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According to reports out of India, KTM Chief Executive Officer Stefan Pierer has announced the Austrian manufacturer will produce 200cc and 350cc versions of its youth-oriented 125 Duke. The two new Dukes will appear destined for emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Thailand and Malaysia.

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may be some time according to this

KTM Duke 350 launching after KTM Duke 200

KTM has bigger plans for India. Yes, this is true. The Austrian company will launch KTM Duke 200 in India at the Delhi Auto Expo 2012. And the next KTM bike in India would be KTM Duke 350 that is claimed to be launched by 2013. Both the bikes will be developed and marketed by the joint venture of Bajaj and KTM. There is no details of the KTM Duke 350 price in India and neither for the KTM Duke 200 price.

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Bajaj-KTM bike to be launched at 2012 Auto Expo

The Duke 200 will go on sale in Indiia in 2012

By:Press Trust of India |

Published :July 15, 2011

Austrian sports bike maker KTM today said it would launch its first motorcycle, jointly developed with Bajaj Auto Ltd, in India at the Auto Expo to be held in the capital early next year.

The company, in which Bajaj Auto holds a 40% stake, had already launched its first co-developed bike in Europe in March this year.

"During the Delhi Auto Expo next year, we will be launching the first 200-cc Duke bike in India," Cross Industries AG CEO and also the CEO of KTM Sportmotorcycle AG, Stefan Pierer, told reporters here.

"All the bikes that we produce in India will be global models. Now we are looking to export KTM bikes from Bajaj facility to other emerging markets like Thailand, Malaysia, and Brazil," Pierer said.

full article here

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Sweet.

I'd be happy to see any of the mini-Dukes sold here.

I like KTM styling, I'm sure many Thai's will feel the same.

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Bajaj who will joint-venture with KTM is an interesting company - a range of their own bikes, as well as Kawasaki Ninja 250R and 650R;

  • Market leader in motorcycles in Colombia, Central America, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya
  • 891,002 units exported in 2009-10, an increase of over 15 % over the previous year
  • Largest exporter of three wheeled commercial vehicles in the world: 164,887 units exported in 2009-10, a rise of 19% over 2008-09
  • The company is headed by Rahul Bajaj who is worth more than US$1.5 billion

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Bajaj who will joint-venture with KTM is an interesting company - a range of their own bikes, as well as Kawasaki Ninja 250R and 650R;

  • Market leader in motorcycles in Colombia, Central America, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya
  • 891,002 units exported in 2009-10, an increase of over 15 % over the previous year
  • Largest exporter of three wheeled commercial vehicles in the world: 164,887 units exported in 2009-10, a rise of 19% over 2008-09
  • The company is headed by Rahul Bajaj who is worth more than US$1.5 billion

bajaj-pulsar-blueocean-e1310398901758.jpg

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Of course, India is not an Asean member. Moreover, the goal of tariff-free motorbikes only applies to those under 250cc.

Doubtless the engine capacities will go up with less tax as soon as highways are built to support safer speed. Police will have to have latest radar and cameras too and tea money will take on a new meaning.:whistling:

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I read about the same but more on a ASEAN level, KTM has clearly moved to a single-cylinder high performance 250cc engine... The whole 200 and 350cc idea was deleted as marketing demands are different... a 350cc would never compete on price with a Japanese motorcycle, a 200cc will not even compete to a Japanese build 250 or a Chinese 200cc on price or performance...

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How much KTM dna is actually in those bikes?

While my understanding is that Bajaj makes fine bikes for the Indian, and other emerging markets, who would want to pay a premium for a re-plasticed bike (but than again GMC is still around...)?

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^ I wondered that too, presume that on basis Bajaj also'make' Kawasaki Ninja 250R and 650R, it may be a similar set up to the Kawasakis 'made' here in Thailand, difference is that Bajaj are shareholders, making them under licence.

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