2021 KTM 890 Duke R review | Forget your sportsbikes: this is where it's at 

In my 48 years of riding I have never ridden a better machine than my 890 Duke R."Phenomenal" doesn't begin to describe it.

Got 1, You are right about the seat it is hard. Love the bike I bought it without a test ride or even seeing it in the flesh. Best handling bike ever owned.

This will most likely be my next bike, I've watched every video there is on this bike and I'm absolutely in love. Gonna go for a test ride soon myself and then decide if I want to buy it but I'm pretty much already convinced.

I have riden couple of KTMs. They are the funnest bikes out there, from the Little Duke 390 to the Super Duke...i just love them...😍😍😍😍😍

“As sticky as a bumblebee with its bum stuck in a 2 year old” Don’t think I’ll be checking for plagiarism 😛

It is like falling horizontally from the sky 🎉🎉🎉

Just to confirm what Rabbit Stu said, the rear seat and footrests come in a box supplied by ktm for every bike. However, it seems most dealers don't bother giving them to you unless you ask.

Yes Mate Street Fighters are number ☝️

I read that they come with a seat and pegs you can fit if you want. I like your channel. Pretty good stuff.

how do you not have more subscribers?! Awesome and entertaining review👍🏻Subscribed.

Hell yes! This is what we just picked up for our project/track bike. Such a sick machine!

Great review thanks. I'm now going through all your reviews as we are similar height! So many bikes are hard to ride long when you're tall.

The dealers can install passenger seat and pegs if you want and its free! Also ı bought ergo seat and it is really good. i've been driving for about 6 months and it only consumes 4.5 liters of petrol per 100 KM. So ı think the range is around 250 KM( 155 Miles) and believe me ı rode usually fast.

Great review! Would like to see you do one on the Tuono 660 in comparison. I've not ridden either, but from all accounts, the Tuono 660 handles like a dream.

We need some proper comparisons between these and the new MT-09 range! I'm really curious how the punchiness of the low range of the motors compare on the twins vs the triple.

Love the looks, sound and ethos of this bike. Looking to buy one before next summer, this or an RS 660. You've tried both Tim, which would you recommend? Will be my only bike too... 😅

Great review. And what a beautiful place you have to ride! Very jealous!

This is my main question in life at the moment, Duke 890R, or Hypermotard 950? Could you do a comparison video? Would be very interested to hear your thoughts one way or another ... Would love to get either of these bikes out in the Picos and rat around for a few weeks. Maybe next summer as I'm not able to return to the UK at the moment.

Great Review! There is a rear seat BTW you get one and pillion pegs in a box when you buy one, but they are not fitted as standard you have to put them on yourself. I so want one of these. Better than a MT09SP ?

The day I get rid of my classic 950 Supermoto, I’ll get this 👌🏾

Love the enthusiasm Tim, but the grand sum of all those components did not convince me on the two hour long dem ride I did. Was looking at it as a potential replacement for my Hypermotard, but no cigar. Also rode the Adventure for a couple of hours as a possible substitute for the GSA, but again no cigar. Doesn’t have the poise of the Beemer. Quality isn’t quite there yet for me either.

Great vid dude. Subscribed

It's the best bike I did buy :)

You can get the pillion seat as an accessory.

Beautiful work as usual Timmy! So did you buy the wrong bike? The ktm is better than the 950 right?

8:06 believe it or not that looks like just hard Road use. My mate has these I have power 5 and his tyres bobble up on the road lol.

Would I be crazy to sell my Streetfighter V4 to grab one of these?

Good vid ya silly old fool.

I lost it at the monkey insert XDDD

I own both a 790 & 890 R for reasons lol

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hypothetically if someone who has never wheelied before had this bike and left anti wheelie off but wanted to make sure they never ever do a wheelie because its bad and dangerous and illegal, what specific technique should they avoid using? asking for a friend.

250km tank range✊🔥🔥

We need a picture of you sat on it from a tripod lol

is it better then hypermotard 950 ? :P

I have a 390. Grrr!

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how does this compare to the hyper buddy

Very nice video and review. Very nice colors but this bike it is so ugly on the tank area, it is very thin, it looks really like electric bicycle. To much ugly.

It's not Fully Adjustable Suspension. This is not just a shame and also unacceptable to me for a hyper-naked in 2020! Also KTM is very greedy too!

650 pound huh!!

Your mic is saturated

When I testeed it: The most disappointing testride I have ever experiensed..! Really don’t understand what all the Hype is about.. Dull parrallel twin engine and weird seating position..! The switchgear feels like it is China plastic..!

THE number ONE reason to totaly boycott KTM street bikes is their TOTALLY lame decision to NOT put Sportbike fairings on ANYTHING bigger than a 390....Seriously WHAT sense is there to being afraid of FAIRINGS? They will gladly sell any fool with the money a 180hp NAKED bike and I guess if those squids die there is no guilt? But someone that bought the RC8 and foolishly died THAT just burns up his conscience?? See and the dudes that WANT a full faired sport bike? They are simply gonna buy a Ducati or a fireblade or Ninja or Yamaha R^ etc....he aint saving ANYONE by withholding aerodynamic plastic parts from his models...SCREW KTM if you ask me....It also makes me wonder with such a level of totally illogical thinking what ELSE is infected in the process of designing and building KTMs??? In fact if you ask me the CEO of KTM should feel MUCH more guilty about the tagline "Ready to Race" that comes with EVERY street legal KTM made WAY more than the RC8 Sportbikes sold in the past! Should change the tag line to something more along the lines of "Race inspired" and then start offerning sportbile style motorcycles! Ya know? With FAIRINGS for those of us that want them? Time and again everytime I am attracted to KTM road bikes I can NEVER EVER get past the naked part....I just do NOT want to own and ride a naked bike...PERIOD.....DUMB Mr KTM.....VERY DUMB