2021 KTM 890 Adventure and Adventure R
The 890 Duke that was released last year was an absolute banger. It took everything good about the 790 Duke and made it even better. So when the news came out that KTM would be gracing their stable with a KTM 890 Adventure and Adventure R, the people did rejoice. But not half as much as I rejoiced when I got an invitation to Sweet Lamb to test both of the new middleweight adventure bikes out.
What?s new"
Quite a few bits actually, but the main difference between this and the 790 is, not surprisingly, the engine. It?s up by 90cc (thanks to a bigger bore and stroke), there is more compression and bigger valves. Because of all that, they?ve managed to eek another 10hp out of it (105hp). There’s a bit more torque too (100Nm). It?s got a new crank with 20% more rotating mass, a new balancer shaft and a stronger clutch, too.
The suspension has been faffed with on both models, as have the brakes, the electronics, and the chassis. But none so much that any of it is hugely transformational. And you can tell when you sit on both the Adventure and the Adventure R; neither feels a million miles away from the outgoing model.
KTM 890 Adventure
The first bike they let me ride was the KTM 890 Adventure, the more road-biased of the two bikes. And I bloody loved it. It took me all of about 3 yards to notice the extra power over the 790 adventure; it?s not just at the top end, the motor feels as though it has extra punch right from the get-go. Which is nice. The ...
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