Honda CB 1000 R Neo Sports Café versus KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Honda CB 1000 R Neo Sports Café
KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Comfort
- Processing
- Performance
- Rotary fruede
- Powerful engine
- Stable chassis
- Service
- Electronic helpers
- Brake
- Windbreak
- Constant jerking
- Pillion suitability
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.120 mm Height : 1.090 mm
Seat : 830 mm
Weight : 213 (max: 401 ) kg
Seat : 835 mm
Weight : 198 (max: 415 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 57 mm
Hole: 75 mm
Cooling: wassergekühlt
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.301 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 108 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 145 HP at 10.500 U/Min
Torque: 104 NM bei 8.250 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 325 km
Performance: 180 HP at 9.500 U/Min
Torque: 140 NM bei 8.000 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 287 km
Chassis
Steel central tube frame (with aluminium rear frame) (steel) Front suspension:
Showa Upside-Down Telescopic Fork 43mm (travel 109 mm) Rear suspension:
Showa central strut (travel 131 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm made of aluminium Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 190/55-17
Tubular space frame, powder-coated (chrome-molybdenum) Front suspension:
WP-USD Ø 48 mm (travel 125 mm) Rear suspension:
WP-Monoshock via deflection (travel 140 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyres: 200/55-17
Brakes
Double disc radial 4piston fixed caliper (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
Single disc double piston floating caliper (∅ 256 mm)
2 x Brembo Stylema Monoblock four-piston radial fixed caliper, brake discs, floating (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo two-piston fixed caliper (∅ 240 mm)
This fits any
The question remains as to the target group of the bike. Of course, you have to be able to live with the advantages of the agile Naked Bikes, as well as with their disadvantages such as the non-existent windscreen. But apart from that, the Honda, like so many models from this manufacturer, suits virtually anyone – it's never a bad choice.
Only that with passion, the Japanese would have to do even better.
The test bike was provided to us by Motofun in Kaltenkirchen.
Where it is, is at the front
So KTM has delivered a cheat pack, because neither is it a beast, nor a duke. What luck. It is a power on the street, but a manageable one. The Super Duke stands for driving fun without end, when the sheer performance counts. It is pure irrationality, a fun bike without high utility value.
If you are looking for something like this, you will be happy here, provided you like the edgy design. But isn't that always the case?
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann & Söhne in Hamburg.
