KTM 690 Duke 2009 vs. Yamaha MT-09 2015
KTM 690 Duke 2009
Yamaha MT-09 2015
Overview - KTM 690 Duke 2009 vs Yamaha MT-09 2015
KTM 690 Duke 2009
Yamaha MT-09 2015
Technical Specifications KTM 690 Duke 2009 compared to Yamaha MT-09 2015
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
KTM 690 Duke 2009
Are there so many people who don't need 100 hp to stabilise their ego? I think with previous single-cylinder models, it was always the design that was the problem, not the lack of power. The Duke manages to look really high-quality even as a small single-cylinder.
Yamaha MT-09 2015
The Yamaha MT-09 did not need to be reinvented for the coming season - it already was extremely well done almost four years ago. Instead, the Japanese focus on fine-tuning and adding practical, contemporary gimmicks such as traction control and automatic shifting. Due to the Euro4 standard, however, the engine management has been changed once again and offers an emphatically powerful but well controllable power delivery in standard mode; the power explosion of the first generation is now no longer offered even by the sharper A mode. The biggest change, recognisable at first glance, is the, in my opinion, extremely successful design with the more aggressive front and the newly designed rear. All in all, an even snazzier naked bike that was clearly built for the fun of motorcycling.
