Kawasaki Eliminator 500 vs KTM 390 Duke

The Kawasaki Eliminator 500 (2026) and the KTM 390 Duke (2025) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Kawasaki Eliminator 500 is a cruiser with 451 cc, 44.8 hp and 176 kg; the KTM 390 Duke is a naked bike with 399 cc, 44.4 hp and 165 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 178.4 hp/ton versus 184.9 hp/ton. On this measure the KTM 390 Duke is 4% ahead.

In the simulation the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 4.66 s and the KTM 390 Duke in 5.48 s; the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 is quicker by 0.82 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 44.7 m for the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 (with ABS) and 43.7 m for the KTM 390 Duke (with ABS). The KTM 390 Duke stops 1.0 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 163 km/h (manufacturer claim) versus 167 km/h (test measurement).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for both. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.