New KTM 390 Duke Appearing in 2017

To begin with, the KTM 390 Duke was introduced in the country in the year, 2013 and since its beginning; it has proved to be a successful rival for various other offerings from the international two-wheeler manufacturers. With its aggressive looks and beast like performance, the KTM 390 Duke has touched almost convincing sales figures all across the country. Talking about any two-wheeler manufacturer, either national or international; every firm has their own marketing strategy to follow in order to maintain the prominence of their offered products. The one and only well-famed strategy is updating the product timely.

KTM 390 Duke

Now, it's KTM 390 Duke's turn to go through some serious updates. Although, just a few days back, the Indian version of the KTM 390 Duke has gone through some minor updates such as handle grips, a plastic protector to protect rear wheel and Assist Slipper Clutch. The front suspension gets a plastic cladding and the monoshocks at the rear gets a white shock absorbing spring. New tail-light and LED blinkers are also introduced in the 390 Duke and it is decorated with a black colored body styling.

KTM 390 Duke

Leaving behind the previous updates, let's have a look over the 2017 updates. According to some sources, a prototype of the KTM 390 Duke has been imported to the country from Austria, might be for testing purpose. The name of the prototype listed over the list is "motorcycle, 390 Duke MY17". The illustrative was brought down specifically for R&D purpose. Being designed in Austria, the firm is manufacturing the KTM Duke series in India. The KTM Duke Series is built in the Pune located manufacturing facility of Bajaj Auto Ltd. it helps to cut down the cost of the sports motorcycles and giving it an affordable price tag.

The 2017 updates of the KTM 390 Duke aren't going to change it mechanically. The main focus of the firm is to give the product a new look over the same racing DNA or dynamic performance. The new KTM 390 Duke is expected to be launched by the end of the year 2016.