The KTM 250 Duke is a new entrant to the party. The current small Duke platform has engines that range from 125cc to 373cc, and the 250cc engine originally catered to a few markets in Asia where there are higher taxes for motorcycles that displace more than 250cc. With the price gap between the 200 Duke and 390 Duke expanding to approximately Rs 80,000, the 250 Duke offers performance that splits the other two Dukes at a price that splits them as well. It is a bit of a mix-and-match with the 250 Duke; it gets the new headlamp shroud and LED running lamp from the bigger brother, but a bulb-and-reflector setup like the smaller one. It also gets the bolt-on subframe and larger fuel tank from the 390 but the smaller front brake from the 200.
The 250 Duke is for those Duke customers who find the 200 Duke too slow, or find its powerband too frenetic to access; it is also for those who want a Duke with performance but cant stretch their budget to the new, upmarket 390 Duke
