Updated to Euro 4 and now sporting a TFT LCD dashboard, the 2017 KTM 390 Duke has been launched in India at a price of INR 225,000 (RM15,001). Launched alongside the revamped 390 Duke was the 250 Duke, at a price of INR 173,000 (RM11,534).
Both single-cylinder machines in the previous generation Duke have proven to be very popular in the Indian market, and deliveries of the new generation models begin in March. Notable difference for the updated Dukes is the exhaust exiting on the right side, replacing the the previous model’s under-belly can.
The KTM 390 Duke has a single-cylinder, liquid-cooled 373.2 cc engine fed by EFI. There is no change in the engine for 2016, with power remaining at 44 hp, and dry weight at 147 kg. Ride-by-wire is now standard, along with a multi-function TFT LCD.
As for the KTM 250 Duke – which made it to our top five list of motorcycles in 2016 – the power plant is the same, but the exhaust, like the 390 Duke, exits on the right. An LCD screen and ride-by-wire is also standard equipment.
The middle-weight and quarter-litre Dukes still use a trellis frame, with the rear sub-frame now a bolt-on unit. The somewhat lacking fuel tank of the previous generation Dukes, at 11-litres, has now been replaced with a more useful 13.4-litre unit.
A bisected LED headlight now adorns the front of the 390 Duke, complete with LED DRLs, while the 250 Duke makes do with the previous generation headlight for the Indian market, for cost reasons. Also for cost reasons, the 390 Duke gets Bosch ABS, while the 250 goes without.
Revised graphics and colours are also much in evidence for the 2017 KTM 390 Duke and 250 Duke, which are rather more “aggressive” than previously. A chat with our source in KTM Malaysia revealed that the 2017 KTM 390 Duke and 250 Duke will not arrive in Malaysia “anytime soon.”
GALLERY: 2017 KTM 390 Duke
GALLERY: 2017 KTM 250 Duke
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i dunno why naked bikes don’t look very good except for ducati.
Naked is nice to look or not, is on the eyes of who are looking. Get it? Oh..I mean naked bike..
Simply say you want ducati but at yamaha fz price? Even the italian maker laugh at you
While in Malaysia, still having troubles to sell the older version. Priced at RM21k, who would want to buy it? Can already get a car for that price.
A lot people buy it, not only price RM21k, the bike costing above 100K rm oso a lot people buy, msian are rich.r
I don’t understand why Malaysia market always have to wait for nice bike!!! i.e Yamaha XSR 900 (actually maybe we will never have this one here) or this new duke!!!
Need to wait KTM prepare the local assembly 1st. This takes some time
Dear malaysian, this thing Just launched today, at india some more. you expect tomorrow got supplied ready at your nearest motorcycle dealership? Topkek
Not anytime soon? Oh my… I’ll hold on my 200 Duke for now.
Your old 200 problem crumbling from all the previous issue, heck probably have no resale value either
If ktm 250 duke sells for rm11,500 in mesia, then boon siew honda, kawa & binelli can forget about selling their 250 cc bikes in this bolehland.
11k in India turn to 20k in Malaysia..
How do u know 20k when its not even being considered to sell here? Hole from the rear kah?
you are not kaki motor!!!
duke 250 old model… oledi selling here… almost 20k!!!
That old version, new version is 11k u not kaki moto la noob dont talk much
why went people hire they pay the same amount as world standard. but when come to bikes/cars/things they ask us to pay the currency converted amount and not the same amount but in our currency.
Duke 390 2017 new bila masuk malaysia tak sabar nak beli ..
When is the duke coming to malaysia?
Do we get the same price???
something fishy in our system, all the good ones we can only see but cant buy.. if can buy oso price went up the hill.