KTM Bike Models

Ernst Kronreif in the year 1953 became a sizeable shareholder of Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen which was then renamed to Kronreif and Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, and that is how KTM came into existence. KTM began serial production of R100 in the year 1954. At the start, KTM just had 20 employees where they would build 3 motorcycles per day. Soon after renaming the company, KTM won the first title during the 1954 Austrian 125 national championship.

Racing has always been a testing ground for KTM bikes’ production and technology approval. Having bagged a gold medal at 1956 International Six Days Trials, KTM started to produce scooter as well. The manufacturer’s first scooter was called Mirabell. In nearly 20 years, KTM’s workforce grew from 20 employees to 400 employees and 40 years after the inception, KTM now offers 42 different bike models around the world.

Talking about KTM bikes in India, there are 5 models which are currently active and available. These models are KTM 200 Duke, KTM RC200, KTM 250 Duke, KTM RC390 and KTM 390 Duke. Some of the upcoming KTM bikes include KTM 1050 Adventure which is due to be launched in October 208 followed by KTM 390 Adventurer which is to be launched in 2019.

In the year 2012, Bajaj Auto increased its stake in the company from 14.5% to 47%. In the same year, KTM Duke 200 was launched in the Indian market. It was back in the year 2008 when KTM and Bajaj had announced the development of new 125cc, 200cc and 390cc KTM bike models in India. Bajaj has played a massive role in the success of new KTM bike models. The bike models are exported throughout the world, some of the key markets include Europe, Australia, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico.

Let us compare three KTM bikes in India belonging to a different segment and understand the variation offered by the manufacturer in the bikes.

As for the KTM bikes price in India, a new KTM 200 Duke is priced at INR 1.50 lakhs considering price after GST. Mid-range KTM 250 Duke is priced at INR 1.80 lakhs considering price after GST and the flagship Duke 390 is priced at INR 2.35 lakhs. There are two more options in KTM RC200 and KTM RC390 which are priced at INR 1.75 lakhs and INR 2.35 lakhs respectively.