Raced by my buddy Rennie Scaysbrook as part of Team Cycle News at the 2015 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, this Super Duke R was sold to a private party in 2019 through our auction site (Iconic) but the new owner doesn’t have room for it and the extensive amount of spare parts any more.
Feature image by Larry Chen
Rennie is the current Pikes Peak motorcycle record holder (though he set said record in a later year on a different bike). This SDR was the machine he raced in his rookie attempt – he earned pole position and an eventual fourth place in the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Team Cycle News (where Rennie is the Road Test Editor) headed KTM’s first appearance at Pikes Peak in 2016 as a joint effort, where they took a long term press fleet 1290 Super Duke R and converted it into a racer using KTM’s PowerParts catalog. Everything was documented during the build, which you can read here. Additional stories about Rennie’s experience can be found at this link.
This example (VIN: VBKV39402FM916366) has 8,022 miles, and it was upgraded with the following parts for the Pikes Peak race:
• KTM PowerParts Akrapovic EVO titanium full exhaust
• KTM PowerParts race map (done in house at KTM USA at Murrieta, CA).
• K&N air filter
• KTM PowerParts SAS removal kit
• KTM PowerParts rearsets
• KTM PowerParts CNC-machined upper and lower triple clamps
• KTM PowerParts WP Racing steering damper
• KTM PowerParts race bodywork
• WP Racing fork cartridge kit and .90kg springs
• WP Racing competition rear shock
• Two Airtech race belly pans
• Drive Systems chain and sprocket kit
Though Rennie qualified in pole position, he hit the outside barrier at Elk Park during the race run. As such, there is a graze on the left frame downtube. In the crash, the motorcycle went between the hay bale and the Armco and did not tip over. Scaysbrook immediately climbed back on, ultimately finishing fourth overall and second in the Heavyweight Class. You can see the crash for yourself in the documentary Cycle News put together on the race. You can fast forward to 6:45 if you don’t want to watch the whole video:
Find this KTM for sale in Glendale, California with bidding up to $6,100 here on Iconic Motorbike Auctions.
Disclosure: Bike-urious is a partner in Iconic Motorbike Auctions.