It’s February 14, 2023, and you know what that means? That’s right; BRABUS and KTM want to be your valentine! We kid, we kid—but they did both choose February 13 to show off their newest, extremely exclusive and exquisite collaboration, following the success of the BRABUS 1300 R the pair released this time last year.
For 2023, the pair are presenting the BRABUS 1300 R Edition 23. It’s based once again on the KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo, utilizing the Austrian firm’s LC8 1,301cc V-twin engine that makes a claimed 180 horsepower at 9,500 rpm and 140 newton-meters (103 pound-feet) of torque at 8,000 rpm. Since it’s a BRABUS collaboration, you can bet that the latter firm has slipped one of its exhausts on this bike—all in service of bringing a delightful sound to your ears.
