2017 KTM 250 Duke review, road test

We rode the 250 Duke in both city and highway conditions, emulating what everyday riders go through as much as possible. For the city ride, we snaked through jam-packed traffic, throttled aggressively for quick overtakes and killed the engine at long signals, resulting in a final fuel-efficiency figure of 24kpl. On the highway – where we maintained a cruising speed of 80-90kph in sixth gear, downshifting for overtakes and passed typical highway situations such as truck traffic and tolls – the 250 Duke returned 41kpl. We attribute this to the sixth gear that is clearly optimised for cruising.