2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes2100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY LOST PRESSURE AND THE ABILITY TO SLOW DOWN THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS MANUFACTURED BY BREMBO. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE SAME MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT AFFECTED THE 2015 AND 2016 KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE R MOTORCYCLES, WHICH HAVE AN OPEN RECALL ON THE SAME BREMBO MASTER CYLINDER. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE 2014 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS BIKE NEW, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD "GROAN" AS YOU WHEELED THE BIKE AROUND AS IF THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT RETRACTING / PISTONS STICKING. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOW SPEED PULSING TO THE BRAKES AS IF THE ROTOR WAS WARPED (WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME IN DECADES OF RIDING). THIS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE ROTORS WERE DEFINITELY WARPED. I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY DEALER AND KTM REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE BIKE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS MUST BE SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING ISSUE. I PAID TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS, AND NOW, WITH NEW ROTORS AND PADS, I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUPERDUKE FORUM ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VARYING RESULTS AS FAR AS DEALER SUPPORT, RANGING FROM REPLACEMENT TO THE OWNER BUYING AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT WHICH SOMETIMES STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED A POSTING FROM JAN 2017 WHICH DETAILS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW TO FIX IT, AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL - THE MOUNTING POINTS ON THE BIKE FOR THE BRAKE ROTOR ARE NOT COMPLETELY FLAT AND THEREFORE THE ROTORS ARE NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY. I PLAN TO TAKE MINE APART AND FILE THEM DOWN TO FIX THIS NOW, BUT KTM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, AS I, AND I AM SURE MANY OTHER OWNERS, HAVE SPENT MONEY AT DEALERS DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE OR PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEEDED. LINK TO THE FIX BELOW, SEE POSTING BY USER ON JAN 4, 2017: HTTP://WWW.SUPERDUKE.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=29&T=26777&HILIT=FRONT+BRAKES+ISSUES+RESOLVED#P330231
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .