Motorcycle museum record
The first Duke converted KTM’s large competition-derived single-cylinder engine into a stripped road motorcycle with supermoto attitude.
Museum plaque
The beginning of KTM’s modern road-bike identity: light, upright and deliberately unconventional.
The first Duke converted KTM’s large competition-derived single-cylinder engine into a stripped road motorcycle with supermoto attitude.
Why it matters. The beginning of KTM’s modern road-bike identity: light, upright and deliberately unconventional.
Technical identity
This first expansion records museum-level specifications rather than pretending every year and market used one immutable specification.
Research starting point
Model-year specifications can vary. The museum keeps the stable historical interpretation here and leaves room to add exact variants, racing derivatives, engine codes and source-specific specifications later.