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The 790 Duke, which is due in European showrooms by the end of March and in the US at the end of this year (the delay due to homologation requirements, apparently), is a hugely important bike for KTM. The 799cc naked parallel twin is not merely a new model but the first of a family of bikes in the big-selling middleweight sector. With its typically sharp-edged lines, the 790 fills the large gap between the 690 Duke single and 1290 Super Duke V-twin in the Austrian firm’s streetbike range. It will be the starting point for other KTMs (including a 790 Adventure, due in a year’s time) as well as models from sister brand Husqvarna.