The new BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition is a KTM Super Duke R Evo with miles of luxury performance SUV style.
What goes like a KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo, but looks like a luxury SUV and costs twice as much? Meet the highly exclusive 2026 BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition—the latest collaboration between KTM and the German luxury auto tuning company BRABUS.
Limited to just 100 units worldwide, the BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition takes the top-of-the-range KTM Super Duke and redresses it in swathes of carbon fiber, with an aesthetic pulled straight from BRABUS’ playbook.
The new bike keeps the Super Duke’s bones, but ditches its bodywork for an unapologetic design that echoes the details on BRABUS’ high-spec custom Mercedes-AMG G-Class builds. An all-new carbon fiber headlight nacelle leads the way, equipped with an LED unit that includes two vertical daytime running lights (a nod to BRABUS’ branding).
The headlight cluster also incorporates an air intake for the KTM’s ram air system. A carbon fiber dash cowl sits up top, playing host to the front turn signals. The front end also sports a new carbon fiber fender, plus carbon fiber brake cooling ducts.
Further back, a pair of ginormous side fairings, with carbon fiber inlays, extend from the fuel tank to the forks, giving the BRABUS 1400 R a hulking, forward-heavy silhouette. Taking visual cues from the BRABUS Widestar G-Wagon body kit, they flow into a section of carbon fiber that links the fuel tank to the single-player seat. The tail section is a one-off too, although it vaguely recalls the look of the Super Duke.
There’s nary an inch of the 1400 R that isn’t wearing a lick of carbon fiber. You’ll find it atop the fuel tank, flanking the bike’s trellis frame, and protecting everything from the engine covers to the swingarm.
The overall theme echoes the company’s ‘Superblack’ design—a murdered-out vibe that, once again, comes from their Mercedes-AMG work. The theme typically mixes various black surface finishes with high-gloss carbon fiber textures. Here, BRABUS has used ‘Midnight Veil,’ which has the subtlest of blue undertones.
In true BRABUS fashion, the 1400 R’s upholstery is uber-luxe. It’s a mix of leather and Dinamica—a microfiber suede that the company uses in their auto interiors. Etched BRABUS logos create a pattern along the center strip, while Dinamica panels on the fuel tank help the rider grip the bike with their legs.
Under the hood, the BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition retains the KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo’s spec sheet—mostly. You get the same 1,350 cc LC8 V-twin motor, producing a not modest 190 hp and 145 Nm, along with KTM’s go-to WP APEX semi-active electronic-controlled suspension. The brakes are from Brembo, but the front calipers are upgraded to Brembo’s four-piston Hypure units.
All the electronic wizardry from the Super Duke is carried over too, including ABS and traction control, switchable rider modes, and a full-color TFT display with bespoke BRABUS graphics.
The stunning 17” wheels are motorcycle-specific versions of the BRABUS Monoblock II Evo ‘Platinum Edition’ car wheel. A modern re-issue of a wheel that BRABUS made in the 80s, the design sports three split spokes with a BRABUS-branded center hub. It’s a radical look for a motorcycle wheel, but the single-sided KTM swingarm shows it off beautifully.
Swanky little details abound on this high-end hyper naked—like the elegant BRABUS 1400 R badges strewn across the bike and the BRABUS-branded Gilles Tooling foot controls. Burly matte black mufflers add a final touch, bolted to the subframe via forged aluminum brackets that seem molded with the bodywork.
If you’re lucky enough to snatch a BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition, you’ll also get a special bike cover, an exhibition carpet, a leather key cover, a carbon fiber key box, and a CNC-machined ‘tabletop emblem.’
All this will set you back the tidy sum of €49,900 in BRABUS’ home country, Germany, or £44,299 in the UK. There’s no word on pricing or availability in the US just yet—but those prices put it between $57,000 and $58,000 at the current exchange rate. And as much as that makes our eyes water, we have no doubt that all 100 units of the BRABUS 1400 R Signature Edition will sell out in no time.
Source: BRABUS
