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KTM reveal long-awaited

390 Adventure update

Adventure update

Little more than a week on from Stefan Pierer stepping away from his role as KTM CEO
amidst ongoing financial uncertainty, the Ready to Race brand have pulled the covers off
a revamped 390 Adventure duo, consisting of a £6699 R and £5399 X variant. Expected to
grace showrooms as early as March, the 390 Adventure R is the first R badged motorcycle
to be built outside of KTM’s Mattighofen homeland, with production dealt with by Indian
partners Bajaj Auto.

First Look at the Production-
Ready R Variant Amid Industry
Challenges
Although previously seen as a concept at
the 2024 EICMA trade show in Milan last
November, this is the first time we’ve seen
the fully-production ready R variant. It arrives
amidst continued economic troubles, which have
prompted hundreds of job losses, and a production pause
in Austria. Over 3500 creditor claims have been levelled
against KTM AG alone, amounting to €2.185billion.
Larger Tank and Rally-Inspired Design
The main differences are a five litre larger tank on the
Adventure (now 14-litres), plus the addition of a new rally
inspired fairing and tower which houses a full LED lighting
setup. These changes up the quoted fuel range to 257
miles, which is 92 more than can be squeezed from the
Enduro model, while also adding a four-kilogram weight
penalty – with the scales tipped at 165kg without fuel.

KTM Unveils Lightweight yet
Powerful R Model Inspired
by Dakar Success
The brand say that know-how has
inspired the new R, which they
claim is the most dirt capable
small capacity adventurer to date,
offering the same proficiency as
their larger 890 Adventure R and
1390 Adventure R models in the rough
stuff, without the same amount of weight to
pick up out of the mud should you take a tumble. Power
comes courtesy of an overhauled 399cc LC4c single-
cylinder engine borrowed from the current Duke range
– meaning there’s a claimed 44bhp at 8500rpm and 29lb.
ft of torque at 7000rpm to play with.

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