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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
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Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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It indeed COULD be the perfect bike! For a few years we've heard speculation about an ADV version of the 390 to compliment the Duke and RC390 models already in production. Above is someones fantasy ... just a digital mock up.

But then, about 6 months ago in an interview CEO Stefan Pierer stated KTM would NOT make an Adventure version of this bike. Of course no one (including me) ever believed that. Today I saw this ... but it's a NOTHING piece, total speculation with zero verification. That web site isn't much.

KTM 390 Adventure a Step Closer to Production - TheRideAdvice.comTheRideAdvice.com



HOWEVER ... It seems likely something is coming ... probably sooner than later.
Why KTM are keeping so quiet on this is mysterious. They better hurry because MANY other OEM's are currently working of small, lighter, less expensive Adventure bikes.

Best interview with KTM CEO Pierer I've read, a few years old but good, LONG but it's two part by Alan Cathcart:
Interview: KTM Boss Stefan Pierer - Cycle News

Interview: KTM’s Stefan Pierer Part II - Cycle News
Absolutely, we need economical bikes to buy and run, light enough to enjoy rough terrain while still giving 300mile range. Make the bikes nice to look at too. Hey I'm all for folk spending 12-15 grand on new super adventures if it means the rest of us get the bikes we can enjoy.

No doubt mainstream magazines will say they are boring on the motorway etc well good because apart from heavy traffic filtering motorways are and always will be boring.

I can't wait I loved my tenets but it was too cumbersome off road and in mud it was a pig, sure a 6,2" moto God could have made it look good but I'm 5,6" and live in the real world!

If KTM can make a nice looking bike for around £5k they should be onto a winner, cheap suspension can still function. KTM offer various racing packages imagine a 390 adventure rally series you get the bike fully kitted out at a discounted rate as part of a race and service package and at the end of a few races the bike is yours to keep. They already do this with road bikes but its normally aimed at younger riders.

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Sorry for getting Cm to Inch conversion wrong
I bet you say that to all the girls ...
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Sorry for getting Cm to Inch conversion wrong ... we never have to deal with it ... but yet somehow build F-22 Fighters and Stealth Bombers all with inches, feet and yards, how is that possible?
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Small KTM adventure bike...

Talking about a smallish KTM adventure bike, they used to do the LC4 400 military:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...military-32531

I used to have one, and I miss it.... you'll find them in Germany if you look for one.

I'm currently riding a BMW f650gs dakar from a similar vintage. It has ABS, and goes faster, but apart from that, it's not nearly as good at about everything else. It's heavier, noisier (bad buffeting), vibrates more, doesn't look as good, has rubber between handle bar and front wheel, and what where they thinking at BMW when they where fitting that beauty case on the back?
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First message on this forum so hello fellow travelers !
I am 1m70 and i completly agree with this message.
Hi, I'm 1,70m too and I disagree, well not totally. I'm riding my 2008 660 Tenere not lowered, just 1cm lower seat, but raised a bit with WP fork mod. and going offroad with it and I'm on my North- Central-America trip at the moment.

I'm totally fine of just getting my tips of my feet on the ground when I'm sitting in the middle. The ball of one feet when I move my a*** to one side.

Shure I drop my bike here and there, but the Ten is build strong and I dropped it a lot in my past trips. Never had an issue. A dent in a pannier, scratch on my barkbusters. I can live with that.

But thats the catch. I can live with that. One other don't. If you don't feel confident on a higher bike, don't do it.

And the best advise is: Go light. Not only with the bike, but also your luggage. Don't carry a shitload of things you don't need! And heavy things low.

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