KTM 790 Duke overview and thoughts! | 1 Month Ownership Update

General thoughts and ramblings about my 790.

[@johnlaw5762]

Great sound. Sounds waaaay bigger. Looks like a fun bike for the road. All you need.

[@thebronextdoor3583]

I think this is one of the most detailed review I've come across.

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Thanks!

[@saidhesannaidoo547]

Great to see you back on the channel 🥳🥳

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Thanks man!

[@gsxrpat6147]

Lovely bru. I do like these also, sounds great and must be easy to chuck around corners.

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Suuuuper flickable! Really fun to chuck into corners.

[@brunocarmona4958]

I did tried a 790Duke some years ago. Really liked the bike even if I prefer the Street Triple. I did find the brakes of the 790 very weak. I'm after a 890R (better brakes) or Tuono 660 Factory to join the garage (want a twin). I currently own a 2013 Tuono V4R and 2015 Street Triple 675Rx. Great to see you back. Really enkoy your videos and taste on bikes.

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Thanks very much! The brakes on the 890 are definitely MUCH stronger and sharper. I think it uses M50s. I find the 790 brakes to be good but they are not as sharp as m50s but definitely strong enough. Awesome choice in bikes you have there! I'd like to give the 660 another go one day, especially on the track. The street triple and the 790 are quite different to ride. I find the street triple to be more of a serious bike to ride and the 790 more of a fun hooligan. Both a lot of fun!

[@brunocarmona4958]

@@DarkRiderMotovlogs 890R uses stylema. As the 2023 765RS. The 2024 MT09SP is also going stylema.

[@darthzyl]

Hi, lovely video. Im interested in a smaller bike to go to the track with and then spirited rides out to Franschhoek or Bikeforge, and I would love to hear your thoughts on the bikes mentioned. I've been thinking of going to the track more often and I've been looking at different bikes for this. Cheaper for in case I drop it and obviously 2nd hand. What are your thoughts on the Triumph Street Triple 765RS vs the Daytona 675R for this purpose? Othe considerations are also R1 or GSXR750. Just not sure one gets the same value as Triumph.

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Hey man! really depends on your main use case. So track days are once a month, so could you live with a sports bike for the other 30 days and enjoy it? Or with a naked bike can you enjoy it for the 30 days and maybe not be as quick the 1 day of track day? If your main focus will be track riding and not much road riding then look into the Daytona or GSXR etc. A Japanese bike would probably be the best option incase you do crash and have to replace parts. Triumph barely keeps stock of parts let alone for the Daytona (I know a few people who have crashed their Daytonas and had to wait many weeks for parts to arrive) whereas you can probably find the parts you need for a Jap bike pretty quickly and easily. TBH I will always go for a naked over a sportsbike, as evident in the bikes I've owned, but its really up to you. The 765RS is simply amazing, probably the best bike I've ever owned to be honest. I'd go for that over the Daytona for every day use. Cant go wrong with any Triumph though. Try them out and see which you prefer and what suits your needs the best. As for the R1 and GSXR750. The R1 is very intense and very fast, takes a lot of skill to ride a 1000cc superbike properly and enjoy the engine and its performance. Its almost always too much for the road. The GSXR750 is a nice middel ground. Not a crazy amount of power and enjoyable for the road and track, they have a long history of being fun, dependable and bullet proof bikes. Ive tended to gravitate towards the lower capacity bikes as I find them to be more fun on the road and you can use more of the engine and enjoy basically all the power while not going insane speeds 😅

[@darthzyl]

@@DarkRiderMotovlogs thanks for the insight and reply. Totally makes sense. And we have also had some shocking service from a few of the places, including KTM and Triumph. We opted to get rid of our Tuono because of Aprilia support dwindling in the Cape. My biggest fear is dropping the bike at the track and then struggling to fix it. Biggest reason I don't want to go to the track with my expensive bikes. And then I do want to be able to ride the bike on the street as I enjoy that and my friends aren't all going to the track, plus I don't have space or want to rent a trailer for track days.

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

@darthzyl Ya unfortunately all the dealerships are good for is selling bikes. The after sales is shocking so its best just to do it yourself and import the parts you need. The track isnt any more dangerous than the road, its actually safer and the likelyhood of you dropping your bike is pretty low if you ride within your limits and take a gradual approach to increasing your speed. Ive taken my brand new bike straight to the track 😂 Totally understand though. So id suggest a GSXR, CBR, R6 etc as a "road" track bike. Everyone can work on them and lots of parts etc.

[@enf0rcer17]

Is it a good choice for a first bike? Not to powerfull?

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Hi! I think it might be a little too powerful but maybe if you ride it in road or rain mode it would be fine. You could work your way up to the power 👍

[@enf0rcer17]

@@DarkRiderMotovlogs i was thinking to at first ride only in rain mode until i get more experienced