KTM Duke 390 is the Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY 2018)

KTM 390 Duke is a segment killer and Indian motorcycle of the year award (IMOTY 2018) goes to this well sorted street machine. The prestigious award measures the capability of every participating bike to the full and close competitors on the crown were Yamaha FZ25 and Triumph Street Triple.

All three of them are segment leaders and Duke won this close match with its performance wrapped, value for money approach. Top five on this list also had Honda Africa Twin and Bajaj Dominar. IMOTY is now more than a decade old and to be specific, 2018 was its 11th year.

KTM Duke 390 is IMOTY 2018

Jury panel for the award consisted of 16 renowned motorcycle journalists in India. They were:

Shubhabrata Marmar and Abhay Verma from Overdrive
Kartik Ware and Raunak Ajinkya from BS Motoring
Devesh Shobha and Debabrata Sarkar from Top Gear India
Sirish Chandran and Aninda Sardar from evo India
Aspi Bhathena and Sarmad Kadiri from Bike India
Arup Das and Jared Solomon from AutoX
Rahul Ghosh and Abhik Das from Auto India
Vikrant Singh from Bikewale
Pablo Chaterji from Man’s World India.

With more than century of automotive experience within the jury (collective), imagine how tough it would have been for the motorcycles.

JK Tyre has been sponsoring the event right from its first year. Dr Raghupati Singhania, Chairman & MD JK Tyre, presented the award to KTM India head Amit Nandi at the event.

The certificate was signed by all 16 jury members. KTM 390 Duke is undoubtedly a winner in all terms. Whether it be highway rides or small street sprints, it never disappoints with its massive power burst throughout the rpm range.

The powerful 373.2 cc, single cylinder engine gets liquid cooling and fuel injection as standard. Ride by wire further makes sprinting a pleasant affair. It even offers a slipper clutch!

Key Specs of New KTM Duke 390

Displacement	373.2 cc
No. of Cylinders	1
No. of Gears	6
Maximum Power	42.90 Bhp @ 9000 rpm
Maximum Torque	37 NM @ 7000 rpm
Seat Height	830 mm
Ground Clearance	185 mm
Kerb/Wet Weight	163 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity	13.5 litres

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