KTM 990 Duke vs Yamaha MT-09 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 3.2x faster than real time.
0:00.0
KTM 990 Duke
0 km/h / 123 hp / 194 kg wet
Gap
+0.00 s
Yamaha MT-09
0 km/h / 119 hp / 193 kg wet
Speed through the lap
0 to 232 km/h, shaded zones are cornersRace notes
The KTM 990 Duke laps the Ref Ring in 1:41.78 on paper, 0.34 seconds quicker than the Yamaha MT-09 at 1:42.13. That gap is worth about 19 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.10 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.
Through the corners there is nothing between them on paper; this one is decided by power and braking. Top speed goes 219 km/h to 217 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 990 Duke and Yamaha MT-09.
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