KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020 vs. BMW S 1000 R 2020
KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020
BMW S 1000 R 2020
Technical Specifications KTM 1290 Super Duke GT 2020 compared to BMW S 1000 R 2020
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
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.
BMW S 1000 R 2020
Sedežni položaj je športen, vendar nikakor ne neudoben, zavore so močne, motor modela S 1000 R pa je najboljši - morda celo nekoliko preveč homogen. Tudi na področju vožnje se ni mogoče pritoževati. Na podlagi čistih podatkov o zmogljivosti in vgrajenih elektronskih funkcij ima BMW verjetno vse potrebno za najhitrejši čas kroga. In to na kakršni koli podlagi, saj lahko s polaktivnim vzmetenjem na slabih cestah, posejanih z luknjami, požirate kilometer za kilometrom. Na žalost se ta občutek superiornosti ni nikoli zares prenesel na voznika. Verjetno je to slaba stran prevelike uravnoteženosti na vseh področjih - vsaj v mojih italijanofilskih očeh. BMW-ju je manjkalo tisto nekaj, karizma, ki jo je težko razložiti, a vzbuja pristna čustva.
