The 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke R claimed a new outright motorcycle record on June 26 for the demanding and iconic Broadmoor Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, with racer Chris Fillmore at the controls.
Riding on a Super Duke prepared with readily available KTM PowerParts in the Two Wheel and Heavyweight Division - the top motorcycle class - Fillmore posted a time of nine minutes 49.625s on the winding 4,302 metre high, 19.99km, 156-turn closed road near Colorado Springs, USA. Fillmore, a former AMA Superbike racer for HMC KTM, was a rookie at the event.
Not surprisingly KTM are very pleased with themselves and said of the bike: “With a mountain of torque and peak power now at 177 hp, the 1,301 cc LC8 V-twin engine is the benchmark for naked sportsters. Titanium inlet valves and new combustion chambers make for an increased compression ratio, while shortened intake funnels and an exhaust flap with a smart actuator system result in the smoothest, widest 1290 Super Duke power band ever. Torsionally rigid WP split forks with separate damping circuits receive stiffer springs and a sportier set-up. At the rear, the WP shock absorber also gets a stiffer fork spring and a set-up set for high speed excellence.”
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