KTM 1190 Adventure

KTM 1190 Adventure

This entry is part 15 of 321 in the series Adventure Rider Issue #1

Hold on Tight!

Does anyone need 150 horsepower in an adventure bike? Who cares! When it’s delivered in a package as sweet and beautifully designed as this one, the stonking great wodges of rear-wheel drive are almost a second thought.

With a long and justifiably proud history in world rallye and general adventure riding, KTM has carved out a name and reputation. The common perception is, the bikes are competition-bred, and if that gives them a hard edge here and there in performance and makes them a little more suited to hard chargers than some of the softer options, that’s okay.Whether or not that’s true makes for good campfire debate, but there’s no doubt the 990 is a bike for serious riders, and although the 690 might have less horsepower, it’s still clearly a dirt-ready race weapon.

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