Value for money,
The KTM 250 Duke may have been around in global markets since 2015, but India gets it as an all-new model. It's made at the Bajaj plant in Chakan for the world and the bike is, in a way, a downsized version of the 390 Duke, quite literally as far as the engine is concerned. The BS IV compliant 248.8 cc engine is derived from the 390's 373.2 cc unit and is a liquid-cooled, single-cylinder motor. The engine churns out 29.6 bhp of power at 9000 rpm, around 1 bhp less than the international version and 24 Nm of torque at 7500 rpm. With a kerb weight of 161 kg, the 250 boasts of a highly appreciable power-to-weight ratio of 193 bhp/tonne, which is one of the most powerful in the 250 cc space and that translates on tarmac as well. The engine is a free revving unit like all KTMs are and likes to be redlined. It is a more refined unit than you've seen on older Dukes. KTM tells us that the radiator unit from the 390 also makes it to the 250 Duke, and for the most part of our ride the engine did not show any heating issues, a problem otherwise common with the 390. That said, we would be able to make a fair assessment about this once we take the bike on actual roads and subject it to stop-go situations in traffic.