Underbelly Exhaust Submersion Testing by KTM

[Rincewind]

Video of the KTM Duke 200 underside exhaust being water tested.  



http://youtu.be/oqMc1q_dEGc

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/banter/ktm-200-duke-water-test-video/#more-30995


Can the KTM 200 Duke Ride Thru Knee-High Water?

For some, the KTM 125 Duke is just not quite enough machine to get their two-wheeled juices flowing, and thus the KTM 200 Duke & soon-to-be-expected KTM 350 Duke were born. With the Austrian motorcycle maker KTM partnering with India’s largest motorcycle brand Bajaj to make the baby Duke, it should come as no surprise then that many of these models are ending up outside of Europe, and in Asian markets…namely India itself.

While us Westerners might think of the KTM 200 Duke as a fairly practical machine, buyers in India are a bit more skeptical, since their day-to-day travel can be a bit more varied than ours. You see, India right now is preparing for its summer monsoon season, and flooding in certain regions is more of a certainty than a special phenomenon. So while an underslung exhaust might look stylish to us Americans, to an Indian motorcyclist it could look to be more of a liability.

Hoping to purge that thought from Indian riders’ minds, KTM has put together this video outlining its wet-weather survivability testing. If you ever wanted to know whether you can park the KTM 200 Duke in wheel-high water for 30 minutes or more sans snorkel, check out the video after the jump.

[DFH]

  I remember the days when Austrians sounded more like Adolf than Mahatma.

[Motozeke]

I remember the days when Austrians sounded more like Adolf than Mahatma.

Lol... You're old school, mate.

[falconati]

I love it  

[Rincewind]

It makes me wonder how a Versys, ER6N or Buell with underbelly exhaust would perform in the same test.

[black hills]

wheel bearings in 2 months or less