KTM Notes
Founded in 1934 by Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen, by 1937 he was selling DKW motorcycles. When the war ended, his thoughts once more returned to motorcycles and by 1953 he had produced his first machine - the KTM 100 - utilising a 98cc Sachs engine.
Models which followed included the Mecky moped (1957), the Tarzan, and the Comet. A scooter was introduced in 1958, the Mirabell, followed by the Ponny II.
Some smaller KTM motorcycles were fitted with Franco Morini or Sachs engines, and KTM engines were used in some Penton models.
In 1965 the firm entered the burgeoning motocross market and have done rather well. They won the grueling Dakar race for 15 consecutive years, 2001 to 2015.
KTM R 125 Tarzan was the factory's first sports production motorcycle. A development of the Grand Tourist, the red, black and silver machine was released in 1957.
The KTM Superduke 990 was released in 2005, and the 990 Super Duke R appeared in 2008. Variations were available until 2013.
In 2014 the KTM 1190 Adventure appeared, powered by an LC8 V-twin engine of 1195cc with an output of 150 h.p.
Other KTM models include:
1953 R100 production begins
1954 R125 Tourist
1955 Grand Tourist
1957 Trophy 125cc (1st sports machine)
1960-63 Ponny I
1963-66 Comet S 47cc (3 different engines)
1973 250 Cross
1973 250 Enduro
1979 Comet RSW Sachs 49cc. Mag wheels, disc brake, water cooled.
1979-89 340 GS6 Enduro 340cc single
1988-92 GS 250 Enduro 250cc single
1992-95 GS 125 Cross 125cc single
1997-2001 EXC 200 Enduro 200cc single
1997-08 65 SX Cross 65cc single
1998-05 EXC 400 Enduro 398cc single
1995-2001 SX 125 Cross 125cc single
1999-07 640 Duke II Motard 625cc single
2000-05 EXC-F 450 Enduro 447cc single
2002-04 EXC F450 Enduro 447cc single
2003-04 EXC 250 Custom 250cc single
2002-07 LC4 640 Enduro 625cc single
2002-04 LC4 640 SM Motard 625cc single
2002-08 SX 125 Cross 125cc single
2002- SX 65 Cross 64cc single
2003-07 625 LC4 SMC Motard 625cc single
2003-05 660 SMC Motard 660cc single
2003-05 950 Adventure Enduro 942cc, twin
2004-06 EXC 125 Enduro 125cc single
2004- SX 85 Cross 85cc single
2005-06 450 SMR Motard 449cc single
2005-07 LC4 640 ADVENTURE Enduro 625cc single
2005-07 LC4 640 SM Prestige Motard 640cc single
2005- Super Duke 990 naked sports 998cc, twin
2006-08 Adventure 990 Enduro 999cc, twin with ABS
2006 SX 50 senior Cross 50cc single
2006 SX 525 Motard 510cc single
2006- EXC 400 Enduro 449cc single
2006 EXC 50ccm Enduro 50cc single
2006 SX-F 250 Cross 250cc single
2006-07 560 SMR Motard 565cc single
2006-08 950 SM naked sports 950cc, twin
2006-08 950 SuperMoto Motard 942cc, twin
2006-08 950 SuperMoto R Motard 942cc, twin
2007-09 690 Rally Enduro 654cc, twin
2008-11 690 SMC Motard 654cc single
2007-10 690 Supermoto Motard 654cc single
2007-10 690 Supermoto Prestige Motard 654cc single
2007-08 990 Adventure naked sports 990cc, twin with ABS
2007- Super Duke 990 R naked sports 999cc, twin
2007-10 SX 144 Cross 144cc single
2007- SX 250 Cross 250cc single
2007- SX-F 250 Cross 248cc single
2007- SX-F 450 Cross 449cc
2007-08 SX-F 505 Cross 477cc
2007- Duke 690 naked sports 654cc single
2007- EXC 125 Enduro 124cc single
2007- EXC 125 Motard 124cc single
2007- EXC 200 Enduro 193cc single
2007- EXC 250 Enduro 249cc single
2007- EXC 300 Enduro 293cc single
2007- EXC 450 Enduro 449cc single
2007- EXC 530 Enduro 510cc single
2007-11 EXC-F 250 Enduro 248cc single
2008-11 Duke 690 naked sports 654cc single
2008- 1190 RC8 naked sports 1148cc, twin
2009- 300 E Sixday Enduro 300cc single
2008-10 690 Enduro 654cc single
2009- 690 ENDURO R Enduro 654cc single
2009- 990 Adventure Enduro 999cc, twin with ABS
2008- 990 SM Motard 999cc, twin
2009- 990 SMR Motard 990cc, twin
2011- SXF 350 Cross 349cc
2011- SX 150 Cross 143cc single
2012- SMR 990 Motard 999cc, twin
2011- SMT 990 naked sports 990cc, twin
2011- SMT ABS Motard 999cc, twin with ABS
2012-16 EXC-F 250 Enduro 250cc single
2011- 505 Motard 505cc single
2012- 690 SMC R Motard 690cc single with ABS
2010- 990 Supermoto-Travel naked sports 999cc, twin with ABS euro 4
2011- Duke 125 naked sports 125cc single
2012 Duke 200 Motard 200cc (Bajaj, India)
2012- Duke 390 naked sports 375cc single with ABS
2014- 1290 Super Duke R naked sports 2cc, twin with ABS
In 2026, US dealers offered some 69 different models from 50cc to 1390cc, two-strokes and four-strokes, along with an impressive range of electric machines.
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