Re: Duke 125cc by Bajaj-KTM, Success or a Failure?
hello everyone,
few minutes back i have registered in the forum, and this my first reply.
the first picture of bike in the begining of the topic is KTM 125 duke STUNT version.
the KTM 125 duke is not meant for indian market.
Bajaj-KTM wont sell the bike in india even if you want one of those.
Its only the KTM200(22hp) duke or KTM250 duke which will be sold in india.
its mainly meant for european markets, where you can ride a bike upto 125cc capacity only with a car's license and without 2 wheeler license, and it is also meant for teenagers aged 16years. they can buy this bike without any insurance. The speed limit is only meant for european markets.
so when it comes to the bike
two people can easily travel on the bike with quite a bit of sqeeze.
its one of the best 125cc 4 stroke bike ever designed.
its 125cc, 15bhp(red lined at 10.5k rpm), 4valve DOHC, EFI, liquid cooled, 6gear bike.
its brakes are made by BYBRE (indian version of BREMBO, the worlds leading brake manufacturer) both front and back wheel has disc brakes, suspension made by WP(one of the best off-road bike suspension technologies), its tyres MICHELIN(worlds best), EFI made by BOSCH(worlds best), and of course the engine is designed by KTM(which makes one of the worlds best off-road motorcycle engines). its has TREELIS frame made by chrome-molybdenum alloy, and sub rame for engine made by steel. the frame is very light and very rigid, its one the best frame designs .
its a liquid cooled engine to reduce the engine weight and increase the cooling performance.
it has a forged crankshaft and con rod for lighter reciprocating weight and a balancer shaft for reducing the vibrations.
it has underslung exhaust to keep the weight distribution close to its C.G for superb handling, big tyres for better grip around corners. aluminium swing arm with internal webbing for light weight and good looks, a mono cross suspension at the rear, both front and back suspensions are adjustable.
in UK its costs around 3695 pounds which is 600 pounds less than YAMAHA YZF125 which is widely used there by teenagers.
BAJAJ-KTM 125 is a very successfull product as the bike is huge hit in european markets, its impressed quite a lot of critics. its mainly meant for the tenagers.