Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Ducati brand loyalty vs KTM

[BDG]

I've owned 5 Ducati's over the last 7 or 8 years (not just the sports bikes either) so think i'm a reasonably representative customer.

I also own a KTM 950 and have noticed several others have either bought KTM's or have considered them as a potential purchase. In another post Harv748 said he had no particular brand loyalty to Ducati and was considering an Austrian purchase next. (This is not a dig at Harv BTW) But many of the other KTM owners or prospective owners have had several Ducati's over the years.

KTM were on the verge of going bust in the early 90's and until the launch of the v twin 950 in 2003, predominently produced competition dirt bikes with the exception of a few single cylinder supermotos.

There will always be people swapping from a 999 to the latest GSX10R1Blade, and vice versa.

I'm sure Ducati are aware of the threat.

Do you think that KTM are Ducati's biggest competition and why?

What would affect your buying decision either way and why?

[antonye]

KTM sell something like 3 times the number of bikes that Ducati sell, so I don't think the two are even in the same league.

[beancounter]

Not sure I want a KTM but my god I'd like one of those forthcoming Ducati hypermustard thingies.......

[beancounter]

Originally Posted by beancounter

Not sure I want a KTM but my god I'd like one of those forthcoming Ducati hypermustard thingies.......

As long as they do an SP version.....

[Lily]

Personally I think it may be soe of the things posted in the why own a ducati thread.

KTM are slightly different yet have a character of their own including naysayers onprice and reliability... bit like Ducati

Have to say the 950 although not quite as good as the 998 sunds great, feels great, loks great and is stonking fun to ride!!

Yes there are better bikes but overall I love it so far

I reckon that KTM will be the biggest rival to the Hypermotard though

[VanDaMauler]

Originally Posted by Lily

I reckon that KTM will be the biggest rival to the Hypermotard though

Untill BMW release the HP2 MegaMoto next year....

[Loz]

I've watched BMW gradually raise the position of the twin pots over the years.
In ten years time you'll be resting your elbows on them

[Wylie1]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Untill BMW release the HP2 MegaMoto next year....

Supermotard or KTM for me every time. The BMW is hideous

[ariel]

Originally Posted by Wylie1

Supermotard or KTM for me every time. The BMW is hideous

I am intrigued by this. Why do you believe the BMW is hideous whilst you believe the KTM isn't?

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Untill BMW release the HP2 MegaMoto next year....

I like it, it would be great to see JeffST4s wrestle it over the african dunes.