Looks like a space ship though?



Good for Matlock Bath but not good for Mauritania?


It gave me a big slackie as soon as I saw it. Too flash for proper travel and those big fuel tanks low down at first strike poimt are just asking for an angry thorn.


But to be fair, take off the homo-erotic body-work, and replace with something understated, you have a very workable machine. good punt KTM, just roll it up and zip it in like everyone else does.





children eh? xxx

The low tank is actually an argument for me to buy the KTM 790 Adv R. Look at the BMW F850GSA, the one bike in the same class that actually has the same reach or beats the KTM when it comes to reach. All the weight is far on the top. Vice versa KTM has decided to go with the rally-proven design to position the fuel low. I am not the tallest guy (1.71m) but have a lot of experience with high bike in the same class, currently the Africa Twin. So I am very much appreciating that the handling of the KTM will probably be superior to everything else in the class, 'cause of that low tank. And this makes life for me with my short legs much easer. Yes, I could have gone for the lower non-R model, but I'd like to have the full adjustability, even if the stroke length of the suspension might be total overkill for the kind of riding I do.
The only negative point of the tank is, that the width down there might make it difficult to pass trough the gabs between stone blocks on the side of road barriers, but of course I'd never do that anyway. Honestly...!

I have a test ride being organised on both versions of the 790 Adventure hopefully by the end of this month.

The increased fuel range over my 690 (the 11.7-litre tank on my MY13 bike gives around 300 km range) would be welcome for real long off-road stages such as Western Sahara. I have a 30-in inseam and can just manage the 910mm seat on the lightweight 690, but would need a lower seat for a heavier bike. 880 mm for the 790R might be a tad tall.

KTM 790 Adventure £11,099
21/18 tubeless Avon Trailrider
850 mm seat
95 bhp
189 kg dry
23.8 kpl x 20 litres fuel = 470 km range
Service interval 15,000 km

KTM 790 Adventure R £11,999
21/18 tubeless Metzeler Karoo 3
880 mm seat

This is how a 2019 model 690 (with the bigger fuel tank) compares
KTM 690 Enduro R £9,599
21/18 tubed (though I use mousses in mine)
910 mm seat
75 bhp
146 kg dry
25.3 kpl x 13.5 litres fuel = 340 km range

As @5ooX points out above, UK dealers are discounting the 1090 Adventure
though I'm not keen on the 19/17 setup on the non-R version.

KTM 1090 Adventure (2018) £8,899
19/17 tubeless Metzeler Tourances (wheels too small)
850 mm seat
125 bhp
205 kg dry
17.8 kpl x 23 litres = 400 km range
Service interval 15,000 km

KTM 1090 Adventure R (2018) £9,899
21/18 tubeless Continental TKC 80
890 seat

I believe both the BMW 850GS and the Adventure version are tubeless and I'd love the 550 km range on the Adv. Not keen on the 17-in rear which makes it more difficult to source off-road tyres in remote countries.

BMW 850GS £9,875
21/17 presumably tubeless (would prefer 18-in rear)
860 mm seat (835 available)
95 bhp
24.3 kpm x 15 litres = 350 km range
229 kg wet

BMW 850GS Adventure £10,600
21/17 presumably tubeless (would prefer 18-in rear)
875 mm seat (lower available)
24.3 kpm x 23 litres = 550 km range
244 kg wet (due to increased capacity tank)

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yeah, this is clever design base on Dakar bikes. CoG will be low as opposed to new Tenere 700 for instance.

Here is nice size and weight comparison between those three, 1090R, t90R and 690R. The 790R is wider then 1090R