KTM 200 Duke

The KTM 200 Duke is one of the quirkiest bikes available in India. It stands apart from the rest of the street bikes, predominantly due to its minimalistic styling. It features a sharp halogen headlight, muscular and chiselled fuel tank, split seats and a naked trellis frame. The chunky tail section adds to its sporty character and gets an LED light. The highlight of the bike is the all-digital instrument console that keeps you up to date with the remaining range, real-time mileage and fuel consumption, in addition to essentials like speedometer, tachometer, trip meter and odometer. Aside from the orange colour, the new KTM 200 Duke gets two new colours, white and black. The bike comes fitted with new orange alloy wheels, again very unconventional.

The KTM 200 Duke is powered by a 199.5cc, DOHC single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, BSIV-compliant engine which churns out 25.8PS of power at 10,000rpm and 19.2Nm of torque at 8000rpm, mated to a 6-speed gearbox. KTM claims that it can return a fuel economy of 35kmpl. It comes with a fuel tank capacity of 11 litres. It tips the scale at 134kg (kerb) and features a seat height of 810mm - on the higher side as compared to the rivals the Pulsar NS 200 (805mm) and the TVS Apache RTR 200 (800mm).

The KTM 200 Duke features a lightweight yet strong steel trellis frame. Suspension duties are taken care of by 43mm WP upside-down forks at the front and a WP monoshock suspension at the rear. Braking is via disc brakes at both ends - a 300mm disc with a four-piston caliper at the front and a 230mm disc with a single-piston floating caliper at the rear. Unfortunately, there is no ABS. KTM has equipped the bike with 17-inch alloy wheels which are wrapped in tubeless tyres - 110/70-17 front and 150/60-17 rear. 

For safety, the bike comes with disc brakes at both ends. Apart from this, there is nothing special as far as safety is concerned.