2017 KTM 125 Duke - the story

Updated: 09 March 2020

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The smallest Duke in the family gets a pretty thorough update for 2017, too, with new styling, new frame, and a level of spec that most manufacturers don’t lavish on considerably more high-end offerings.

Related: full 2017 KTM 125 Duke review on MCN

With is sloping new LED headlamp it looks even more Super Duke-esque, and the new fat 43mm WP fork and By-Bre caliper help keep the big-bike illusion going at the front end. New, sharper body panels continue the theme, with a new frame and subframe poking out from beneath. Riders get a new full TFT dash hosting all the information needed, and there’s even MY RIDE hands-free multimedia connectivity as an option.

The exhaust moves to the side – and looks better for it – while rider and pillion seats have also been updated. The baby Duke just grew up.

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Highlights

New frame and WP suspension
New LED headlamp
Colour TFT dash

The facts

15bhp
137kg
Seat height 830mm

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By Richard Newland

Group Editor - With over 40 years of riding experience and 21 years as a bike journalist, Rich has ridden nearly every new bike of the past two decades and many historical models dating back to the 1930s. He is particularly passionate about sportsbikes from the 1990s and early 2000s, and he loves big bikes that handle well and are suited for long-distance travel. Rich enjoys challenging rides, such as a non-stop 1703.5-mile trip from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back. In his personal collection, Rich owns a 2007 Honda VTR1000 SP-2, a 1998 Ducati 996, a 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 ‘Slabby’, a 1998 VFR800FiW, and a 1975 Honda CB750 SOHC Dunstall.