BMW R 1200 R 2018 vs. KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020

BMW R 1200 R 2018

KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020
Technical Specifications BMW R 1200 R 2018 compared to KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
BMW R 1200 R 2018

Že predhodnika je bilo mogoče voziti športno in prepričljivo na izletih, novi R 1200 R pa zmore še več - zaradi sistema torbic (seveda za doplačilo) potovanja še vedno niso težava, šport pa obvlada še bolje. Zahvaljujoč zdaj delno vodno hlajenemu dvovaljnemu bokserskemu motorju je čudovito okreten - 125 KM se na papirju morda ne zdi veliko, vendar motor neverjetno potiska in se poleg tega obnaša kultivirano. Tudi podvozje in zavore so zelo dobri, sedežni položaj pa je športen in pokončen ter pokriva širok spekter od čudovite zabave do potovanj na dolge razdalje. Žal BMW odlično razume tudi trik s seznamom doplačil. Osnovni model je dobro opremljen z ABS, ki ga je mogoče izklopiti, nadzorom vleke, ki ga je prav tako mogoče izklopiti, in dvema načinoma vožnje, vendar so številni zanimivi triki skoraj obvezni - in seveda močno dvignejo ceno.
KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020

Do you need 175 hp or even launch control in a touring motorbike? Of course not. Is it fun? Definitely! Although the Super Duke GT can't hide its genes and is undeniably a Duke in terms of agility and cornering power despite its 209 kg dry weight, it's still possible to cruise in a relaxed manner, always assuming a certain "maturity" with such performance data, of course. Because unlike the Super Duke R or even an 890 Duke R, it doesn't constantly suggest the knife between my teeth, but rather a feeling of sovereignty, freely according to the motto "I can, but I don't have to". And all of this comes lavishly equipped as standard, or as one might expect from a motorbike costing 22,499 euros in Austria or 19,053 euros in Germany.