New SUPER KTM!
For model year 2015, KTM will add to its ADVENTURE range and take it even further with the new KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE.
As its name suggests, the 1290 builds on the current 1190 ADVENTURE. It will sit alongside in the diverse KTM Street range next year but the high-end machine will add a different dimension and choice for those who want the absolute pinnacle of luxury sport touring riding.
The SUPER ADVENTURE features a bigger engine capacity to increase power and torque. An incredibly large fuel tank will mean long durations before the need to stop; perfect for when the journey is long or so addictive that the rider just doesn’t want to get off the saddle.
As with the 1190, the SUPER ADVENTURE will feature the pioneering Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC) system. Developed in association with KTM’s technical partner, BOSCH, the ABS and traction control systems are at the forefront of motorcycle safety and have a range of selectable presets as to not remove any riding enjoyment. In addition, the new 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE will feature further absolutely unique electronically supported riding assistance equipment.
More details will be announced when the 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE is officially launched at INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany, September 30, 2014.
Photo: R. Schedl, KISKA
Its really a great post
Cool bike, i really love it.
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Hey what about the noticie about KTM brushcutter? In our website we want to talk abou it! A lot of people in spain whant to know when the brand will put the model for sale.
Hello,
KTM is a manufacturer of sportmotorcycles, the only exception is the X-BOW.
Kind regards,
Team KTM BLOG
In our stickers shop a lot of people ask us for a KTM logo to put on motorbikes. Maybe KTM have an oficial online store where sell stickers? Know that? Thanks!
Hello,
There is no official online store but in the downloadable PowerWear and PowerParts Street/ Offroad catalogs there are several sticker kits that can be purchased via the official KTM dealer network.
Kind regards,
Team KTM BLOG
Its really a great post. Vrey interesting stuff…Keep Going.
Cheers!
Amazing! Maybe KTM will do a promo with Samsonite? I see a Samsonite bag with KTM logo and it was amazing! Good job!
Dear Isabel,
There is no cooperation between KTM and Samsonite. In respect of PowerWear KTM has a close collaboration with Ogio.
Kind regards,
Team KTM BLOG
Good grief people, stop complaining! You don’t think KTM did it’s research. Obviously, bikes like this are popular, and are selling. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. Go down to your local dealer, or email KTM, and express your interest in smaller versions. And why do you care if a bike like this never goes off road? I just might buy this as a sport tourer because I am 6’4″, and the adventure bikes are much more comfortable than the sport tourers for me. I hope you love your smaller bikes, and I’m sure I will love my larger one.
Does anybody know when the super adventure will be available in california. I heard it was held up at CARB. I’ve had a deposit on one since nov 2014.
Hello,
The delivery of the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE in the USA starts in May.
Kind regards,
Team KTM BLOG
I love it. Just mak a low seat option and I’ll buy it. 30 or 31 inch max.
Here is a suvey that motorcycle manufacturers should have the sense to do. Capture images of 100 motorcycle riders while at stop lights. Verify if they are touching flat footed on both feet. I have done this survey. 80% of riders can not touch flat footed with both feet. this is excluding Harley Davidson. 95% of Harley riders can touch flat footed. Maybe that’s why they are so popular?
I am reading these comments and wondering. Do the people craving a 690 single cylinder adventure bike realize how much vibrations they make over time? This is the USA land over vast area’s for adventure. I have a Husqvarna tr650 that is a lot better on highways than the 690 enduro and it is still not a good distance bike in my opinion. Especially shared with a significant other as well. I bought the bike thinking 60 miles a day back and forth to work everyday was finally possible. Not so much and it is far more streetable than the ktm 690r with better maintenance intervals. Yes I do not go off road as much as I want to. I have a business and have no time but to spend time with kids on the weekend. Yes I am the dreamer of going offroad and never doing it. But I do go 2 times a year with my friends offroad. So light offroad with a 1190 adventure r or 1290 super adventure is very doable. Cruise control for 15k miles a year driven miles? Do able and enjoyed! I buy 2 front tires and 3 rear tires a year. Oil change 5 times a year, chain and sprockets more often than most. Is KTM maybe focusing on riders who will support their brand more? Who cares ride what you like quit complaining. I am going to own a new 1290 super adventure or 1190 adventure r because it fits all 250lbs of me and my 100lb wife. Can go 1-2 times a year off road to Ocala national forest. Ride through our tropical storm weather and love it! Thank you KTM bad ass bikes for real cross country adventures! Maybe I can dream more now.
Dear KTM, I understand the drive to build a BMW GSA beater but please build a proper adventure bike too, let the BMW people do the trendy “heavy way round” stuff. It is well known, even Felt by many that Ktm stands for hard edge, kick arse bikes that shout in the ear of their riders ” faster you TART !” ” come-on lets. Have- it!”. I don’t need room nor a charger for the wife’s hair dryer , if I have to carry a ruck sack so be it.
A proper adventure bike built around the 690 or 1190 engine could be outstanding., I’ll tell you what, why not let the 1290 Super-Duke people loose on an adventure beast, they built a beauty of a road bike, and that’s not all. Like a previous post said, the after market boys are making a killing selling kit for the 690 s,enduro and 990 adv bikes. Give me the 990r look with the 1190 engine, simples….
Lovely bike!
But when will KTM launch an adventure bike in India? maybe in a 390cc or 690cc , the market is getting desperate for a affordable tourer.
KTM is well placed to take the 1st step and capture the market.
I’m sure the 1290 Adventure will be an incredible state-of-the-art bike… but excessive and unnecessary for most earthborns.
Nobody needs more weight, more gadgets, more power (yes, we like it, but there is already enough)… what we need is a RELIABLE ALL-ROUNDER TAKE ME ANYWHERE LIGHTWEIGHT ADVENTURE BIKE to ENJOY our short lifes…
I’m the happy owner of a 2008 690 SMC… this bike is pure fun !!!
Imagine its brother (the 690 Enduro R) with standard factory Dakar like fairings and some payload capacity… I’d definetively buy a similar KTM adventure bike as an ALL-IN-ONE and ONE-FOR-ALL bike.
Please KTM, don’t follow other brands, take your own path… consider your customer’s opinions and give us a 390-700 Adventure bike range… for the majority of us LESS WEIGHT IS MUCH MORE (FUN, RELIABILITY, EASYNESS, SAFETY…).
You’ve already got all the pieces to this puzzle… you just have to get them together!
I have great confidence in you, I know you can make it!
I agree… Bike looks like a great European tourer, but I am looking for a 700 cc go anywhere adventurer… I rode a 990 R across Europe and Africa and need more nimbleness and lightness and two cylinders for longevity.. A big KTM fan as my blog will attest, but got my eye on the new Honda Africa Twin. Sorry KTM
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As much as I liek the bike when oh when are you going to build a new bike to replace the old 640 adventure. I have got a 2003 model which I have had from new and it is such a good all rounder I am surprised that it hasnt been replace with a 690 version which in today world is much more practical than chasing after BMW market.
I ride a KTM990 as my daily commute and get away for several weekends or week long trips throughout each year. I’ve done 60,000 K’s on it so far and loved every one of them. I don’t go hard off road and yes it is heavy but i’ve never dropped it “yet” so thats not a problem. I like the idea of a 690 adv bike but I LOVE the power and torque of the mighty V-twin. I’ll be getting a 1290 as soon as my funds will allow me.. Great work KTM.
One liter of displacement is plenty. I’d take more fuel economy and lighter weight. This bike looks great though! However, do you really need two KTM logos on the same faring?
Well done KTM, your giving the middle aged, born again bikers like me, what all the adventure and motorcycle magazines have brain washed us into believing we need, which is a massive fuel tank, electronic devices etc etc. And let’s face it, middle aged guys are the market segment that have the disposable income available to buy a top of the range model and to spend an additional couple of thousand dollars/ pounds on high profit margin accessories, branded clothes, tshirts, mugs etc. BMW know it and that’s why they are making so much money selling adventure bikes that have never seen mud. So if you want KTM to spend millions developing new niche off road motorcycles, that in reality hardly sell enough quantity to financially break even, let’s get behind them with the Super Adventure (hopefully KTM’s cash cow saviour).
Hi i have been riding 1190 since last 1 year , Like to see This bike Takes on this segment to be A leader .
And to be Leader
1-To correct Engine heat cooking legs
2-Seat height flexibility from 845 to 870mm
3-Low end grunt ( hope this is taken care with big engine )
4-Wider Windscreen
5-ComfySeats
6-Space for Tools To fit the smallPalmsize Portable Aircompressor&Tire Repairkit (This will be Most talked about in all Magazines )
7- Total wet weight to be below 220kgs Max
Except about the wind screen (I have both the small and the enlarged screens, I prefere the small because of the lower turbolence, I am 175 cm) I fully agree with you.
have also been riding a 1190 S.
I hope someone at KTM will read you comments.
No need of enlarged tank, additional lights this is the bad side of BMW, the good one is the confort, expecially seat and vibrations.
And customized height
I’m currently riding a 950 Adv. S and I’ve been riding a 690. It seems a lot of people surfing KTM on the internet are interested in either a 690 Adventure or a 950/990 with less weight. On the other hand you have the BMW 1200 GS success and the KTM path with the 1190 and now the 1290. In marketing there is one thing that counts, and that is the ranking by € or $ profit. I hope the KTM marketing guys have the balls to test the 690… 950 range Adv./dual purpose bike niche. Basically only the the BMW 800 GS is playing a role there with some reasonably good sales numbers. KTM you can do it better and you could replace the BMW 800 GS in that area as the market leader if you would be serious. The lowest investment path would be a 690 Adventure. Tough I expect that it won’t be a breakthrough success in the market place. The Husqarna 900 Nuda engine is interesting but does not serve the less weight desire. The LC 8 engine in its 990/1190 design is probaly the best evolution starting point. Trim the engine weight a bit, adapt the latest engine technologies with extented maintenance intervalls, double ignition, and smooth engine characteristics . Combine it with a bike trimed for less weight and with optional tank capacity for a 400km plus range and you have winner in the market place.
Yes so true I just did the Simpson desert on a F650GS my mate had a KTM 1190R Adv we were just discussing the perfect Bike for off road adventure and some bitumen travel to get there and KTM 790/890 LC8 engine light 165 -175kg they would blitz the F800GS
so KTM what are you waiting for !
I agree, all KTM is missing is a replacement for the heavy 990 super duke.
Build a light weight v-twin 890 Duke-R
then model your smaller adventure bike around this platform.
I hope this is for KTM what Panamera/Cayanne is for Porsche. It gives you enough cash for building what long-time fans want. My old 640 Adventure is getting too old… You don’t even have all parts available anymore. Please build a new 690 Adventure. You have already all parts available for that.
Don’t go to Starbuck’s, don’t belong to a yacht club- but I do have access to thousands of kilometers of gravel road that will take me to places that you cannot go on a touring bike unless it’s in this configuration. And that’s what this bike is- a touring/adventure bike. The idea is to have a bike that will go more places-not all places but more. What is wrong with that? It may not be your adventure idea but it’s mine and I’m not on a blog for off road bikes mocking those that choose offroad biking. Should I assume that since you ride ofroad bikes that your income is low? Why would you draw a picture of the person who would buy this bike and assume that his character is that of a snob? Made my money working damn hard and I can tell you it feels pretty sweet to just get out and ride. Wherever I want. I would hope that you could see that .
Too big, guys. Build a 690RR “Adventure” model using your 450 Rally parts, and the world will beat a path to your doorstep. You have all of the parts you need to make such a bike: http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/blog/category/the-bike
The problem with the direction that KTM is going is that people like me who grew up loving KTM dirt bikes and rally racing feel alienated by the company’s massive move to huge sport bikes and massive road-oriented touring bikes. Yes, the 1190 Adventure is a nice bike, but it really is off the mark for a guy like me who loves rally racing and wants that one bike that will do anything. I’m not Chris Birch, and I can’t ride the 1190 through the woods the way he can. Nor would I want to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWIZfYQhgMc Too big, too powerful. I need something lighter. The 1290? No way.
KTM hasn’t built anything in the past few years that would make be consider moving away from my 2005 950 Adventure. That said, I rode a friend’s 690R the other day and thought, “Wow, how fun would this thing be in rally trim!” KTM Basel started putting out the Defy Quest mods to make the 690R a rally replica, and Rally Raid makes a kit that at least gives the bike a proper faring. But nothing would be better than a factory 690R Rally. Please, please, please get back to your roots and support the buyers who have supported the brand for so long. Or . . . continue to try and turn the company into a brand for people who are bored with their BMWs and need something else to ride to Starbucks to get their next caffè macchiato.
Please build what the buyers want!
Absolutely! I had a 690R…so fun for short rides!, but sold it for a 660 tenere; 20 hp less, heavier, but it travels comfortably! Build that 690 Adventure already!
The background of the marketing picture tells us all we need to know … KTM 1290 – for your next hard core adventure down to the Yacht Club.
+1
nowadays the term “adventure” is for motorcycles, what a SUV is for cars…feeding the owner´s adventureous dreams, but leaving him with nothing more than the thought he is indeed adventureous. Same goes for the yacht that never leaves the harbor…
Sadly it seems to work though, goooo yachting!
I do agree that 180 hp is a ridiculous amount for an adventure bike- But where does KTM state that this bike or the 1190 was meant to compete offroad with lighter bikes? If you prefer a lighter bike and enjoy the experience, that’s fine. People riding Harley’s enjoy what they do – it’s a matter of preference. Not at all interested in the scoffing and judging that seems to be a part of biking.
There may be a market for the Super Adventure, I’m sure it will be a great bike, but if KTM wants to sell some bikes in North America they need to make a 690 Adventure and stop concentrating on the 690 Duke and similar bikes that they have made over the past few years. It’s hard to find a 690 Enduro R west of the Mississippi, but there are 690 Dukes everywhere that dealers can’t sell. Wake up KTM! Make the bike us riders want and will buy, then ship enough of them to satisfy the masses.
Yes a 690 or one lose to this number adventure bike will complete the adventure bike for KTM!!!
Ans simply put the Freeride in the USA to now you have the three bikes to own foe everyone!!!!!!!!
Too big and unwieldy to be a true adventure bike. The market has a severe lack of small-midsize adventure bikes. You have a perfect chance to fill this void by making adventure bikes with your 390 and 690 engines. Please do it!
I have the 990 and it is great for touring and light offroad, but when it comes to some remote places and hard offroad it’s just too heavy.
Everybody is waiting for the 690 adventure. KTM, what are you waiting for?
Regards
I have the fantastic 950 Adventure who’s “Ready to Race” just like my SX-F, Meoni’s victory proved it. It that time you could also buy the fantastic 640 Adventrue. I hope KTM can make something similar on the future, I been waiting close to a decade now!
More cc is ok. More torque is ok. More Fuel is ok. But 30 or 40kg more you also can take a GS ADV. It is the better long distance bike.
We ride the 1190 ADV since 2 Years in the Alps.
We like the bike and we ride more than 400km daily in the alps. In some days we ride more than 800 km and more than 12h nonstop (only for pick up fuel).
It is really fast in the Alps but if you make very long distances you need more than a big fuel tank.
For example:
1) bigger wind protection
2) Cruise Control
3) seat like one from touratech
4) Quickshifter
5) Chainoiler
This 5 Points are most missed.
But if someone make a real Adventure he takes a bike like the 690.
For us all the BigEnduros are more “PanEurope” or “PanAmerican” Bikes.
The most people doesn’t have much fun with so heavy bikes in the dirt. If you drop down and lift the bike with equipment up the fun is over.
Looks great. Surely the technology surpasses all other. But…….is it really what the current adventure riding community needs? Trends are to go lighter with better touring capacity. Come on guys…….no one needs anither heavy, powerfull supersized adventure tourer. 180 Bhp…….why will one need that at all on an off road tourer? Are you going to limit it to 150Bhp on dirt? To what purpose.
What we need is a capable twin tourer between 700 and 900cc with good luggage capacity and great suspension that can carry 2 up with ease on long distances and still maintain lightness and agillity on rougher terrain.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
We don’t need or want this bike. Build the 690 Adventure your dealers and customers have been begging for for years!!!! I’ve been a dealer since 1997 and its the bike I’m most asked about.
Hmm, well this didn’t go as you planned, now did it Mr. KTM? As the proud owner of a 690 I’m still convinced you could do better – no one buys a 690 to tear up the single-track. BTW, companies like Rally Raid thank you every day for your lack of effort.
My wife and I both ride 990’s, however this year we downsized and purchased 690R’s and adventurized them. I see no need for a larger bike than a 1190. KTM, didn’t the fact that dealers had waiting lists for 690’s all year long , many being converted to adventure bikes, give you a clue? A go anywhere, lightweight adventure bike is just more fun and safe to ride off pavement. Period. The 1290 Super “Adventure” is a touring bike and probably does a fine job of it.
Give us a lightweight single cylinder adventure bike based on the 690R.
We don’t need or want another gigantic road bike with knobby tires.
— Vik
Agreeing with almost EVERY post above! It is time to replace the 640 Adventure with a 690.
This does nothing for me at all. Too big and too heavy. Like so many here, I’d rather see a 390 Adventure … provided it’s more than just a Duke 390 with acres of plastic and some cheap, tin panniers. It should be more Dakar-influenced than that. CCM have it right with the GP450.
buena moto esta 1290 esperemos que salga a buen precio y salga con maletas de regalo lo importante es que no sea cara y hagan una campaña para poder probarla
I’m really glad KTM is doing well and staying at the forefront of the Adventure bike market. But the simple fact is, I’m 58, I have disposable income to spend on a bike I want. I’m selling my KTM 950 Adv. and buying a KTM 690. Now I’ll need to spend a small pile of money to get range and reasonable carrying capacity. But if it falls over I can pick it up. It’ll go faster than the the law will permit. That’s okay with me!! 🙂 And it is sized just right for the mountain forests of Arkansas or the high mountain passes of Colorado.
Come on KTM build a single cylinder adventure bike.
Thanks
I live In South Africa and am in a similar position. Sold the 990, bought the 1190, sold that and bought a 690. Yes KTM, bring us a standard adventurized 690.
This 1290 looks like a nice road tourer and I hope it will sell in bucket loads. But even as a big KTM fan I would be looking at a BMW more than a KTM if I needed a tourer. KTM dealers are really still slightly grown up motocross shops and this does not really fit into that mix.
Dear KTM
PLEASE BUILD A small V-Twin ADV MC
Have good luguage rack and lots of farkles. engine guards. Heated grips. The works!
6.0 gallons of fuel.
47HP.
320- 340lbs.
60-65 mpg at 65mph
87 octane.
6 gears
Make it an adventure MC, not an enduro or dual sport.
The price would be about tbe same as the 690 enduro. Your costumers can still a enduro and not have models compete with each other
Torque would be about as much as the Mighty DR (39 lbs), but since it is lighter, it will get up and go even quicker and get you up hills and such just as good.
Cruise all day at 80mph, then own anything off road.
You would give up some KTM off roading fun, but be way more comfortable than any thumper on the tarmac.
It would be on the other end of the specturm than the S10, but have much better range, give up some time on the interstate, make ground on the twistys, and run circles around the 585lbs S10 off road.
For a solo rider:
very good TAT MC
Solid RTW MC
Sick awsome versitility and go anywhere options at a drop of the hat.
Indeed, once you unloaded all of your gear and panniers and such, and removed about 5 gallons of fuel, the MC would be around 300lbs. Easy to put into the back of a truck or a small boat of some kind while touring ATW.
And it would make a good coummuter. Gas station couple of times a month. Good wind protection, and stock heated grips, and enough juice for a heated vest.
Thanks for reading.
As time has passes I’m hankered after something a little cheaper and simpler, a little lighter and preferably a little less expensive when thrown down the road.
But most importantly with a carburetor (or two) and without all this electronic fuggery that’s messing up my home-servicing and that could, in a blink, leave me stranded like a movie star on the Road of Bones.
I know that KTM have to bow to the Euro regs for this and that, but surely a simple single (or twin) with 60bhp and a carburetor is not beyond the wit of man? AJP can almost do it.
Seriously considering 640’s at the moment.
Yours, in regression therapy,
Henry
Its a pity thAt ktm is just following the sales. Where is the passion? Give us a real adventure bike like the 640 was! I still have mine and won’t trade it because there is nothing on the market like this bike.
A real adventure bike must be light! Max 150-160kg. In most places of the world were real adventure starts no more than 40-60 horse power is needed anyway.
I think you could do a good adventure bike with the 390 or 690 engine
whats wrong with you ppl ? customers want a 690 adventure , stop the “cow” adventure money mockery please
A 390 Adventure would be perfect! Low weight (no other manufactures get this), good suspension, and reasonable maintenance intervals. I want a bike that I can ride for days on end, do roadside mantenance on, and not blow my back out picking it back up if I dump it.
If you are chasing big numbers and forgetting about what KTM ‘adventure’ means then it will be good.
Seriously my 990 is more than enough for 10 + hours a day riding but I will be trading it in for a mid sized bike that’s light, built to be rugged ( see Lyndon Proskitt or CCM with a bigger engine), long service intervals.
Maybe a 690 with ABS and without having to spend another £1500 getting it ready for rough roads.
You can do it KTM
Cheers
Dave (owner of 5 KTMs)
Woo Hoo! Another porky travel bike that’s too big to pick up by yourself or even pick up off of a downed riding partner-even if it’s unladen, no fuel, no battery, no oil.
Ya’ll killed the 640A, and have given your loyal customer base a fantastic 690CC platform with no wind protection, fantastic fuel economy, a fuel tank the size of a gnat, and an anemic electrical system for powering grips, lights, jackets, GPS/PLB’s.
Even Boorman and McGregor said they wanted a 650 class bike halfway through their first trip. Colebatch wouldn’t dare take a pig of a bike on his trips.
Come on Marketing Department the 690 Baja Racer 5 gallon Tank Mold sits in mothballs, the 690/450RR tank molds giving us 300 miles of fuel is commercialized. A suitable fairing is commercialized, we just need it to make 450 watts and you’ll sell a pile of bikes.
Give the people what they want…pretty please….we have money to spend.
Dear KTM developers.
You wanted the brand to stand out. Now on what side of “stand out” is this mammoth?
This is basically just following every other manufacturer and bringing more expensive, more heavy, more plastik, more electronics and less offroadworthy. It is just sad. Sorry KTM – but this is losing fans and customers on real riders and winning more posers.
Sounds great. Just hope they address issues w/the ’12/’13 models like heat on the legs, leaky airbox, weak exhaust mount, sidestand attached to engine, etc… Also, don’t give up on smaller adventure models (690 or even lower). thanks
Great… Yet another giant, oversized, “Adventure” bike, as if the market isn’t saturated enough.
Really, what kind of “adventures” are people having on 1200’s? Riding around getting a boner off riding down a dirt road?
I have a fat ass adventure bike. Want to impress me, bring something smaller to market.
An improved 690 would’ve been a more practical choice.
The perfect adventure travel bike for long and short trips is a 650/700 single. Light enough off road yet good for road work.
Comfort , reliability, fuel range and the ability to carry sufficient luggage though not the kitchen sink. Ktm already produce the best production bike on the market of this genere but it still has issues and needs modifying . Please sort those issues Ktm in addition to producing an overweight elephant pretender .
In fact produce a more cost effective version of the now defunct 690 rfr rally bike. It would cost no more than a standard 690 enduro with the modifications that lots of people do anyway.
I know of 3 Lyndon Poskitt rally bike conversions that so far this year have done a combined 45,000 plus miles and climbing in the last 3 months round Central Asia and performed superbly. They have been brilliant and not just in the hands of racers like Lyndon but also in the hands of ordinary riders like myself and mate Ian . Quite simply the best adventure bike I’ve ever owned.
I know they were very expensive new but a mass produced version could be a lot cheaper and miles better than a 1290 super adventure for everything except motorways.
Bigger, better, faster, stronger.
And more weight as well ?
Build a smallish ADV bike and it will sell itself.
Take a Dakar Rally bike and have a good look at that and start drawing.
Less is often more !
Honestly there is a lot of truth in these comments. I bought a 690 but can’t help but feel it is basically wasted. I rode round the world on a WR250R and I’m still convinced a smooth, well configured 400cc FI bike with KTM’s off-road know-how is about the only bike I need and certainly the only one I will pay RRP list price for. Please help us KTM.
I would much rather see a 690 or 390 Adventure than another oversized “Adventure” bike. The Enduro R 690 is a bike I like, but don’t need. The addition of a smaller adventure bike would be the bike I would have to buy.
I know you have to fight the big BMW…..
but, please remember your roots…
A 690 Adventure with a strong tail, large fuel capacity , no rear tank and a good looking fairing….
that`s it.
Its`a small step for KTM, but a big step for a lot of the KTM customers.
I regret selling my 640 ADV. Please bring us a middle-weight bike like this one used to be, we deserve it!
I want a 390 Adventure too… Sub 300lbs with enough power to cruise at freeway speeds. I understand economics dictate what is built, its sad more people want a big ridiculous heavy bike that they rarely take beyond gravel, if they even ride it on gravel.
A 390 with proper suspension and fuel injection would be the ultimate bike to me. Take all the good aspects of the WR250R, DRZ400, XCountry/Challenge and the 690R. Then wrap it up in a nice light package getting 50+ mpg…. Accross the TAT, down Baja, Accross Siberia, and to Tierra Del Fuego and beyond.
Dear KTM,
I have a 990 Adventure that I absolutely love. I recently had a chance to test ride the 1190 Adventure and while it’s a great bike, it just doesn’t appeal to me: it has nothing I need and it lacks the Dakar cred of the 990. The latest bike I bought is a Yamaha WR250X, it is simple, light, and great fun and balances out nicely with the 990. The only thing it needs is a 21″ front wheel and I’m ready to take it almost anywhere. I had thought about the 690, but I chose the Yamaha because I wanted something more laid back. The Freeride would have been my first choice but they’re not available here in the USA. I’m glad you “got it out of your system” with the 1290 Adventure, but once that’s done with can you focus a bit more on small, reliable, fun bikes for the rest of us? Thanks!
Ahh KTM come on, yes it looks like a great bike for gentle asphalt touring through Europe, but no way would I have considered taking this on the the BAM or through Mongolia. There are a number of real off the beaten track adventure bikers around and we need light, durable and easily maintainable bikes, so please give us a 390 and 690 adventure!!!
For you folks asking for a lightweight bike KTM seem intent on going head to head with the BMW behemoths. However fear not CCM have given you exactly what you need http://www.ccm-motorcycles.com/
Hey! When is Ktm going to release a 690 based adventure?
Asphalt adventurer? Me like many others would love to see 150 kg, 400 cc adventure bike with + 5000 km service interval, hard terrain capability and reliability. Dont bring into market more of those big beasts which dont add anything new. People dont need 150 horsepower and torque for adventure touring and fully electronic controllers which are impossible to fix in remote locations.
Bring us simple, light, stable small adventure bike and you will sell it.
For many people adventure means traveling on paved roads and unpaved roads for whom the 1190 is perfect. For those of us who see adventure as seeking out the greatest technical challenges and most remote places in the world there is nothing on the market and an 1190 is not suitable. A super lightweight adventure bike (500 with more oil capacity, fuel capacity, a tall fifth gear, cush hub, and high output stator) would be perfect. Our demographic will produce the ultimate marketing material for you the world over; real images and context. I rode your old husaberg 570 from southern chile to the USA 80% off road for 35k km so I know the reliability is there!
A small sized (400cc or so) and a 690 Adventure with more emphasis on reliability and build quality sounds better than a 1300cc behemoth…
Please!! My Super Enduro is too heavy. What I want is a Monster Enduro with the new LC8 engine and frame, rims etc in carbon to reduce weight. Or at least build a 690 Adv (?). I guess I will buy the 390 Adv because of its weight; NOW THAT IS A ADVENTURE BIKE!! Best Regards from Sweden.
Calling a Sports Tourer an Adventrue is a bit too much, why not call it what it is …
I seriously hope Honda or Yamaha will produce some thing which we have been asking for like a sub 200kg (incl. fuel) travel adventrue, as it looks like KTM is no longer in that market.
We want less weight not too much weight and power , Build a 390 or 690 adventure and you will sell more bikes to more riders please .
we are all still waiting for a 690 Adventure.
Just build that!
I actually heard from my local KTM dealer there is a 700/800 adventure coming.
He didnt go into details as it probably slipped out of his mouth.
Hopefully this is true!
IMHO KTM should give us a 390 Adventure, not too heavy but sturdy enough to go anywhere. Like someone mentioned above, weight is certainly an issue. 1290? cmon its a motorcycle, not a car!
Hopefully they put the 1290 engine in a new SMT !
Ever since KTM dropped the 640 Adventure from their lineup, there really hasn’t been a well-spec’d single cylinder “adventure” bike in the US. Sure, the KLR650 can go just about anywhere the 640 Adventure can and is a great bike for what it is, but it just isn’t as enjoyable in the tough stuff (I have both, btw). KTM – you’ve basically got all the parts you need to to put together a 690 or 390 adventure and blow the few competitors out of the water. If you’re worried about pricing yourself out of the market, have Bajaj build them. You make it, I’ll buy it (and probably a couple thousand other people per year…?). Until then, I’m keeping my 640 Adventure 😉
You may be right that KTM has all the parts to build the 690 Adventure from a 690 Enduro, but it looks like KTM feels the 390 Duke is not a suitable platform to build a 390 Adventure from .
http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/hopes-dashed-2015-ktm-390-adventure/
640 ADV’s were great bikes!
I’m withYannis on this . The 390 has the hp/wt to cruise at at 80mph, 100+ top. It will walk away from a KLR and probably edge out the Sertao. Of course the 690 leaves them all in the dust but that engine was designed for hard accelleration not for cruising. Full fuel and gear I am guessing 430 lbs for 390ADV, KLR and Sertao 500 lbs and all the liter bikes are 600-650 lbs. 1190 adventure is the exception at about 530lbs, it is way over $20,000 {Canada} and out of my budget.The 390 ADV should be about $7500 base Canadian funds.
So $10000 geared up and taxed. I sold my beast last year, I do a lot of solo exploring in BC and I tired of its limits in the back country.
170 lbs lighter than my DL1000 sounds like FUN to me, along with better clearance and suspenders. I might concider a 690 ADV if they decide to make it but it will be at least$5000 more.
I have been waiting for this bike since it was first rumored over 2 yrs ago.
No “Shaftdrive” on such a big bike.I think that’s the 1st mistake
The cottage industry that has grown around the aftermarket kitting out of the 690 enduro would dictate that KTM should look at producing a 690 adventure. The 1190 is just too big and heavy for people who want to get off the tarmac and go exploring. Fairing, headlight, seat and fuel tanks would be a nice place to start.
another elephant; money, money, money…
give us a modern and light adv bike (real ADV, not on a sticker), like a fresh 640 adv, good susp, big tank, low weight, long service intervals, easy access to the engine and filters – and all this straight from a diller;
You dont have to wait for KTM for a overlanding 690, as we are doing a RTW trip on 2 KTM 690 enduro R’s., with the KTM Basel Quest kit!
http://www.ktmbasel.ch/ktm-basel-690-quest-the-ultimate-ultralight-travel-bike.html
Nice, but …
it’s time for KTM to give us a 690 Adventure or, even better, a 390 Adventure with true off-road globetrotting potential.
KTM produces what the markets demand. Nobody except for a bunch a freaks wants a 390 Adventure …
If you have the dough you can buy 450 Rally Replica any time …
well actually we, the bunch of freaks, do some true expedition riding, to far away places, remote, unassisted, unsupported, unsponsored, long distance, long term, away from civilisation, where the absolute most deciding factor is low weight.
A race-spec machine is not suitable for this job.
Cheers (not trying to pick a fight here)
Regarding adventure 390, I think they are going to present that bike with the Duke 390 engine in Intermot.
Will this new model survive winter riding better than the 1190?
Yes, you can ride faster to the sun 🙂
More concerned about whether it rots on the way to the sun…