There?s a new KTM 890 Duke, it?s called the 890 Duke GP, and out of all the 890 Dukes, it?s probably the trickest looking one going.

I?ll be honest, I did get a bit excited when I saw the name KTM 890 Duke GP. I thought the GP version might be the super saucy, fully sorted race version of the 890 Duke. And then I remembered that that already exists, it?s called the KTM RC 8C and it?s £30k.

But to be quite frank, any KTM 890 Duke related news excites me, because the 890 Duke (as well as the 890 Duke R) is a seriously impressive little bike. Probably one of the most exciting in the naked-middleweight sector, particularly if we?re talking about the more expensive (£11,049) ?R? version. The standard 890 Duke is £10,049.

As it happens, the ?GP? version is actually the same as the standard 890 Duke, save from a MotoGP inspired colour scheme. Yep, it?s got the same 115hp LC8c engine, the same WP Apex suspension, and the same six-axis IMU controlled electronics suite. But I think you?ll agree, it looks seriously sweet.
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You?ll pay £10,249 for the KTM 890 Duke GP (an extra £200 over standard) which isn?t a massive amount in the scheme of things. It?s an extra 2% more expensive, but I?d say it?s easily 20% better looking. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, isn?t it" Some people would rather save their £200, and I won?t argue with them.

What I think is a tiny bit strange though, is that KTM have given this bike an actual model name of its...