HOW FAST IS THE KTM DUKE 125?! [RAW Onboard]

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Oh yes I enjoyed the tiniest of all the Dukes! Although it took a while to get used to it. I've been on a 2010 690 Duke and a 2014 690 Duke R before. Their geometry feels very weird to me and I somehow tend to understand why many Supermoto enthusiasts don't really like them. Saying these Dukes are neither proper supermoto nor real naked bike. They're a weird compromise. I would agree. But for me at least it usually doesn't take longer than 15 minutes to get used to it. Just like on the Duke 125.
Like mentioned I rode it for about 15 minutes before starting to record. And boy I absolutely needed that. Just like the bigger ones it felt very weird to me first. And I couldn't really improve my leans during that time. I didn't even manage to make the chicken strips smaller at first. And since I was running out of time to make this RAW I started to become a little frustrated. Luckily I then managed to pull myself together and could proceed to just whack the small Duke down into massive lean. I think the minor slips I experienced at first (not in this run) were due to the fact of the tires being almost brand new. As soon as they disappeared in peg-scraping leans I could ride in my usual state of mind and very much enjoyed cornering the superlightweight Duke.
What else is there to say?
Not too much I guess. I expected to have fun since I myself rode my CB restricted down to 27bhp for the first two years back in the day. Since those days I know that one doesn't need much power as long as one's able to enjoy cornering rather than speeding on straight bits.
It took me back to those days. It immediately reminded me of the fact that all my quick riding skills I own today do exist because I stayed on a weak ass bike for a rather long time myself.
If you're considering a Duke 125 to start you need to try one out. And if you feel comfortable with it just buy one. I'm very sure that there's nothing wrong about them. They're easy to handle (the weird Duke handling characteristics won't be an issue if you start on a Duke right away ;) ). The brakes worked well. It was stable enough for the kinds of speeds you can do with it. And on the next day a bunch of friends and I went for a season-closing ride (~300km) and the friend with the 125 Duke was part of our group. Even that worked well. Although here I have to add that I choose NOT to ride with narrow-minded and ignorant morons.
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*** If you're wondering about the partially bad sound quality: it's because I was lying down. Fully exposing my backpack (where the audio recorder sits inside) to the wind. That's why. It's not because the Duke is especially silent or anything.
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Google-Maps: my test track located in the western outskirts of Vienna needs to remain a secret, sorry.
bike: 2012 KTM Duke 125
tires: Michelin Pilot Power 2CT
exhaust: stock
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my camera: http://amzn.to/2bGJq6x
my selfie stick: http://amzn.to/2b8DfWj
my camera gimbal: http://amzn.to/2bpHA8x
my audio recorder: http://amzn.to/2bnozBw
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my boots: http://amzn.to/2bkX11E
my helmet: http://amzn.to/2bkXSPP
my knee sliders: http://amzn.to/2bkXYa9
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camera: GoPro Hero4 Black Edition / 2.7K_25fps / SuperView / NO ND filter lens (since the sun was almost gone already the GoPro was forced to use longer shutter speeds. That's why it looks kind of like I was using the ND filter) / ProTune ON
audio: ZOOM H1 (see the tutorial video:    • HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE ONBOAR...  )
edit: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Color Correction: Filmconvert
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DISCLAIMER: I totally manipulated the bike's speedometer so the speedometer would show my actual speed multiplied by 0.9.