KTM Middleweight naked sportbike
790 Duke specs
Current and prior-year spec data for the KTM 790 Duke, including trims, colors, chassis numbers, electronics, and source links.
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Year: 2026
Model note
KTM 790 Duke
Original "Scalpel" — the 799cc LC8c parallel-twin Duke that put KTM on the middleweight-naked map. Production moved to CFMoto in Hangzhou for the current generation; chassis and engine tune remain pure KTM.
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2026
KTM 790 Duke
Base
$9,199 MSRP
Orange
Black
- Engine
- 799cc liquid-cooled DOHC LC8c parallel-twin
- Bore Stroke
- 88.0 x 65.7 mm
- Compression
- 12.6:1
- Fuel System
- Bosch EFI with ride-by-wire
- Transmission
- 6-speed PASC slipper clutch, optional Quickshifter+
- Final Drive
- Chain
- Front Suspension
- 43 mm WP APEX USD fork
- Rear Suspension
- WP APEX monoshock with preload adjustment
- Front Brakes
- Dual 300 mm discs with 4-piston radial calipers, cornering ABS
- Rear Brakes
- 240 mm disc with 2-piston floating caliper, cornering ABS
- Tires
- 120/70ZR17 front, 180/55ZR17 rear
- Wheelbase
- 56.7 in
- Seat Height
- 32.4 in
- Curb Weight
- 385 lb
- Fuel Capacity
- 3.7 gal
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