2024 KTM Duke 125 Review - Is this the Spawn of the Beast?

Is this the spawn of the beast? The KTM Duke 125 is here to elevate the rider's experience! From its sleek design and promised performance, built for commuters and urban adventurers, let's see if it lives up to its standard

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:48 Price
02:42 Engine
05:04 Speed
06:06 Handling
06:41 Suspension
07:29 Brakes
08:09 Wheels
09:11 TFT Dash
11:25 KTM deal
12:15 Conclusion


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[KidSaturdays]

Just passed my CBT at the grand old age of 49 and was looking for a - "bigger" looking first bike to tootle on until I do my A1/2 licences. Looking at the KTMs and your video has helped, cheers.

Lexham insurance are absolutely the best bike insurance company btw, I have 0 no claims and on a provisional and they're literally thousands of pounds cheaper. Great video!

[known]

They reduced performance about 15% compared to 2023 and older models. 0-50 mph GPS is about 12 seconds now and it was 10.5 before. The MT-125 does 8.9 seconds and thats a huge difference.. The duke is such a great bike.. if they would bring up the power to what´s possible and make the sound better through their air filter, the bike was absolutely the best on the market. But who wants an underperforming bike in that price range?

[pace_cruzer]

WHATS THE PRICE GOONA BE IF I WANT THE TFT PART ONLY

[Wojtek-J]

The weight: 154 kg WET?
Frankly speaking, I'm not sure if it's true.
From one hand, on the KTM homepage you can see that the weight is 154 kg DRY. I checked it in several language versions, and they all state the same.
From another hand, add around 13 litres of fuel, add other liquids like coolant or oils, and you have 169 kg WET ... it would be extremely heavy bike, so it looks a bit strange for me.

[Shhdhe]

In India 125 Duke gen 3 cost 2, 157$ only. Onroad

[Jshankarpatel]

Nice video Sir
Good looking beautiful designed Duke 125
👍👌👍👌👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🙏

[architanugya]

What iridium spark plug will fir this??

[carlbrooke]

I can confirm after my first service I was able to hit a speed of 76

[nickmonkey]

Good video
Duke 125 is a great bike but is surprisingly slow
Yam MT 125 is about 10 mph faster in all situations
I’ve owned both
Many say the Duke is somehow restricted but it could just be KTM are more serious about the emissions restrictions

[BigBoyzToyz]

I'm sure once the engine Is broke in it will have more speed. 400 miles is still brand new. I've just ordered the Husqvarna vitpilen 125 which shares many parts with this.

[xMelx]

Sad that the engine is not delivering what they sell with "No BS". Its kinda disappointing.
I was looking forward for the Husqvarna Svartpilen 125 2024, but since they are sharing the same engine, it would perform the same (unless they map the ecu differently).
It's so sad that they improved everything but they made the engine worse.
I may look to Yamaha instead

[damienhowell]

Old model is lighter by at least 20kg has dohc revs higher and pulls harder, perfect for cafe racer conversion👌🏾

[sham]

An Austrian YT compared the 0 to 80km and this was slower than a gsxs 125. THE gsxs has gps verified speed of 75mph.

[nathanvanderharst]

When will the summer discount be listed ? Is it global or just national?

[mixer]

just bought 1 of these for £4k, wonder if you up the front sprocket to get bit more top end?

[djsmitch]

Is the 2024 MT 125 faster? And nicer to ride Was all for the KTM until this review now unsure 🫤

[hemmi]

Yo boys Im 14 rn shall i buy this next year i have tried it and i loves it

[LorePZ]

Idk, i don't like this new Duke. I got a Duke 2021 instead of this, and i don't regret it. I like neither the look, nor the engine of this new model. I think the reason for these low performance, is the EU emission standard Euro 5+

[kimpedersen]

Have had a KTM 640 LC4 Supermoto nice bike. These 125 it's just a maxi moped, most af them at very similar, it's just different name.

[Casshlas]

This guys looks like he hasn’t slept since a month