Sigh

No good excuse for me to be thinking hard about the KTM line-up, or these Dukes in particular.
I will admit that I am...

Their adventure bike are pretty compelling.  They scratch my itch to have something I could hop on and go nearly anywhere.  Not that I am actually going anywhere, right now, but I like that.

But those Dukes...
The Dukes are bright orange stormtrooper of speed kinda machines.
And they sound like a swarm of Valkyries swooping down on you.


There is a 990R sitting at the local dealership taunting me, right now.

Been resisting the test ride, because A) it's been super cold, and B) I would have to explain buying another impractical machine.
It is fucking glorious, though.