KTM 390 Duke vs KTM RC 390 on track
One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.
One lap of the Ref Ring
3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.5x faster than real time.
0:00.0
KTM 390 Duke
0 km/h / 45 hp / 165 kg wet
Gap
+0.00 s
KTM RC 390
0 km/h / 44 hp / 172 kg wet
Speed through the lap
0 to 178 km/h, shaded zones are cornersRace notes
The KTM RC 390 laps the Ref Ring in 1:50.59 on paper, 2.83 seconds quicker than the KTM 390 Duke at 1:53.42. That gap is worth about 119 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.25 s, comes at The Carousel.
Through the corners it is 0 apexes to 9 between the 390 Duke and the RC 390. Top speed goes 164 km/h to 168 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.
Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: KTM 390 Duke and KTM RC 390.
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