PICS: KTM
When they casually have an ex-GP rider on hand to show you the ropes...
Regular viewers of our Naked Sportsbike of the Year videos will know that the outgoing 1290 Super Duke is one of our favourite bikes, and for good reason. For all it’s available performance and technical features, the Super Duke absolutely nails the one thing any motorbike must deliver on above all else – fun. In the company of bikes with more power, greater tech features and, in some cases, smaller price tags, the 1290 Super Duke R has been able to rise to the top of the pile every time by pulling off one of motorcycling’s hardest tricks – to be a riot to ride and all kinds of naughty, but not at all intimidating or difficult to get along with.