Going by the power output figures the bike has to deliver the acceleration timing for 0-100km/hr in under 9 seconds. Top speed of 150km/hr is acceptable for this machine but it should not skimp on the acceleration/midrange power delivery aspect.

I'm sure it will not, actually i'm looking at a possible 7 sec run from 0 to 100kmph I know it sounds too optimistic, but hey looking at the rear sprocket size does give some hope to me!

All said and done.. Hope we aren't presented a sheep in a wolf's clothing. As in New Gen Pulsar = KTM 200

I would then probably shift focus on the up coming Yam 250

ohh my bad,I never knew,torque figure ws out.....well even with those big rear sprocket(seems like 50 teeth ),a 125 kg bike with 25 bhp and 20 NM,should do >150 kmph with 130kph bieng the ideal crusing speed........
A Pulsar 220S does 140(smaller sprocket,but 3 bhp,2 NM,20 kg difference)......
and an accelration of 0-60 in 3 sec and 0-100 in 8 sec would be awesum.....

Duke 200 price

Hi Guys,

Im new to xbhp, nice to join such an informative set of motor afficianados..

I was tempted towards Duke 200 with all the hype. There is a rumour that the bike will be priced at less than 1.5 lacs. I really wonder how is it possible though!!

The price of KTM Duke 125 in UK is 3,700 pounds on road which is roughly 3 lacs rupees!!

The price of Kawasaki Ninja 250R in UK is 4,650 pounds on road which is around 3.77 lacs!!

Keeping the above prices in consideration Ninja in India costs round about 3.25 lacs on road, so ideally KTM Duke 125 should be around 2.6 lacs (if it had been launched in India) ...

Keeping KTM 125 in consideration, the 200 should be atleast 3 lacs with a bigger engine and same cycle parts!!

I thought of considering KTM and Kawasaki in UK coz both of them are tied up with Bajaj and should ideally have many pricing factors in common.

Whats your thought on the same?

I was also keen on GT250 R/N!! and then came the shocker...

On road Price of GT250R in UK - 3,800 pounds - 3.08 lacs

On road price of GT250N in UK - 3,400 pounds - 2.75 lacs

On road price of GT650R in UK - 5,200 pounds - 4.20 lacs

On road price of GT650N in UK - 4,700 pounds - 3.80 lacs

The on road price of GT650R in India, launched by Garware Motors, is 5.5 lacs!!

Keeping the above factors in consideration, the price of the new GT 250 R/N should be in the region of 3.8 lacs!!!


To sum up the whole thing, according to me, expecting the Duke 200 and GT 250 to be priced below CBR 250R's price of 1.7 lacs on road is just impossible!!

Sorry, for disappointing the optimists with the above info.....

^^^^ Ninja is not manufactured in India and thus its costly.
But KTM iS!!

Oh, if the above INFO is true,,,, there may not be true buyers available for KTM200,,,,, But since Bajaj is not gonna sell the same bike here, many parts will be localized, and bajaj will sure do all necessary things to drop the price......

Do you know that stunner FI is sold in Europe at little over 2000 pounds.. do the math and tell me how Honda priced it at 70k in India?
Manufacturing in India is a lot cheaper when compared to overseas markets like US/Europe. That's the reason why every one is so keen on establishing a factory in India.

@pravin.murthy:- A little bit of background check on the product before posting would be of great help to everyone here, the same things have to be repeated again and again, coz of your post there was another person talking abt prices again, cycle parts, quality issues, fed up of reading the same. People understand KTM is a premium bike manufacturer and not a mass bike producer, they have some standards to maintain, they have tied up with Bajaj coz Bajaj can source the products in India at a cheaper price and still provide the KTM expected quality.

Oh Boy you did so much of calculation but did not thought of basic facts:
In UK:
All the bikes mentioned above are CBU

In India:
Ninja250 is CKD similarly GT250 will be.
While GT650 is CBU.
While KTM is MADE IN INDIA just like CBR
And if you dont know there is a lot of difference in taxes of CBU>CKD>Local manufactured both in India an UK

The above info is false and all the Duke200 will be manufactured in India and sent to the world.
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Just to add up. Bajaj holds over 39% stake in KTM and there is an understanding to take it to 49%. This means Bajaj is not just an investor in the company but a decision maker also.>>
Both companies has jointly developed the 125-350 cc platform for bikes, These bikes will be built and tested at Bajaj's Chakan plant for exports to the European market under the KTM brand.>>
Also with this technical collaboration bajaj will develop new breed of bikes to be sold in India and other developing Nation under various Brands hold by Bajaj prominently Pulsar.>>
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For those who are doubtful about manufacturing capabilities of India many automobiles companies use India as their SOLE manufacturing hub like Hyundai Santro and i10 etc.>>
And if the doubt is specific to Bajaj, the Ninja CKD assembled in India are sold in many countries. So Bajaj has to maintain the same quality standards as other countries manufacturing Ninja. And always in CKD there are certain parts which are sourced localy.>>
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So let us be assured about the quality of the bike. It will be up to European standards as the same bike will be sold in Europe. So let us not pull this topic again.

Hope,Bajaj Don't price it similar to Ninja 250R..

Oh man! People don't read the posts or what? A post or two away is the information -->

Ninja 250R is NOT (N.O.T) manufactured in India!!!!!

If you would have read the post just above ur post, you would have got the answer and would have not asked this question...
Really, some ppl don't want to read even a post or two and just want to express their doubts...
By such doubts it seems like they don't want to know any thing but just want to tell whats on their mind...
Doesn't matter how simple we explain, they remain in their own world...

Looks every post has to be moderated from now on .

Can u pls stop preying on me..first of all,i did'nt intend abt the production units or abt CKD but was trying to tell tat it wud be gud if ktm duke 200,is not priced as a premium bike and can be priced aggressively at 1.3 to 1.5L..even though ktm 200 is nt ckd,bt it has all the techies and power needed,so it may pull some extra cost and i was following this thread and did read each and every post of this thread from the initation part and check over for any updation for every 1/2 hours..so pls understand wat someone exactly means,and then move further ur statements..
P.S im new to xbhp posting and no offence/hurts intended to anybody..