KTM is testing the 250 Journey in India and this positively will increase the probabilities of the motorbike being launched right here as effectively. The KTM 250 Journey shall be extra bare-bones by way of gear however guarantees to be a extra inexpensive choice in case the 390 Journey doesn’t slot in your finances.
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The KTM 250 Journey is more likely to be launched in India
KTM is testing the 250 Journey in India and fans could be hopeful of the motorbike being lastly launched in our market. The motorbike is more likely to be manufactured in India as effectively. Whereas it hasn’t made its official debut right here in India, upon launch, it might be the model’s entry-level ADV providing and the primary 250 cc ADV to go on sale in India. The KTM 250 Journey will in fact share its engine and underpinnings with the 250 Duke however the styling shall be much like the 390 Journey.
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(The KTM 250 Journey has been spied in India for the primary time)
The BS6 KTM 250 Duke will get a BS6 compliant 248.eight cc single-cylinder engine which makes 29.6 bhp of energy at 9,000 rpm and 24 Nm of peak torque at 7,500 rpm. We count on the 250 Journey to get the identical engine in the identical state of tune. The 250 Journey has the identical floor clearance because the 390 at 200 mm and the seat top stays equivalent too at 855 mm. We doubt if the 250 Journey will get the identical electronics suite because the 390 Journey, resembling ride-by-wire and traction management. Nonetheless, the 250 ADV does get a dual-channel ABS and an off-road mode and we count on these options to be commonplace on the India-spec bike as effectively. The 6-speed gearbox on the KTM 250 Journey might miss out on the quick-shifter as effectively. Braking efficiency comes from the 320 mm single disc upfront and a 230 mm disc on the rear. The dry weight of the KTM 250 Journey is 156 kg, which is about seven kg greater than the 250 Duke.
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(The KTM 250 Journey seems to be equivalent to the 390 Journey and there are a variety of parts shared by the bikes.)
The KTM 390 Adventure is priced at ₹ three.04 lakh whereas the BS6 KTM 250 Duke is priced at ₹ 2.09 lakh. We count on the KTM 250 Journey to be priced at about ₹ 2.four lakh or so. All costs are ex-showroom, Delhi. The 250 ADV could not have direct rivals so to say, however it could possibly go up in opposition to the Husqvarna Svartpilen 250, which is pegged as a scrambler.
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