The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, KTM had revealed the Duke 250 and RC 250 at the Tokyo Motor Show in March-2015. Now, less than two months later, Bajaj-KTM has already commenced the exports of 250 twins to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Turkey from Chakan plant, Pune.
KTM Duke 250 & RC250 production commenced in India.
The company hasn’t confirmed the launch of 250 twins in the Indian market. However, the launch of these new quarter-litre motorcycles is quite unlikely as the price gap between the Duke/RC 250 and Duke/RC 390 is quite narrow. If the Duke/RC 250 is launched it will overlap their own product like confused Pulsar range, instead the 250 could be seen as a successor to the 200 in the future.
Mechanically, the 250 twins are powered by a 250cc single cylinder, four-stroke, liquid-cooled engine that churns out 31 BHP of power at 9,000 rpm, with maximum torque of 24 Nm at 7,250 rpm. This engine is tuned-down version of 373.2cc engine used in Duke 390 and RC 390. This equates to around 6 BHP and nearly 5 Nm of torque more than the Duke/RC 200.
Sharing features with the KTM Duke/RC 390, the 250 twins gets slipper clutch, ABS system and runs on Metzeler tyres as standard. The Duke 250 has a kerb weight of 139 kg and the RC250 weighs 147 kg. In Japan, the 250 twins will be launched next-month priced at (JPY) 550,000 Yen (INR 2.88 lakhs) for the Duke 250 and (JPY) 620,000 Yen (INR 3.25 lakhs) for the RC 250.
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Source: Zauba
