The middleweight twin-cylinder adventure bike heads to the Isle of Man and rides the equivalent length of the Super Twin race Part 3: To the TT and 4 laps too KTM 790 Adventure - #790Adven7ures - Part 3
The new KTM 790 adventure model will feature an 800cc parallel-twin engine, with a 270° crank, and is expected to produce somewhere around 100hp. The powerplant will be mounted in a completely new chassis, with an overall focus on weight savings and off-road performance. Riding on a 21″ front wheel and 18″ rear, with beefy 43mm WP forks Watch: Chris Birch’s Extreme Muddy Adventure On KTM 890 And 690: RSS Feeds General: 0: Mar 14, 2023: Watch: KTM 390 Adventure Long-Term Test: RSS Feeds General: 0: Apr 19, 2022: Watch Chris Birch Rip Thru New Zealand on the Mighty KTM 1290R: RSS Feeds General: 0: Aug 8, 2020: Watch Chris Birch Rip on the Exclusive KTM 790 Adventure R Rally The 790 Adventure has a ground clearance of 233mm and a seat height of 850mm, which is 48mm and 25mm more than its naked sibling. Apart from this, the 790 Adventure gets bigger off-road-spec The six riders who completed 3,500-miles in a week on the KTM 790 Adventure chat about the pros, cons and the details of their trips Above: Gary and Michael ready for a 450-mile 24-hour TT trip …and the first chance to test the agility of the KTM was on the B676 from the A1 northbound to Melton Mowbray via Wymondham then the A6006 to M1, andThe six riders who completed 3,500-miles in a week on the KTM 790 Adventure chat about the pros, cons and the details of their trips. Ashdown Farm – our off-road test track for the day. The Adventure R had proved very capable off-road, but to be honest I wasn’t expecting too much of the standard bike in such a demanding environment.
Beautifully purposeful, the KTM 790 Duke’s engine is compact and powerful. The forged crankshaft has the pins offset by 75° with a 435° firing order to help mimic the sound and character of KTM’s larger V-Twins. The pressure-cast cases are a horizontal split design with the cylinders built into the top case.
The 890 represent a much better value than the T7. Other than a lower MSRP, I think the only other argument in favor of the T7 is that it will possibly be more reliable over the long term. Don't get hung up on the difference in price. The only thing worse than spending too much money is spending too little. #17. The GS is great, but I'm not comfortable working on it. BMW doesn't publish a service manual. Fortunately, I have a long-term maintenance agreement and a long-term warranty. No issues so far, though. I have the itch for a 790/890. KTM seems to build a special bike, and I can live with some risk of issues, especially if I can fix them myself. I KTM 790 Duke Project: Building A 790 R MO Tested: Dynojet Power Commander V And Rottweiler Performance Power Plate For KTM 790 Duke Live With This: 2019 KTM 790 Duke Long-Term Review. We are committed to finding, researching, and recommending the best products. We earn commissions from purchases you make using the retail links in our product The 790 Duke was introduced in 2017, but it was quickly supplanted by the 890 Duke R in 2019 as KTM’s top middleweight naked. The 790 was dropped completely for the 2021 model year, replaced by a new non-R 890 Duke. There was never anything wrong with the 790 Duke. KTM says it managed to sell 29,000 units despite it’s very short run. Published on 04.16.2020. KTM has released more details for the highly-anticipated KTM 390 Adventure coming to North America. The long-awaited 390 machine harnesses DNA from its big brother KTM 790 Adventure, which it shares a strong resemblance with (minus the low bulbous tank). And with nearly two decades of competing in Dakar Rally racing, we