Brabus Unleashes Its Second Ever Motorcycle, The KTM 1300 R Edition 23

German tuner Brabus has teamed up with KTM to make what it’s calling a luxurious, “naked bike.” Powered by a 1,301 cc V-twin motor that makes 177 hp (132 kW/180 PS) astatine 8,000 rpm, the tuner says that it volition beryllium making conscionable 290 of these mean-looking motorcycles.

Based connected the KTM 1290 Super Duke R EVO, the 2 companies’ narration started past year, connected the aforesaid bike. For 2023, Brabus has updated the quality of the motorcycle to marque it adjacent much subtle and stealthy.

Only the 2nd clip that the German tuner has worked connected a motorcycle, the Brabus 1300 R Edition 23 is offered successful 2 peculiar overgarment colors—Superblack and Stealth Gray—and features an assortment of c fibre assemblage elements.

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These see the headlight mask’s broadside faring, the powerfulness domes, and more, which are made of exposed c fiber. Brabus’ signature striping, meanwhile, emerges from the redesigned aerial scoops that are made of pre-preg c fibre and assistance framework the motorcycle’s unsocial beforehand end. Along the sides, meanwhile, the motorcycle gets customized ft pegs and dual-pipe exhaust.

Just similar the cars that Brabus modifies, the 1300 R Edition gets the brand’s Monoblock Z forged wheels that are finished successful a colour called “Platinum Black.” These assistance lend to the blacked-out look of the bike, and are besides stronger than the modular wheels.

The seat, meanwhile, is reupholstered to diagnostic Brabus’s “Crest” stitch signifier and tin beryllium heated to support your buns toasty connected the road. A achromatic painted framework helps implicit the blacked retired look and is unsocial to this variation of the motorcycle.

The latest WP APEX semi-active suspension exertion helps springiness riders the astir comfy oregon assertive thrust possible, depending connected the situation. With 5 disposable settings—Comfort, Street, Sport, Track, and Advanced—riders tin take the mode that matches their mood, oregon usage “Auto,” which allows the motorcycle to prime the champion settings for the scenario.

Limited to conscionable 290 units, 145 each successful achromatic and gray, Brabus says that the 1300 R Edition 23 volition lone beryllium sold successful prime markets. Prices for the motorcycle commencement astatine €42,500 (US$45,600 astatine existent speech rates) successful Germany.