The 1290 Super Duke R got us thinking. What if we could match The Beast’s interstellar performance to all day, two-up comfort? What if we would train the most dynamic naked bike ever to race any paved road the world has on offer? Regardless of the weather. Over and over again. So we brought out the big guns, aiming for state-of-the-art ergonomics, electronics and extreme stamina.
Chromium-Molybdenum steel trellis frame, powder coated
WP Semi-active suspension USD Ø 48 mm
WP Semi-active suspension monoshock
125 mm
156 mm
2 x Brembo monoblock four-piston radial fixed calliper, brake discs, floating
Brembo twin-piston fixed calliper, brake disc
320 mm
240 mm
Bosch 9ME Combined ABS (incl. cornering ABS and supermoto mode, disengageable)
X-Ring 5/8 x 5/16″
65.1 °
1482 ± 15 mm
140 mm
835 mm
23 l
205 kg
2-cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
1301 cm³
108 mm
71 mm
127 kW
Electric starter
Forced oil lubrication with 3 oil pumps
6-speed
40:79
17:38
Liquid cooled
PASC (TM) slipper clutch, hydraulically actuated
Keihin EMS with RBW, twin ignition
139
5.99