I really want to own one of these, sooner rather than later - probably at the expense of the blade. Has anyone got any experience or opinion on them?
Perhaps you should go and crash the KTM forum - you'll get all you need! Even has a 'Superduke' devoted thread! https://www.ktmforum.co.uk/forum.php
Probably the most hooligan forum ! I was on there for a bit whilst saving to buy a KTM - which never panned out. But very entertaining it was !
Quick look - posts from the likes of "Foo King"; "bollocks"; Probably hasn't changed. I just had a quick look - I was only on for about a month in 2008 - then it all went quiet (year off the roads time !!) Verry funny I remember.
Cheers, I've spent a bit of time on the ktm forums already. My thinking was that there may be people here who own or have previously owned a SD who might say "if you like X about the blade, then you'll hate the SD" etc. I'm thinking I may keep the blade and 'audition' a SD, then over winter or in the spring just keep the one I like most and sell the other one.
The superduke 990r is awesome had back in 2008 brand new missed since selling in 2010, found an 08 with 1100 miles and had been mostly in a lock up for 10 years so I had to have it. The 1st is top of the Pyrenees in2009 3000 mile round trip 2nd is my latest one
Nice! The black and orange just looks awesome I think! I've found an 07 990r with 4k miles which has had a similar life to yours by all accounts. All being well it'll be getting picked up in a couple of weeks! Probably a stupid question, but is there anywhere on the R to stash a disc lock?
Yes under the seat for disc lock. Just check that the 07 is the all singing 990R I am pretty sure it’s the 08/09 that got the extra revs and the akrapovic headers as standard , After 09 they tamed the animal that is the 990R Also be careful what your buying there was a superduke R race championship that ran along side the BSB these were all 08/09 bikes that had the nice plastics taken off then put back on after that championship finish there was a lot of R models for sale after 09
Cool, it's almost practical then... Yeah the 07 is the version before the revs and headers. So it's essentially a standard 990 with a higher rear end and a different colour scheme. It'll do me though I think - for the condition, the price is better than what standard 07-09 are going for with 10k+ miles.
You will love it, the seat is painful there is a ktm gel seat but it’s not cheap The only known problem is the water pumps can be a bit of a pain and the engine does use oil but so do all ktms
I'm already on the lookout for a gel seat...based purely on what I've read! I'll see if some nice padded cycling shorts help as well. They'll probably be cheaper! cheers for the pointers
