KTM baby Duke
After an exhaustive search for a new name, KTM has called its learner-friendly bike the 125 DukeBack in June KTM held an online competition so the public could name the company's alluring new learner-friendly naked bike.
Back then we asked if it was "Clever marketing or lazy way to name a new bike," but as it turns out it was neither. As it happens, it appears to have been a waste of time...
KTM has named its stylish new 125cc learner motorcycle the KTM 125 Duke, sticking to its original naming convention. Probably not a bad move in hindsight, but it begs the question: why hold the competition in the first place?
Perhaps our original suggestions of the KTM iBike and KTM Tambourine were representative of the entries... And so KTM decided to go with a name that everyone is familiar with.
Powered by a 125cc single-cylinder engine with double overhead cams, the KTM 125 Duke outputs a novice-friendly 15hp, ensuring its learner legal in Europe.
The new baby-Duke is also the first of many new entry-level Dukes, which will displace a range of capacities up to around 350cc.
To be shown at EICMA in November, the KTM 125 Duke is destined for Europe only at this stage, with both the Australian and America markets missing out on the trendy new model.
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