Naked // Manual // 2024
KTM
Duke 125
Ready to race. At any age.
Power
15 bhp
Weight
144kg
Top Speed
82 mph
From New
£5,099
The Duke 125 is the most aggressive learner-legal bike on sale. Steel trellis frame, WP suspension, full-colour TFT, and a riding position that screams supermoto. For 2024 it also gets a quickshifter as a factory option.
Who it's for
Riders who want a proper performance bike experience and don't mind paying KTM money to get it.
Pros
- Cornering brilliance for a 125
- Full-colour TFT with smartphone link
- Quickshifter option from factory
- Steel trellis frame and WP USD forks
Cons
- Most expensive 125 here new
- Highest insurance group
- KTM service costs above Japanese rivals
Full Specifications
- Engine
- Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valve, liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 124.7cc
- Power
- 15 bhp @ 9,500 rpm
- Torque
- 8.9 lb-ft @ 8,000 rpm
- Top speed
- 82 mph
- Fuel economy
- 98 mpg
- Fuel capacity
- 13.5 litres
- Weight
- 144 kg (wet)
- Seat height
- 820 mm
- Transmission
- 6-speed manual (quickshifter optional)
- Brakes
- Front: 320mm disc, 4-piston ByBre. Rear: 240mm disc.
- Suspension
- Front: WP APEX 43mm USD. Rear: WP APEX monoshock.
- Wheels & tyres
- 17" cast aluminium, Bridgestone Battlax tyres
- ABS
- Dual-channel ABS with Supermoto mode
- Service interval
- 6,000 miles / 12 months
- Warranty
- 2 years unlimited mileage
- Insurance group
- Group 12
- Available colours
- Electronic Orange, Atlantic Blue, Ceramic White
- Price new
- £5,099
- Price used
- £3,400 – £4,300
- CBT legal?
- Yes
- Full-licence keepable?
- No — restricted to learners
Best for
- Spirited riders
- Track-day curiosity
- Style-led learners
Trivia
- — Built in India at Bajaj's facility under KTM technical oversight.
- — Shares chassis with the RC 125 and the now-discontinued 390 Duke geometry.
- — Supermoto ABS mode allows controlled rear-wheel slides.
Don't have your CBT yet?
You need a valid DL196 certificate before you can legally ride the Duke 125 on the road.
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