KTM 890 adventure sport tourer

[bigpoppa]

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the 890 adv range getting better wind protection in the form of fairings, a more comprehensive screen,
and 17" wheels and a more road going set up for us tarmac lubbers, oh gawd

KTM 890 Adventure Redesign Spotted

Recently spied prototypes suggest KTM is working on a redesign of its 890 Adventure. The series may expand to three models, to include a new road-biased version.

www.cycleworld.com

 

[Sochi]

I find design of 890 so fugly and this new one doesn't look any nicer... I hope they make Norden 901 Sport Adventure with 19inch front, windscreen, etc. - that would be a contender for me personally..

 

[bigpoppa]

I find design of 890 so fugly and this new one doesn't look any nicer... I hope they make Norden 901 Sport Adventure with 19inch front, windscreen, etc. - that would be a contender for me personally..

yes, the austrians have always been odd lookin, no one makes them pretty like italians

 

[Aens]

I'm hoping for the rc 890 to happen. Super twins/moto2 class bike from KTM.

 

[Priller]

Maybe it's because one of the test riders is a bit, um, portly (takes one to know one, ahem), but it looks like an adventure bike with busted suspension. Lines are all wrong, at least for me.

On the spec sheet the 890 line is class topping, but I don't like any of them enough to even consider. Even the smaller Duke looks all wrong, losing the burly menace of the bigger sibling. If they were bulletproof reliable, then maybe. But having problematic build quality plus ugly duckling looks is just too much for the performance figures to overcome for my money...

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