‘COMFORTABLE AT 120MPH’

» Bike Greiner men ‘We’re behind speaks and a company Tobias the to new Gustav of Eisele, GT…. riders,’ the says product manager Gustav in the reception café at the KTM factory. ‘The idea for the first GT came out of us riding the Super Duke R. The goal: a sports tourer right on the sports edge of the term but with a big fuel tank and wind protection. Just like how the 950 SM turned into the SMT. 2019’s update is about perfecting the formula. First up, wind protection. Over to Tobias.’ Project manager Tobias spent five years working on aerodynamics for the Sauber F1 team before moving to KTM. ‘Wind tunnels are great for measuring performance aerodynamics, but it’s difficult to assess comfort and noise levels there. Instead, we put in months of road testing to develop a smaller windshield that still improves on the old comfortable screen. ‘Overall accurate,’ Next The up it’s says was become new at Tobias. 120mph.’ suspension. bike much is ‘The still more number points suspension that of damping lie algorithm behind curve the has been tripled. computer This calculation means less and quicker damping response.’ ‘And it’s quick to change modes,’ adds Gustav. ‘Changing between “Sport” and “Comfort” takes less than a tenth of a second. And the difference between the modes has been increased without turning “Comfort” into a big wobble.’