KTM 200 DUKE MEDIA INFORMATION KTM 200 DUKE KTM 200 DUKE INDEX MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION CONTENT 2 KTM AS A COMPANY 4 FORWORD 8 ENGINE 12 CHASSIS 14 DESIGN & INNOVation 16 TECHNICAL FACTS 17 RELated PRODUCTS POWERWEAR 18 POWERPARTS 19 2 I 3 COMPANY KTM AS A COMPANY It was 1934 when Hans Trunkenpolz company began to engage in rally sport, on the track, a race that heralded the start founded a repair workshop in Mattighofen, launched the first Duke in 1994 and just of a season of unprecedented success, not Upper Austria. Three years later, he started one year later acquired both WP Suspen- just for the KTM factory racers but also for selling DKW motorcycles and subsequently sion and the sports motorcycle manufac- privateers onboard the new 350 and other expanded his workshop, which became one turer HUSABERG. Shane King‘s Motocross sports bikes in the KTM range. The season of the largest car and motorcycle garages in World Championship title in the 500cc wound up is style. Cairoli won the MX1 title Upper Austria. In 1951, the company start- class and numerous other victories on the 350 SX-F, Marvin Musquin retained ed designing a motorcycle of its own and breathed now life into KTM’s sporting herit- his MX2 title on the 250 SX-F while Steffi two years later the KTM R 100 production age. In 1999, the company moved into its Laier, KTM’s woman factory rider, won the series was launched. The company, which newly built factory in Mattighofen. WMX title boosting KTM’s world champion- was now officially called Kronreif, Trunken- ship tally to 188. The season was further polz, Mattighofen‘, immediately took up The Austrian company has been a dominat- crowned when a string of excellent results racing and the successes started piling up. ing force in the legendary Dakar Rally since from RC 8 Superbike riders Martin Bauer 2001 and after adopting the now well and Stefan Nebel secured the IDM Manu- Erwin Lechner was among the riders who known “Ready to Race” philosophy has facturer’s title for KTM. enjoyed victory after victory in 1960, rac- turned racing into the brand‘s main identi- ing the KTM motorcycle designed by engi- fying feature. The 950 Adventure long-dis- The Orange MX Revolution continued in neer Rudolf Apfelbeck. KTM entered the tance, dual-sport motorcycle made its first style in 2011, beginning in January when US market with a 125cc motocross motor- appearance in 2003 and in the same year, Marc Coma won KTM’s tenth consecutive cycle in 1968, and word of the overseas Harald Bartol led the factory racing team to Dakar title. Shortly after Taddy Blazusiak race wins soon began to circulate in Eu- success in the 125cc road racing world was declared the Indoor Enduro World rope. The highlights of the 1970s included championship. Shortly afterwards, KTM champion. Then Cairoli went on to seal his the powerful 50cc models and the first mo- launched its first thoroughbred street second MX1 title on the 350 SX-F while tocross World Championship title, won for bikes, the 990 Super Duke and the 950 talented teenagers Ken Roczen and Jeffrey KTM in 1974 by Russian rider Gennadij Supermoto. The first ‘Made in Austria’ Su- Herlings proved to be the only game in Moiseev in the 250cc class. perbike followed in 2008 - the attention town on the 250 SX-F finishing 1-2 in the grabbing 1190 RC8, which the Mattig- MX2 World Championship. Young KTM rid- Riders Heinz Kinigadner and Trampas hofen team entered into the International ers also won the 65 cc and 85 cc MX world Parker laid the foundations for the modern German Superbike Championship (IDM) titles. Up to the time of printing, KTM had KTM legend with three World Champion- one year later, finishing runner-up in their won seven rider world championship titles ship titles in the next decade. In 1984, first season. and five manufacturer’s titles, bringing the KTM started to develop a liquid-cooled company’s total to 203. Meanwhile, Martin four-stroke motorcycle, commencing mass 2009 proved to be a particularly successful Bauer’s title victory in the 2011 IDM Su- production of the first LC4 engine in 1987. year for KTM’s offroad factory riders when perbike Championship was another huge The economy hit hard times at the end of they won four out of a possible six world bonus. the 1980s and in 1991, the KTM Motor- championship titles. Then at the EICMA fahrzeugbau AG had to file for bankruptcy. trade fair in autumn, KTM then set the www.ktm.com stage for a massive attack on top-level Mo- One year later, the newly formed KTM mo- tocross with the launch of the brand new torcycle division KTM Sportmotorcycle 350 SX-F, the brain child of racing team GmbH re-opened under new management manager Stefan Everts. In 2010, Antonio with a new Hard Enduro concept and sharp Cairoli started the season in style taking the new design styling. Hungry for success, the 350 SX-F to victory in its first appearance 4 I 5 FOREWORD KTM 200 DUKE – IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST TRENDS In view of the LC4 Duke’s resounding success, it was only logical for KTM to introduce a companion model: The new 200 Duke. It resembles the beautiful combination of outstanding chassis performance with power and fully-fledged motorbike technology. The 200 Duke has everything, without compromise and at an unbeatable price! KTM wanted the latest member of the All the more reason for the development Duke family to be as compact as it was department in Austria to expand the Duke flexible, as modern as it was dynamic and concept for the upcoming model year, of- as powerful as it was agile – and KTM has fering a Duke with 200 cubic centimetres succeeded in pulling off this finely tuned of displacement made to incorporate the balancing act. The 200 Duke scores high latest achievements of KTM Racing tech- marks with its low weight, great chassis, nology. The new 200 Duke is a fully top quality components and first-rate fledged motorcycle in a highly attractive brakes. The lively power delivery of its package for a target group of sports-mind- state-of-the-art 4-stroke single with elec- ed riders. It will appeal to all kinds of rid- tronic fuel injection and six-speed gearbox ers right up to experienced motorcyclists ensures dynamic fun, not just in the twist- looking for an especially light and agile ies. In short: The new 200 Duke is a true machine that redefines the standards of KTM, proving once again that motorcy- riding dynamics in its class. cling fun continues to grow with the per- fect mixture of the right ingredients. As befits a true Duke, the new 200 has been reduced to those virtues that matter THE LATEST MEMBER on the road. It is especially light because OF A SUCCESSFUL FAMILY the KTM engineers relinquished any un- It was in 1994 that the unique success necessary ballast. Together with it's freely story of a new, highly modern sport motor- revving, rugged single cylinder engine, the cycle concept began when the first KTM 200 Duke results in being just a touch Duke took to the asphalt. Now, in the over 126 kg net weight. In addition, the spring of 2012, the successful model’s 200 Duke has impressively precise riding fourth generation will hit the market. In characteristics because of KTM’s thor- 2004, KTM added the Super Duke with its oughly engineered design and selected free-revving V-twin, and in 2010, the quality components. And its inimitable, youthful 125 Duke with a 125cc single. sculpted form immediately identifies it as a member of the Duke Family. 10 I 11 ENGINEENGINE CYLINDER HEAD Twin overhead camshafts – arranged at a THE ENGINE slight angle (horizontally offset), to provide space for straight ducting on the intake In developing the innovative 200 single cyl- side and therefore optimum charging - inder, KTM benefited decisively from its actuation of the four valves by means of experience with compact, high-perfor- 200 DUKE PISTON four finely machined cam followers. Toge- mance sports engines. Extremely efficient ther, the cam follower drive and the light- and liquid-cooled, the 4-stroke single has a weight valves allow a high engine speed, four-valve cylinder head, two overhead cam well over 10,000 rpm. And ultimate power shafts with DLC (Diamond like Carbon) for winning every traffic light duel with oth- coated finger followers (perfect for high en- er light weight motorcycles. Incidentally, gine speeds), a balancer shaft and an elec- the extremely hard and, at the same time, tronic Bosch fuel injection. lubricating DLC coating allows the use of steel cam followers - easy valve operation The displacement to 199.5cc was achieved for maximum engine speed strength and by an oversquare ratio of 72mm bore to minimum cam performance losses. 49mm stroke from the forged crankshaft. The high-tech cylinder head similar to BALANCER SHAFT those used by KTM for their top level racing The inertia forces that naturally occur with bikes is the perfect match. This highly so- a single cylinder are absorbed by the phisticated design offers 19 kW (26 hp) of Duke via the balancer shafthence eliminat- power with a surprisingly full-bodied power ing any annoying vibration. curve, while the thrust is thoroughly con- vincing, not the least due to the low vehicle STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION weight. Besides the power, the engineers The newly developed engine management had been charged with creating a freely rev- 200 DUKE VALVE system from Bosch, with electronic fuel in- ving engine with a spontaneous power de- jection and a 38 mm throttle body, ensures livery as well as maximum refinement and spontaneous, powerful responsiveness and reliability.