Following a short hiatus, KTM has decided to reintroduced the original 790 Duke for 2023.
- KTM 790 Duke makes a comeback for 2023.
- Powering the 790 Duke is the same LC8c mill that makes 105hp and 82.3Nm.
KTM previously replaced the 790 Duke with a bigger 890 Duke in 2021 to meet the tighter emission standard while also increasing the peak power.
However, in an interesting development, the returning Original Scalpel will also eplaced the base 890 Duke while the up-spec 890 Duke R remains in the lineup for 2023.
Also, the 790 Duke revival comes with the help of KTM’s partnership with CFMOTO who’s now in charge of the 799cc LC8c engine.
That said, the parallel-twin mill continue to make 105hp @ 9,000rpm and 82.37Nm @ 8,000rpm.
Nonetheless, it’s important to take note that the reborn 790 Duke comes with a number of exciting updates for 2023.
In addition, the 790 Duke now features new Track mode joining the existing Sport, Street and Rain mode. There’s also nine levels of lean sensitive traction control, anti-wheelie, launch control and three throttle response settings.
Also new on the 2023 790 Duke includes Motor Slip Regulation (MSR) and Supermoto mode.
Suspending the 2023 790 Duke is the same non-adjustable 43mm WP Apex front fork and a preload-adjustable Apex shock.
