Car & Bike KTM Duke Launched in Delhi @1.17 Lacs ex-showroom price!

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[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]New Delhi, January 24, 2012: [/font][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Bajaj Auto Limited and KTM Sportmotorcycle AG today announced the much awaited launch of the KTM brand in India. Known for their legendary racing achievements, KTM is Europe’s second largest motorcycle manufacturer and dominates the off-road segment across the world. KTM debuts in India with its premium streetbike brand, the DUKE. The first offering from the KTM stable in India, the Duke 200 would be retailed through 34 dedicated KTM stores in India along with KTM’s famous range of Accessories and Merchandise called KTM PowerWear and KTM PowerParts.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]In a segment crowded with full-faired Japanese motorcycles, the KTM 200 Duke will be the only one sporting the naked streefighter styling that all KTM Dukes, like the Super Duke 990 and the Duke 690, are renowned for. The 200 Duke will be powered by a single cylinder, 200cc, liquid cooled, DOHC, four valve engine which will pump out a peak power of 25bhp and a maximum torque of 19 Nm. Like all KTM’s the 200 Duke has the best–in-class power to weight ratio of 184 Ps/ton thanks to high strength- low weight components of the highest quality. It features first in class features such as a Trellis Frame, Upside Down forks by European specialists WP, an aluminium swing arm, a multifunction cockpit and many more. [/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Packed with technology and features befitting motorcycles of far higher segments, the KTM 200 Duke has been launched at an extremely attractive introductory price of[/font][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [/font]Rs.1,17,500 (ex-showroom, Delhi) [font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]INTRODUCTORY PRICE[/font][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,].[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]On the occasion of the launch Mr. Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM-Sportmotorcycles AG, said “We are delighted to have the Duke 200 in India and are very positive about the prospects of KTM in the Indian market. With our unique design and engineering philosophy, we have managed to develop our unique brand identity which we are confident that our customers in India will appreciate "[/font]

Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, MD Bajaj Auto, said “The launch of the Duke 200 is one of the many steps in Bajaj Auto’s association with KTM over the last five years. Between the Bajaj Pulsar and the KTM Duke we intend to further strengthen our dominant position in the sports motorcycle segment in India. The KTM 200 Duke is meant for people who are young at heart and like to be different.“

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Indian two wheeler scene is getting colorful now.

And 117K - awesome pricing indeed !!!

(wish I could afford that
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The pricing is pretty kewl... I am sure it'll have many takers at that price especially since it carries a KTM tag.
 
I don't think that the Duke will eat into the CBR250R's market. The price difference is vast and they belong to different classes. If I were to choose, I would go for the CBR250R despite the price difference.
 
Duke may not eat Honda CBR250 sells figure but defiantly throw some impact on Yam's R15 v2.0 sell continuing this price tag and also put a big question mark about upcoming CBR150 price tag.

There is also some serious soft corner in Indian crowd about fully faired bike.

But nonetheless the bike is a gem.....let see the ASS & spare parts price...Hope it not going Ninja way.
 
Now to see where the CBR150 is priced at..

Needless to say, it can't compete with the duke in a one on one..
 
I dont think Duke is an r15 killer,

duke is a naked monster and not everyone prefers this look!

the ones who prefer a faired bike, will always go for an r15 or cbr !

But, duke is the one for me
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Booking it soon
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The rear seat is as good as useless! lol. I for one am gonna wait a while to see how Bajaj lives to keeping the service levels up and the parts live up to the claimed quality.

Having used the P200 for 4 years now, i'm taking no chances on aything remotely associated with Bajaj ..
 
I don't like the bikes looks frankly but at that price its sure going to do pretty decently. Kudos for Bajaj pricing the bike sensibly. Hope the ASS matches the bikes performance.
 
I am booking the KTM duke this week. Need to sell of my Pulsar and what not but damn I love this bike!

Btw has anyone else seen Bajaj Probiking showrooms renamed and rebadged as KTM stores?

This was the Bajaj Probiking Store in Ahmedabad and now its a KTM store but they have the Kawasaki Ninja as well.



 
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