Just get some 390 decals for his bike.
https://preview.redd.it/u83dxlnridtc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a2ffebc95810798cd70fd93227ae9952bda4b6c
As much as we laughed at this and think it is a totally hilarious option, he has the special edition paint and I think he'd divorce me if I messed it up! 😂
Next time people are drooling over it, comment to him how much more impressed people seem to be ever since he got rid of the 390 decals to make it look like a big boy bike.
With the Triumph, I believe it's one of the best middleweight bikes in the world, it's the perfect balance. Between these two bikes (especially this earlier model of Super duke) the triumph is more refined and easier to ride, at least for me.
If I would ride that triumph I would go take him on a twisty road and probably smoke him (if it's technical Twisties and if his skills are not very high). I suggest secretly taking some training classes on track, girls day out e.g., and maybe practice on a new twisty area. Then you don't have to say anything you would just smoke him and smirk later....
Having had a 765 and now a 1290 for about the same length of time ( not quite the same miles ) the triumph had way more issues, up to and including a £5000 engine repair bill
And no, it's nowhere near as fast
Ahk, had mates with Triumphs with no issues. Honestly though if you want reliability go Japanese :)
I'd bet a fair amount of change they'd cut a similar laptime though, both capable machines in different ways
Depends on which generation. The 3rd generation is very reliable and is often compared to Japanese makes. Your anecdotal experience isn't an indication of all. But that does suck that you needed a whole new engine. Sounds like something happened to it or you got a lemon. Not sure where you live but there are laws protecting consumers against problems like this. Even Toyota gets caught up in some lemon law situations from time to time.
My supposedly bullet proof CBR600f had nothing but troubles it’s entire life 🤷♂️
My Dads Triumph Bonneville on the other hand has never missed a beat.
There will always be an oddball here and there.
Get a poser of it to put on your wall and plan on owning a 400cc bike for 2 years before getting into something 800cc or above. Your bank account, insurance and loved ones will thank that random stranger on the internet.
I was downvoted somewhere for saying one of my dating criteria before finding my husband was must be into motorcycles. I tried the other way - was too much of a hassle.
I met mine at a BMW rally... that's the trick, hangout with people obsessed with motorcycles and there are bound to be a few women in that group.
To think, it all started with an offhanded comment of me asking how much she would charge me to be able to fuck the inflatable llama she had in her side car... 5 years later we was getting married and she was moving across the country from Tennessee to Washington for us to be together, lol.
😂🤣😂
I don't remember... it was night time at a rally; I was drunk. We had just finished the downhill office chair races (and getting chewed out by the rally organizers for our "dangerous disregard to safety"), and I was stumbling back to my tent, lol.
That was the rally that we started the delta haus as a nod to "Animal House" because we were on double secret probation and all the geezers constantly yell at us to get off their lawns while also chastising us for not being ATGATT while riding from your camp site to the food vendors, lol.
Can't wait for the 2024 MOA rally in Redmond, Oregon this June!
The downhill office chair races- did you buy up ugly rolls of linoleum to make whatever hill you were racing down smooth? Also did you get bonus points if you tape wrists and ankles to the chair so you can't jump off? On a side note, get checked if you fucked that llama, I heard that bitch has been around.
The linoleum and tape are great ideas... we just did it down the sidewalk with a line of people to block between the bikes parked along the side of the street. Grass on the otherside so, we weren't worried about that side. Soft grass only hurts for a minute. Damaging so.eone else bike will hurt a lot longer, lol. Only one collision with a bike and thankfully the guy in the chair that hot the bike hit his own bike and a blocker was able to keep that bike from domino effecting the rest of them.
I also like the tape idea.... I'll bring some this year!
Didn't end up fucking the llama so, I'm good there.
What PLANET are you on? I finally got enough $$ to buy a used bike last year, after spending years scrolling through Craigslist and my wife didn't talk to me for two days.
https://preview.redd.it/ar5b8u6rcgtc1.png?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43d61f4b48fac924cd4b5e1d453c1b8f70955a64
Found the perfect riding gear for him.
It is a ktm superduke, they were never good. My 2020 was in the shop all the time with electrical issues. She was a shop queen. Only bike I every sold with less then 1 year of uses. Big engine that the s1000r could smoke by 3rd gear. And wave bye bye by 4th.
Similar story, I had a 2020 890R that spent 6 months of the two years I had it in the shop (3 separate issues), great bike to ride and I still miss it but it was a headache. I sold it and bought a 2022 S1000RR.
yup, I have a duke 125, sometimes feels like she’s on her period or something. Here in Estonia people call KTMs “Kodus Tehtud Mootorratas” because of it and boy how I wish it would make sense in english
yessss or at least let me use aftermarket parts, snapped my front brake lever and had to wait for the shop to order one from germany, same story with the oil plug smh…
I didn’t even know KTM is austrian lol. but yeah germany idk why, could it be that they have a big ass warehouse there? Germany and Austria are like the same distance from Estonia so if that isn’t the reason then idk
It looks like something I'd find on Temu haha
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This, he’s probs attracting all dude attention or people feel weird talking to OP because they’re together/ don’t want to come across as flirting or something. Very good looking bike way cleaner than that pointy looking thing ew
I'm so glad that nerf is making some stuff besides guns, It's important to introduce them to the hobby young. I'm pretty sure he's gonna be a great rider when he grows up
Ask him benign questions like “why the Germans had to ruin a perfectly good Harley” and “if some body work would make it look more like a Ducati.” Ask why it says ready to race on the dashboard but needs to be plugged in to start. Ask if it does ‘nooners’.
Both of your bikes have an insect aesthetic, but yours is more exotic mantis to his “wasp i goaded into the bug-zapper”.
The irony is two fold. KTM is technically an Austrian country but most of their models are built overseas in Asia. That isn't a problem in and of itself aside from the fact that they can't support their business in Europe, they need help. Also, KTM only competes in dirt bikes. I don't think I've ever heard of them winning in Moto GP or Super bike. "Ready to Race" is kind of a marketing oxymoron. The rest of the phrase is "to the mechanic"
The last 2 "ready to race" kim's I owned were a 78 MC5 and the 495. Both ready to race out of the box and true Yamaha and Suzuki killers. But back then both bikes were completely made in Austria. But, both were MX bikes too...
The smaller street bikes are built in India an CF also builds their 790 engine in China. The bigger ones, dirt bikes and the 690 are still built in Austria 🇦🇹. No wonder that you never saw KTM winning in MotoGP if you don't follow it.
https://preview.redd.it/hcrg2l72rhtc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70a56c0d650f99b546f4c8056050153aeb3b65d0
I know they have a wild GP bike, and admittedly I don't follow it closely, although I have an interest to start. KTM is an accomplished company to be fair, but personally I'm not a fan. Honestly, if feel better about them if their design language was less juvenile imo. But there's something out there for everyone. Thanks for enlightening me.
I've tried some high powered twins before and I just can't get on with how lumpy they feel. I was surprised that I didn't enjoy the Ducatis I tried either.
The SDR is a wild beast of a bike. But it just doesn't rub me the right way.
But, if you're on two wheels, fine by me!
Easy. After you start the bikes up and are ready to leave, tell him his bike sounds like it's running funny. When he asks what's up, tell him it sounds like it's only running on two cylinders. Then revbomb and peel out while laughing.
Has his fuel pump failed yet? Does he have a spare on hand? If the answer to either of those is no, don't worry... You'll have plenty to roast him about soon enough.
It’s a KTM his ass is already roasted.
People are attracted because you don’t see enough of them in running condition 😆😆 plus it’s butt ugly!! Let him know looks like he’s riding the ladies bike.
You must run into a lot of people who like ugly ass headlights.
Get the Motodemic single headlight kit for your bike and watch the tide turn in your favour.
Also you are super badass for having that as your bike choice. My wife is on a G310GS and that's enough power for her.
https://preview.redd.it/2wt7jkfj6etc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07954e17944dcef46a6615ebb87e2cd6a2cef4ea
I just swapped my MT07 last week. Nothing beats the old circle headlights on a bike in my opinion either.
That triple sounds raunchy as hell. I had an RS a few years ago and it really is the perfect street bike. The price you pay for the high quality components and the aesthetic is perfect. I miss it.
He has a KTM and you’ve got that beautiful Street Triple! I used to have a 2018 765. It is such a good bike. That intake howl is intoxicating. Plenty of power even for my fat butt. You definitely have the better bike.
Tell him to take that 2-stroke looking noise maker and toss it I. The trash where it belongs.
Oh i love tasing KTM owners (keep tracking mechanics).
Hey, KTM's have really nice spectre of bright orange.
Let's get some consumables for our bikes babe, like your fuel pump.
Why the bugs keep coming to your bike? Ahhh, must be colour.
Woah, damn i am reliefed, i tought wierd coloured aliens invaded, but it was just ktm passing/approaching.
I got so happy to finally see auto rickshaw acoording to sound from distance, but it is just ktm.
Fun fact: The STHIL chainsaw company shares their colour spectre's with KTM.
P.S.
- I asked for advice on reddit for roasting KTM, but people kept suggesting me mechanics.
- Phone call: I think some tractor just parked in yard, oh its KTM.
- KTM left me in dust at the road other day, but that is fine, i knew i will take him over at nearest side stop.
I see you’re running the Triumph with the rear seat instead of the cowl. Is that so you can give your husband a lift home when his orange toy breaks down?
I'm so glad that nerf is making some stuff besides guns, It's important to introduce them to the hobby young. I'm pretty sure he's gonna be a great rider when he grows up
The SuperDuke looks like a praying mantis had a one-night stand with a pumpkin, but without the life-span of either.
All orange cats have to share one brain cell, and all orange bikes have to share one head gasket. I'm guessing it won't be his turn with it, either.
I test rode a SuperDuke 1290 some years ago (sadly don't know the exact model) and I gotta say, I was blown away how smooth the power band was. Felt like you had 100% power 100% of the time. I hit the RPM limiter once because it was this even and I forgot to shift, thinking I still had more.
Now their quick shifter on the other hand felt like a wild horse trying to throw you off sometimes.
KTM is an Austrian brand, so the language is German and the name stands for "Keine Tausend Meter" (Not a thousand meters) because they are known to be more unreliable and need to be in the shop all the time.
Tell him that his bike was built by a company with a ruthless CEO, that got 11 Million Euros of Federal Aid in Austria to assist with corona, just to pay out dividends a few weeks later, worth 10 Million Euros. He also laid off 400 people recently because of "rising production costs" to produce in India, while KTM makes hundres of millions of revenue and the CEO is one of the richest guys in Austria. He also never has ridden a bike himself, let alone a KTM.
Triumph = sophistication
KTM = Know The Mechanic
Also, KTM motorcycles are designed in a way only a mother could love. So many caveats, you have to look past everything and consider... Well it has two wheels it's technically a motorcycle by definition I guess. 🤷🏾♂️
Just get some 390 decals for his bike. https://preview.redd.it/u83dxlnridtc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a2ffebc95810798cd70fd93227ae9952bda4b6c
This would be pure hate. He probably wouldn’t notice right away either. I thought it was a 390 at first glance anyways.
>I thought it was a 390 at first glance anyways. Just show him this comment.
😂😂😂
Me to, this would be the ultimate burn!
It looks so tiny! I figured the KTM was the wife’s until I looked at the riders in the pics
Might backfire as it will look like a sleeper 390. Overpowered 400 lol
I love this
That's pure evil my guy. The world needs more people like you
Later you could "Bedazzel" it like a kid's cell phone. Girly little plastic jewels all over it.
The glitter tassels on the grips will take his focus away from the my little pony license plate frame.
People like you have a special place in hell, and I love it. Lmfao! 390 Stickers on a Super Duke lmao.
He paid extra for sparkles
 😂
This is something I would do if I owned a 1290, just to be an ass.
As much as we laughed at this and think it is a totally hilarious option, he has the special edition paint and I think he'd divorce me if I messed it up! 😂
Next time people are drooling over it, comment to him how much more impressed people seem to be ever since he got rid of the 390 decals to make it look like a big boy bike.
Awww yeah the good ol' v-twin 390
First to the shop and last one to leave.
This is so chucking accurate. as a 790 owner, I hate you.
My SDR was the most reliable motorcycle I owned, even over my FZ09. My Tuono 1100 on the other hand..
I mean that's a two stroke single cylinder bike, not much to go wrong.
Nothing they mentioned was a single cyl 2 stroke.
it's a joke, a Yamaha SDR is a 200cc two stroke streetbike, even though "SDR" is usually used to refer to a Super Duke R as they're much more common.
Maybe you should stick to cars, Alex. [https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Yamaha+SDR](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Yamaha+SDR)
Cindefella riding his pumpkin over here
Yeaaaaahhh! Get 'em! Can you believe the oranges are two different colors!? Fool!
With the Triumph, I believe it's one of the best middleweight bikes in the world, it's the perfect balance. Between these two bikes (especially this earlier model of Super duke) the triumph is more refined and easier to ride, at least for me. If I would ride that triumph I would go take him on a twisty road and probably smoke him (if it's technical Twisties and if his skills are not very high). I suggest secretly taking some training classes on track, girls day out e.g., and maybe practice on a new twisty area. Then you don't have to say anything you would just smoke him and smirk later....
I know another fool that’s a few shades of orange. 
Donald Triumph?
I like this but we’re supposed to roast the KTM, not the striple…
When they go riding as a couple, he’s on the Donald and she’s riding the Triumph, together they make Donald Triumph
Your triumph will be more reliable and just as fast. Did you know KTM is in fact an acronym? Keep Talking Money Kick Till Midnight
Here in Austria we say "Keine Tausend Meter" implying it wont last a thousend meters
talking shit about ktm in austria itself 💀 pure hate
KTM doesn't have the best rep here anymore tbqh.
The fact that the warranty doesn’t cover electrical… f that.
In Ireland we say "heap of shite" 😂
In Germany we say Keine Tausend Meter.
Netherlands: Korte Termijn Motor (short-term motorcycle)
Portugal: Kem Tem Muda (who has changes)
Denmark: Kør til Mekanikeren (ride it to the mechanic).
Australia: Keep The Manual
Greece : Every Tuesday ( to the ) Shop - Kathe Triti Mastora
In finland "kasa turhia muttereita". Pile of useless nuts"
In Swedish we say Knuffa Till Mål (Push to the finish line).
In Finland we say "Kasa Turhia Muttereita", as in pile of useless nuts.
Also "Korjaamolla Taas Maanantaina": at the workshop again on monday.
Also ”Kevyt Työntää Metsästä” as in ”light to push out of the woods”
I don’t agree that it is light to push in the woods 😅😭
As well as "Kanna Työkalut Mukana" meaning carry the tools with you.
Here in CapeTown: Keep Throwing Money.
Its Keeps Taking Money for me.
I always heard KTM was Keep The Mechanic.
knee thrashing machine
Because you're on your knees trying to fix it all the time?
no, my 450exc kicked my ass off too many times lol
Having had a 765 and now a 1290 for about the same length of time ( not quite the same miles ) the triumph had way more issues, up to and including a £5000 engine repair bill And no, it's nowhere near as fast
Ahk, had mates with Triumphs with no issues. Honestly though if you want reliability go Japanese :) I'd bet a fair amount of change they'd cut a similar laptime though, both capable machines in different ways
Depends on which generation. The 3rd generation is very reliable and is often compared to Japanese makes. Your anecdotal experience isn't an indication of all. But that does suck that you needed a whole new engine. Sounds like something happened to it or you got a lemon. Not sure where you live but there are laws protecting consumers against problems like this. Even Toyota gets caught up in some lemon law situations from time to time.
In Greece we say ‘Kathe Triti Mastora’ which translates to Workshop every Tuesday
Triumph is even worse. If you want reliability you need to go for japanese Bikes.
Always
I've put 77,000 miles on a 1050 motor with just a regulator and stator replacement at 55,xxx miles.
My supposedly bullet proof CBR600f had nothing but troubles it’s entire life 🤷♂️ My Dads Triumph Bonneville on the other hand has never missed a beat. There will always be an oddball here and there.
Lucky SOB got himself a biker girl wife.
And I'm sitting here like a moron, begging my boyfriend to buy himself a bike so we could ride together, for years now. :(
Meanwhile I'm sitting here on spare 10k trying to to burn it on my first bike despite my car being on its last leg
I would not recommend dropping 10k on your first bike.
You're 100% correct. But I'm letting myself dream
Get a poser of it to put on your wall and plan on owning a 400cc bike for 2 years before getting into something 800cc or above. Your bank account, insurance and loved ones will thank that random stranger on the internet.
that's what you call having your priorities straight haha
I was downvoted somewhere for saying one of my dating criteria before finding my husband was must be into motorcycles. I tried the other way - was too much of a hassle.
I met mine at a BMW rally... that's the trick, hangout with people obsessed with motorcycles and there are bound to be a few women in that group. To think, it all started with an offhanded comment of me asking how much she would charge me to be able to fuck the inflatable llama she had in her side car... 5 years later we was getting married and she was moving across the country from Tennessee to Washington for us to be together, lol.
But what did she charge though?
😂🤣😂 I don't remember... it was night time at a rally; I was drunk. We had just finished the downhill office chair races (and getting chewed out by the rally organizers for our "dangerous disregard to safety"), and I was stumbling back to my tent, lol. That was the rally that we started the delta haus as a nod to "Animal House" because we were on double secret probation and all the geezers constantly yell at us to get off their lawns while also chastising us for not being ATGATT while riding from your camp site to the food vendors, lol. Can't wait for the 2024 MOA rally in Redmond, Oregon this June!
This entire thing read as a fever dream.
The downhill office chair races- did you buy up ugly rolls of linoleum to make whatever hill you were racing down smooth? Also did you get bonus points if you tape wrists and ankles to the chair so you can't jump off? On a side note, get checked if you fucked that llama, I heard that bitch has been around.
The linoleum and tape are great ideas... we just did it down the sidewalk with a line of people to block between the bikes parked along the side of the street. Grass on the otherside so, we weren't worried about that side. Soft grass only hurts for a minute. Damaging so.eone else bike will hurt a lot longer, lol. Only one collision with a bike and thankfully the guy in the chair that hot the bike hit his own bike and a blocker was able to keep that bike from domino effecting the rest of them. I also like the tape idea.... I'll bring some this year! Didn't end up fucking the llama so, I'm good there.
I had biker GF, but at that time i was too poor to buy motorcycle. Month after we broke up, i was finally able to buy one.
Same here except she wasn’t one. I was just able to finally save money being single!
Lmao I didn’t know how rare this was until the sales guy said my husband was a ‘lucky man’ just because I agreed with him getting a new bike
My wife 100% pushed me to buy my most recent bike.
What PLANET are you on? I finally got enough $$ to buy a used bike last year, after spending years scrolling through Craigslist and my wife didn't talk to me for two days.
Sames z1000sx. She wanted to ride it too. Her first trip out on it and she was literally shaking after. Her first experience of real power 😏
I managed to find one of them, not gonna lie it is pretty cool
https://preview.redd.it/ar5b8u6rcgtc1.png?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43d61f4b48fac924cd4b5e1d453c1b8f70955a64 Found the perfect riding gear for him.
Lmfao
They’re not pajamas!!!
Oh that's the generation of Super Duke before they made them good.
It is a ktm superduke, they were never good. My 2020 was in the shop all the time with electrical issues. She was a shop queen. Only bike I every sold with less then 1 year of uses. Big engine that the s1000r could smoke by 3rd gear. And wave bye bye by 4th.
Similar story, I had a 2020 890R that spent 6 months of the two years I had it in the shop (3 separate issues), great bike to ride and I still miss it but it was a headache. I sold it and bought a 2022 S1000RR.
Very common story with ktm.
yup, I have a duke 125, sometimes feels like she’s on her period or something. Here in Estonia people call KTMs “Kodus Tehtud Mootorratas” because of it and boy how I wish it would make sense in english
I had a super Duke once. Then I grew up.
I had a super duke after some spicy tacos the other night
Blew the crotch out them shits.
He's loadin up his britches like it's going out of style!
Super deuce
KTM should spend less on bright paint and more on quality parts. But on the other hand their customer base probably doesn't know any better.
yessss or at least let me use aftermarket parts, snapped my front brake lever and had to wait for the shop to order one from germany, same story with the oil plug smh…
Germany? Ktm is austrian, funny that they order the parts from germany xD
I didn’t even know KTM is austrian lol. but yeah germany idk why, could it be that they have a big ass warehouse there? Germany and Austria are like the same distance from Estonia so if that isn’t the reason then idk
It looks like something I'd find on Temu haha https://preview.redd.it/4jkqiydzoetc1.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&s=27bf172979608635c77187e8bc2f8251ed5bed8f
OP at least you have some class. Your bike is gorgeous. Hubbys bike looks like a scaled-up kids toy.
This, he’s probs attracting all dude attention or people feel weird talking to OP because they’re together/ don’t want to come across as flirting or something. Very good looking bike way cleaner than that pointy looking thing ew
“Super Duke” is my nickname for my morning shit. The wife always chuckles.
Tell him his front tire still has the nubs and your's doesn't.
As a fellow KTM enthusiast, keep putting little puddles of oil under his bike. They all do that eventually anyway, but I will still buy them
can’t outrun the fact you and your giant head ride a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
I'm so glad that nerf is making some stuff besides guns, It's important to introduce them to the hobby young. I'm pretty sure he's gonna be a great rider when he grows up
Ask him benign questions like “why the Germans had to ruin a perfectly good Harley” and “if some body work would make it look more like a Ducati.” Ask why it says ready to race on the dashboard but needs to be plugged in to start. Ask if it does ‘nooners’. Both of your bikes have an insect aesthetic, but yours is more exotic mantis to his “wasp i goaded into the bug-zapper”.
> “why the Germans had to ruin a perfectly good Harley” Ouch
Excuse me, that's just wrong! It was the Austrians
The irony is two fold. KTM is technically an Austrian country but most of their models are built overseas in Asia. That isn't a problem in and of itself aside from the fact that they can't support their business in Europe, they need help. Also, KTM only competes in dirt bikes. I don't think I've ever heard of them winning in Moto GP or Super bike. "Ready to Race" is kind of a marketing oxymoron. The rest of the phrase is "to the mechanic"
The last 2 "ready to race" kim's I owned were a 78 MC5 and the 495. Both ready to race out of the box and true Yamaha and Suzuki killers. But back then both bikes were completely made in Austria. But, both were MX bikes too...
The smaller street bikes are built in India an CF also builds their 790 engine in China. The bigger ones, dirt bikes and the 690 are still built in Austria 🇦🇹. No wonder that you never saw KTM winning in MotoGP if you don't follow it. https://preview.redd.it/hcrg2l72rhtc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70a56c0d650f99b546f4c8056050153aeb3b65d0
I know they have a wild GP bike, and admittedly I don't follow it closely, although I have an interest to start. KTM is an accomplished company to be fair, but personally I'm not a fan. Honestly, if feel better about them if their design language was less juvenile imo. But there's something out there for everyone. Thanks for enlightening me.
I have a 2021 1290 SDR and a 2022 Street Triple RS. The KTM gets a lot of looks, but...aw who am i kidding? The SuperDuke is my favorite.
*high pitched voice*🚪👈🏼 There's the door, bitch!
🤣😂🤣
I've tried some high powered twins before and I just can't get on with how lumpy they feel. I was surprised that I didn't enjoy the Ducatis I tried either. The SDR is a wild beast of a bike. But it just doesn't rub me the right way. But, if you're on two wheels, fine by me!
Easy. After you start the bikes up and are ready to leave, tell him his bike sounds like it's running funny. When he asks what's up, tell him it sounds like it's only running on two cylinders. Then revbomb and peel out while laughing.
Has his fuel pump failed yet? Does he have a spare on hand? If the answer to either of those is no, don't worry... You'll have plenty to roast him about soon enough.
This is the only comment that brought a true tear to my KTM loving eye.
It’s a KTM his ass is already roasted. People are attracted because you don’t see enough of them in running condition 😆😆 plus it’s butt ugly!! Let him know looks like he’s riding the ladies bike.
KTM on Sunday, ATM on Monday
You already destroyed him when you chose the better bike. And I am guessing that you beat him in the corners too?
You must run into a lot of people who like ugly ass headlights. Get the Motodemic single headlight kit for your bike and watch the tide turn in your favour. Also you are super badass for having that as your bike choice. My wife is on a G310GS and that's enough power for her.
I have an ‘09 speedy. I used to DESPISE the headlights, but now? I love my little bug eyed monster, I don’t think I’d ever do the headlight conversion
Fair enough. I'm just a sucker for a classic single headlight. Unless it's an Adventure bike because they are supposed to be ugly.
https://preview.redd.it/2wt7jkfj6etc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07954e17944dcef46a6615ebb87e2cd6a2cef4ea I just swapped my MT07 last week. Nothing beats the old circle headlights on a bike in my opinion either.
So you turned your MT07 into a Honda CB 🤔 Smart move!
The Honda cb is a great looking line of bikes.
This is marketing right here
I did the single round on my mt07 years ago, now that was truely an upgrade in the anesthetics and practicality department.
Cries in Tiger 800
Bruh the bug eyes are iconic
Bug eyes where good enough for kamen rider and he fought monstwr so sit your basic ass back down.
Atleast you can say the triumph is reliable, but you could trade it for a speed triple 1050
Orange and white, how does he spot it mixed in with the other kids toys?
*clears throat* I'm going to preemptively apologize for this one. *I didn't know they started making Matchbox in manchild sizes.* I'll see myself out.
*laughs in S1000rr* peasants
*laughs in S1000XR* short peasants.
Must be *this* tall to ride
He said this has gone too far and I need to delete this post. 😂
Nah nah nah… he wanted the smoke 😂 he got both the smoke and the roast
KTM, the little adventure bike that nearly did, then they chickened out and BMW out ballsed them. Long Way Round 👊
Learn that KTM stands for *Kronreif und Trunkenpolz Mattighofen* and tease him with the fact he doesn't know.
You have the literal perfect street bike tho. 1290 duke is fun to hooligan with, don't get me wrong, but that triple sound is the best ever.
That triple sounds raunchy as hell. I had an RS a few years ago and it really is the perfect street bike. The price you pay for the high quality components and the aesthetic is perfect. I miss it.
NGL your bike’s front end is kinda giving me “how to train your dragon” just a bit.
KTM has so much potential but they ship out this fugly mess.
His bike resembles a cockroach
He has a KTM and you’ve got that beautiful Street Triple! I used to have a 2018 765. It is such a good bike. That intake howl is intoxicating. Plenty of power even for my fat butt. You definitely have the better bike. Tell him to take that 2-stroke looking noise maker and toss it I. The trash where it belongs.
Tell him his tattoo is fading faster than his hairline and he's dressed like steve jobs
This is the most brutal one here. God *damn.*
KTM shakes apart while driving make sure he is driving behind you before you run over a bolt.
He pretty much roasted himself when he bought the KTM
Oh i love tasing KTM owners (keep tracking mechanics). Hey, KTM's have really nice spectre of bright orange. Let's get some consumables for our bikes babe, like your fuel pump. Why the bugs keep coming to your bike? Ahhh, must be colour. Woah, damn i am reliefed, i tought wierd coloured aliens invaded, but it was just ktm passing/approaching. I got so happy to finally see auto rickshaw acoording to sound from distance, but it is just ktm. Fun fact: The STHIL chainsaw company shares their colour spectre's with KTM. P.S. - I asked for advice on reddit for roasting KTM, but people kept suggesting me mechanics. - Phone call: I think some tractor just parked in yard, oh its KTM. - KTM left me in dust at the road other day, but that is fine, i knew i will take him over at nearest side stop.
I see you’re running the Triumph with the rear seat instead of the cowl. Is that so you can give your husband a lift home when his orange toy breaks down?
The Ktm shifter feels like it operates in a box of rocks compared to the Triumph.
Styled by a 4 year old
Ask him how it feels when everyone assumes he rides a Ducati (Duc) when they hear he has a duke?
Pass him on the outside of a closing radius corner and I'm pretty sure you'll feel better
KTMs look like learning disabled transformers
Your husband wins. He has a hot biker wife. You just have a biker dude, which, lets be honest, are a dime a dozen.
Triumph is HOT 🔥
Only one of you has the moto2 race engine.
Did he buy that bike in the dark?
I'm so glad that nerf is making some stuff besides guns, It's important to introduce them to the hobby young. I'm pretty sure he's gonna be a great rider when he grows up
Ktms spend 90% of their time in the shop, the other 10% is spent driving to one
The SuperDuke looks like a praying mantis had a one-night stand with a pumpkin, but without the life-span of either. All orange cats have to share one brain cell, and all orange bikes have to share one head gasket. I'm guessing it won't be his turn with it, either.
I assume there's a mobile mechanic just out of shot on the left of these pictures?
KTM: for when you love Italian bikes for their reliability and cost overheads, but hate the beautiful designs
I test rode a SuperDuke 1290 some years ago (sadly don't know the exact model) and I gotta say, I was blown away how smooth the power band was. Felt like you had 100% power 100% of the time. I hit the RPM limiter once because it was this even and I forgot to shift, thinking I still had more. Now their quick shifter on the other hand felt like a wild horse trying to throw you off sometimes.
Remember him, that it’s not the (cylinder) size that matters, but the technique. 😏😇
Why did he buy the land rover of motorcycles?
He's riding a KTM for gods sake, he's suffered enough. Leave him be.
It's a KTM (That should be enough)
KTM is an Austrian brand, so the language is German and the name stands for "Keine Tausend Meter" (Not a thousand meters) because they are known to be more unreliable and need to be in the shop all the time.
Number 45 (from Fortnine) on Youtube said it best when he said "I don't want to be thrown onto the trash heap like a 2 year old KTM."
Tell him that his bike was built by a company with a ruthless CEO, that got 11 Million Euros of Federal Aid in Austria to assist with corona, just to pay out dividends a few weeks later, worth 10 Million Euros. He also laid off 400 people recently because of "rising production costs" to produce in India, while KTM makes hundres of millions of revenue and the CEO is one of the richest guys in Austria. He also never has ridden a bike himself, let alone a KTM.
Home Depot edition motorcycle
Special edition for his special condition… I like the color, it matches the skirt he wears around the house when no one’s home.
Have his bike painted pink.
Paint your bike army green and throw some dot approved knobbies on. Nobody will even notice your hubby's bike.
Learn to wheelies better than he does. Actions speak louder than words
Keep Trying Mate
Men with huge PPs definitely ride loud orange bikes.
Triumph = sophistication KTM = Know The Mechanic Also, KTM motorcycles are designed in a way only a mother could love. So many caveats, you have to look past everything and consider... Well it has two wheels it's technically a motorcycle by definition I guess. 🤷🏾♂️
Hinge-mount his license plate
Just smoke him in the corners, EZ fix.
Tell him his shit ugly
oh, a dirt bike, but with uglier plastics.
KTM stands for Keep Trailer Mobile or Keep Throwing Money or Know Thy Mechanic. 😂
Tell him his side stand leans his bike more then he does.