KTM 790 Duke and 790 Adventure Quietly Dropped From US Lineup
LC8c models may be victim of tariffs on products from China
KTM has quietly removed the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure from the model listings on its U.S. consumer website, despite previously announcing them for its 2025 lineup. Husqvarna, meanwhile, has done the same with its Svartpilen 801, though the newer Vitpilen 801 is still there. The model pages for the delisted models are still live, though references to any of them are slowly disappearing.
On the “Models” tab on every page on KTM’s U.S. website, the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure have disappeared from their respective Naked Bike and Travel sections. The 790 Adventure is no longer mentioned on the Travel landing page. The 2025 790 Duke is still mentioned in the text of the Naked Bike landing page, but it no longer appears at the bottom of the page alongside the 2024 990 Duke, and 2025 1390 Super Duke R Evo, 390 Duke and 250 Duke.
According to the Internet Archive, the 2024 and 2025 790 Duke were both listed as recently as April 19. By May 20, the 2025 790 Duke had disappeared, and by June 25, the 2024 model had also been removed. Despite being removed from their respective landing pages, the actual product pages for the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure are still live, with U.S. pricing. It’s a similar story with Husqvarna, and the U.S. pages for its Naked range.
Meanwhile, all of those models are still listed in KTM and Husqvarna’s websites outside the U.S., including Canada and Mexico, which also fall under the purview of KTM North America.
The affected KTM models are the only motorcycles produced in China by CFMOTO-KTMR2R, whereas the Husqvarna models are built in Austria using engines produced by the Chinese subsidiary. Given the current state of international trade and the U.S., we can draw one conclusion: the models powered by the 799cc LC8c engine are being held back due to the threat of tariffs on products made in China.
Interestingly, despite both models using the same Chinese-manufactured engine, Husqvarna still appears to be offering the Vitpilen 801 but not the Svartpilen 801. Both have the same MSRP of $10,499, and likely have the same tariff impacts, but only the newer of the two remains.
If there’s any consolation, it looks like KTM’s measures may be temporary. While the affected bikes aren’t listed alongside the other products, their respective landing pages are still intact. This would make it easy for KTM and Husqvarna to restore them to their previous locations, once they are no longer affected by tariffs.
We’ll keep an eye on both the Husqvarna and KTM lineups, if the status of the LC8c changes.
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Yes it is called Inflation and this Inflation was self induced by Trump Tariffs that the Republicans in Congress refuse to stop. When you inflate the cost of a new KTM or Honda by 25% it is inflated and also out of the price range of many. Look up Paul Krugman and start reading a Nobel Prize winning Economist.
Breaking News---- the 2025 KTM 790 Duke now appears on the bottom of KTM's USA website, something good must be happening for the 790 Duke, possibly getting ready to ship to the US market. I just noticed this during the last week of October 2025.