I have a 2022 SDR EVO. Here are my main take aways
First off , the engine , 10 hp and 4 more ft lbs. from 48 cc. Meeting Euro 5 . I think they accomplished it with their variable valve lift. Impressive but another mechanical system that can fail.
The 22 to 24 suspension, you will get a slight performance gain from some minor component modifications couple with better firmware and feedback loop.
The display is basically the same except it has better display usage and aesthetics. A plus, but by no means, a reason for me to go buy one.
The gas tank increases about .4 gallons, So another 15 miles. Nice but nothing crazy as I get off and stretch every hour and a half.
The winglets on the radiator are cool. But let’s face it, it’s really functional over 120 mph, So track days it could be helpful but it just KTM trying to put some aero cool touches on the bike, as all the competitors (BMW, Ducati) have done. I think it’s the gen 3. radiator with connection bracket around it. The bracket will take on the stress not the radiator itself. It does look cool though.
The chassis is basically a slightly mod gen 3 , mainly to accept new engine attachment points. The bike weighs roughly 5 lbs more .
So would I get one. Probably not. It is hard to justify the cost incurred ( trade vs new price plus all the taxes) which would end up being $5k to 7k, for a few aesthetics, a slightly improved screen and suspension system.
Now if I was new to the orange cool aid market , and I had a 5 year old bike, then I would be all over it. It just looks nasty. And the nastier, the better.
For me at 6’5” 270 lbs it’s also the required modifications that would need to be done. New handle bar, new mono shock spring and a Super link. Probably another 500 hundred dollars.
One thing I said when I got my 22 EVO , there is no need for engine performance modifications. Which zI have not done. My other bike is a 2020 1290 SAS, with an arrow racing header and Rottweiler stage 5 . It is pushing low 170,s but 106 plus ft lbs of torque. So plus 10 plus three ft lbs over stock. Recon I could get similar performance increases on the EVO. Which would make it comparable to the 1390.
Not sure if you guys all follow Superduked ( Go go) but he said he tuned his engine for racing with an High performance air filter, a racing header and a tune. He said the Rotty would fall off in the top end. Which may be true, but the rumble coming out of the air box is like a hammer hitting your chest. So I’m thinking a racing header, DNA filter and a tune may be in my future.
If I did not have a Gen 3 EVO, I would be all over it though. What an awesome machine