directly from KTM Factory Racing efforts. The frame has received the most significant update share, with visible cutouts and tube-wall thickness changes around the front, engine mounts, and rear shock mounting areas. These changes have been specifically engineered […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2025-ktm-sx-and-2025-ktm-sx-f-range/feed/ 0 Pierer Mobility (KTM) complete early takeover of MV Agusta https://www.mcnews.com.au/pierer-mobility-ktm-complete-early-takeover-of-mv-agusta/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/pierer-mobility-ktm-complete-early-takeover-of-mv-agusta/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2024 01:43:39 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=469437 MV Agusta now majority-owned by PIERER In November 2022, KTM AG, a subsidiary of PIERER Mobility AG, acquired 25.1 per cent of MV Agusta Motor S.p.A., based in Varese (Italy), as part of a capital increase. As part of this cooperation, KTM AG took over the supply chain and purchasing of MV Agusta in October […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/pierer-mobility-ktm-complete-early-takeover-of-mv-agusta/feed/ 2 2024 KTM Super Duke 1390 Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-review/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-review/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:18:54 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=464473 2024 KTM Super Duke 1390 Review Motorcycle Review by Wayne Vickers The third and final part of the 30 years of Duke celebration, that started with us on the little 390 Duke, followed by the new 990 Duke, before culminating in us getting a quick taste of the new 1390 Super Duke R at the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-review/feed/ 0 2024 KTM 990 Duke Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-review-motorcycle-test/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 02:50:50 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=465916 2024 KTM 990 Duke Motorcycle Review Review by Wayne Vickers Day two of the 30 years of Duke Celebration saw us set to review the new 990 Duke in the morning and then the big dog 1390 Super Duke R later in the afternoon, having already tested the LAMS 390 Duke the previous day. The […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 4 2024 KTM 390 Duke Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-390-duke-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-390-duke-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:19:08 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=465915 2024 KTM 390 Duke Motorcycle Review Review by Wayne Vickers It’s not that common for a manufacturer to update three models within a line-up at once. I can’t recall it happening before actually. But that’s precisely what KTM have done to mark the 30th anniversary of the introduction of their Duke line of naked bikes. […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-390-duke-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Jack Miller Extended Cut – Grading 2023, and looking to 2024… https://www.mcnews.com.au/jack-miller-extended-cut-grading-2023-and-looking-to-2024/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/jack-miller-extended-cut-grading-2023-and-looking-to-2024/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:06:03 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=465064 MotoGP 2024 Jack Miller “2023, in terms of a grade, it’s hard to give it one. Progression was definitely there from the early stages I think. We adapted rather quick and was able to do some pretty good things straight off the bat. “Progression throughout the year perhaps didn’t go as planned or as much […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/jack-miller-extended-cut-grading-2023-and-looking-to-2024/feed/ 3 KTM officially launch 2024 MotoGP assault https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc16-images-motogp/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc16-images-motogp/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:59:55 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=464984 MotoGP 2024 Red Bull KTM 2024 will represent KTM’s eighth year on the MotoGP grid and there have been plenty of milestones along the way for the the Austrian brand. Brad Binder, Jack Miller, the full Red Bull KTM Factory Racing squad, the testing crew and engineering operation back in Mattighofen are primed for another […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-rc16-images-motogp/feed/ 0 More detail on those record KTM sales figures https://www.mcnews.com.au/more-detail-on-those-record-ktm-sales-figures/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/more-detail-on-those-record-ktm-sales-figures/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 04:33:20 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=463336 KTM Sales Figures 2023 2024 outlook The PIERER Mobility Group increased consolidated sales by around 9 per cent, to a new record of EUR 2,661 million in the 2023 financial year (previous year: EUR 2,437 million) despite difficult economic conditions and upheaval in the bicycle industry. The preliminary operating result (EBIT) fell by around 32 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/more-detail-on-those-record-ktm-sales-figures/feed/ 1 KTM Group achieve record turnover and sales figures for 2023 https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-group-achieve-record-turnover-and-sales-figures-for-2023/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-group-achieve-record-turnover-and-sales-figures-for-2023/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:42:38 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=461268 Pierer Mobility AG posts record turnover and sales Pierer Mobility AG have released record sales figures for 2023, with turnover increasing between EUR 2,650 and 2,670 million or nine per cent. That’s driven by a modest increase in motorcycle sales of two per cent to 381,634 sold globally, while the bicycle division saw the greatest […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/ktm-group-achieve-record-turnover-and-sales-figures-for-2023/feed/ 0 Wayne’s Lap of Italy on the KTM SMT – Part One https://www.mcnews.com.au/waynes-lap-of-italy-on-the-ktm-smt-part-one/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/waynes-lap-of-italy-on-the-ktm-smt-part-one/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2023 10:49:16 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=449980 Touring Europe on the KTM 890 SMT – Part One Mattighofen to Grindelwald With Wayne Vickers See the KTM 890 SMT Review here (link) It’s funny how things can come together sometimes. I was going to be in Romania for a short time and figured it would be an ideal opportunity to do a bit […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/waynes-lap-of-italy-on-the-ktm-smt-part-one/feed/ 1 2024 Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-husqvarna-fc-450-rockstar-edition/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-husqvarna-fc-450-rockstar-edition/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:30:39 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=458193 2024 Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition Husqvarna have lifted the covers off their factory race team inspired motocross model for 2024 – the FC 450 Rockstar Edition.  The 2024 FC 450 Rockstar Edition will be available in Australia and New Zealand from April 2024. The 2024 FC 250 Rockstar Edition will not be available in […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-husqvarna-fc-450-rockstar-edition/feed/ 0 Toby Price ramping up preparations for Dakar 2024 https://www.mcnews.com.au/toby-price-ramping-up-preparations-for-dakar-2024/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/toby-price-ramping-up-preparations-for-dakar-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:33:57 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=458165 Dakar 2024 Missing out on the 2023 Dakar Rally win by a mere 43-seconds after a two tough weeks of racing, Toby Price has one goal for the 2024 event – to clinch his third career victory. Price enjoyed a strong season of racing in 2023, finishing off his year with a convincing win at […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/toby-price-ramping-up-preparations-for-dakar-2024/feed/ 0 2024 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-450-sx-f-factory-edition/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-450-sx-f-factory-edition/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:15:31 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=458010 2024 KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION The 2024 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition will be available in limited numbers when it arrives in Australia next April.  Some markets also receive a 250 Factory Edition, but only the 450 makes it this far south. 2024 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition at a glance 2024 orange ‘factory’ […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-450-sx-f-factory-edition/feed/ 0 KTM Group Australia management changes https://www.mcnews.com.au/justin-maxwell-new-ktm-group-australia-managing-director/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/justin-maxwell-new-ktm-group-australia-managing-director/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:33:12 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=457650 KTM Australia and NZ KTM Group Australia and New Zealand is welcoming a new managing director to the company from January 2024. Justin Maxwell will take over the responsibilities previously held by Jan Nobis, positioned alongside co-managing director Anna Bail, who will continue to oversee Finance, Legal, HR, Logistics, Customer Service and Motorsports. Justin Maxwell […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/justin-maxwell-new-ktm-group-australia-managing-director/feed/ 0 Matthias Walkner out of Dakar 2024 due to injury https://www.mcnews.com.au/matthias-walkner-out-of-dakar-2024-due-to-injury/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/matthias-walkner-out-of-dakar-2024-due-to-injury/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:53:32 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=457473 Double blow for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dakar assault Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner is recovering well following surgery to repair an injury to his left leg, which he sustained while training in the United States. However, the damage is such that the Austrian will be unable to compete in the Dakar […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/matthias-walkner-out-of-dakar-2024-due-to-injury/feed/ 0 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R – 1350 cc, 190 hp, 145 Nm https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-specifications/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2023 02:05:49 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=456498 2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R KTM’s naked powerhouse Super Duke R takes on the 1390 moniker for 2024 with the LC8 V-Twin growing to 1350 cc in capacity for the new year thanks to an increase in bore size from 108 to 110 mm. Power and torque figures also increase with KTM now claiming […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-1390-super-duke-r-specifications/feed/ 2 Pedro Acosta – Moto2 World Champion – Profile and statistics https://www.mcnews.com.au/pedro-acosta-moto2-world-champion-profile-and-statistics/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/pedro-acosta-moto2-world-champion-profile-and-statistics/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:28:29 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=454357 Pedro Acosta 2023 Moto2 World Champion Pedro Acosta took his second World Championship in style with a podium at Sepang, becoming the youngest intermediate class Champion since Dani Pedrosa in 2004, and the youngest ever in Moto2 – just ahead of Marc Marquez. Acosta has taken 14 podiums this year including seven wins, and wraps […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/pedro-acosta-moto2-world-champion-profile-and-statistics/feed/ 1 2024 KTM 990 Duke – 947 cc, 123 hp, 190 kg wet, here in April https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-947-cc-123-hp-190-kg-wet-here-in-april/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-947-cc-123-hp-190-kg-wet-here-in-april/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:53:21 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=453833 2024 KTM 990 Duke The first twin-cylinder KTM Duke was the 950, followed shortly thereafter by a long run with the 990, before going proper big bore with the Super Duke 1290. Now the Duke has somewhat gone back to the future with the smaller parallel-twin 790 introduced in 2017, that grew to become 890 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-947-cc-123-hp-190-kg-wet-here-in-april/feed/ 2 Lettenbichler wins GetzenRodeo to complete perfect season https://www.mcnews.com.au/lettenbichler-wins-getzenrodeo-to-complete-perfect-season/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/lettenbichler-wins-getzenrodeo-to-complete-perfect-season/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:13:43 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=453197 2023 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship GetzenRodeo – Round Six It’s been a dream season for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship with the German capping off the perfect season with victory at the GetzenRodeo, making it six wins from six rounds. To the delight of the […]

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