New KTM Super Duke 1290

Discussion in 'Other Bikes' started by Richard H, Oct 10, 2013.

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  1. mr.h

    mr.h Senior Member

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    I had a C90 at 13 til 15 yrs old razzing round the farm I grew up on - best days of my life! The only way to do a burn out was on grass or in a puddle! :eek:
     
  2. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

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    i had a C90.... Cost me £25 and i used it for 18 months to ride to London..(70mile round trip).Spent nothing on it and sold it for £20...
    My best deal by far.... top bike....
     
  3. brybrem

    brybrem Senior Member

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    You sad pair of fucks! x
     
  4. mr.h

    mr.h Senior Member

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    Boots or C90? aaahhh your jealous of the boots aren't you B! x :eek:
     
  5. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

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    Bry u ain't lived...
     
  6. mr.h

    mr.h Senior Member

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    Hear hear! rhubarb rhubarb!!
     
  7. brybrem

    brybrem Senior Member

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    I didn't get a 'Harumph' out of that man...
     
  8. P19DJG

    P19DJG Banned

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    I had a C90 in my teens too :smile:. Took the plastic leggings off & all the bullshit, cut the exhaust off about 6 inches from the head & razzed it over the fields.... Quality moped! :upyeah:
     
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  9. Richard H

    Richard H Noble Member

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    Same here, grew up on a farm. Had loads of field bikes from 12 or 13, Honda C50s, C70s and the mega powerful C90. All had the exhausts hacked off about 6" back from the engine. The abuse those things could take was amazing; loved reving the nuts off them and just booting them into gear
     
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  10. SteveJ

    SteveJ Super Moderator

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    They have said that they could get a lot more power out of the 1050 engine if they wanted to and that they could squeeze loads more ponies out of it.

    But bloody hell 180bhp and 186kgs that is a bit of a beast that's got to be more that the RC8 and I would hope that the tank range is a bit better than the RC8 as well.

    Cannot find a mention of a price as of yet apart from a mention of it possibly costing $16500 in the states .... maybe.
     
  11. Richard H

    Richard H Noble Member

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    Lol, no idea who these guys are but shows you can have fun on any bike and that C90's are just about indestructible
     
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  12. P19DJG

    P19DJG Banned

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    They use to hold a C90 Endurance Race at Mallory Park, excellent fun to watch. Fully leathered up bikers getting there knee down round the track.... Superb!
     
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  13. brybrem

    brybrem Senior Member

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    The Purple Helmets are they guys to watch on C90s (OK, fairly heavily modified C90s):

     
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  14. P19DJG

    P19DJG Banned

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    Purple helmets..... Oooerrr missus :eek:
     
  15. brybrem

    brybrem Senior Member

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    Saw them a few times at the MCN do at Skeggy - so funny!
     
  16. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

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    Steve, my mate had an RC8, had no issues with tank range regularly went touring on it.. 130-150 mile per tank easy... After all it's not a touring bike and neither is the Beast.... RC8 has circa 150bhp.. So another 30 bhp means smiles and clenched butt cheeks
     
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