I took the liberty of adding the components necessary for this model to hit the streets and be able to legally carry a plate. Thanks Honda Motor Company for providing the appropriate tail hardware.
Buddy just got back from taiwan and rode the 390 duke and said it was very good. He is a heavy kool aid drinker though. Also a very talented rider.
I rode a duke 390 and i was pleasantly surprised the sit position is pretty straight and relax the power is comparable with a XR400 yet with less punch but for sure the power is there the steering is agile and for in town perfect ABS was a feature I sure want to test out and riding 70 Km/ hour I slammed the both brakes no slipping or blocking and standing still very quick not a bad bike (yet I do prefer a tat nervous 2 stroke character with a hit ( small bore 2 stroke)) One thing was for sure after the test ride a duke 200 is a joke same bike yet underpowered that's for sure (and no ABS) Robert-Jan
Back in the states when I had a Harley streeter, I would from time to time talk to the pure street riders ... Most if not all had a crash due to some brake locking accident. Like it or not, ABS is gonna help many riders .. -- I had a friend here who purchased the smaller Duke ... I decided not to ride it. He sold it now. No regrets on missing that boat.
ABS is cool and safe yet the most accidence happen when a wheel (front or back) locks up and the reaction to it is wrong. I am not to intimidated when a front wheel locks but when riding of road it more or less happens a few times per ride when you push it and you start to do it in a controlled way. side note is that this is all with light bikes if you have a 160 Kg bike and it suddenly skids out you have to bring a different level of forces to the table then when that happens on a 110Kg bike Robert-Jan
This BMW era prototype sure looks a lot like the KTM protos. I love this vid. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OFI--Cv5oQ
