Took advantage of a clear, warm winter day to try out the new 2012 KTM 1190 Adventure R up some local mt. roads. The bike is completely stock with the except
KTM does off-road performance. Case in point, the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R. With Dakar-inspired styling, longer suspension travel than the road-going S model, crash guards, and spoked
i test rode a mate's BMW F800GS, and i like the size and the fact that this bike is 'fun'. not too heavy etc before taking the plunge and ordering one for me i am considering another option - a new KTM 1190 Adventure R. unfortunately my local dealer does not have an 1190 R to sit on and check out.
The bike is making more power at smaller throttle openings and response is quicker and more robust. The noise increase on the 1190 is a bit less than on the 950/990 and never gets to an annoying point, even at its loudest. We did not see a change in the fuel economy on the 1190 which stayed right at 38-40 MPG.
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