The Austrian brand KTM has unveiled two new motorcycles in the same category that it excels the most at Intermot 2016, Cologne. The KTM 1090 Adventure and 1090 Adventure R are the new ones to join their bigger and meaner 1290 Adventure siblings. These two bikes replace the 1190 Adventure and the older 1050's for good. Both the bikes share the same 1050cc 75° V twin heart, which churns out 125 bhp. Though both the 1090's share the same engine, the real difference comes with the list of additional features and hardware both are equipped.
KTM 1090 Adventure:
The KTM 1090 Adventure is a bike for those who ride more on the tarmac with occasional off roading. The bike comes shod of 19 inch front and 17 inch rear cast alloys, with an overall black coloured theme all through. The suspension travel is also shorter than its "R" sibling, resulting in a reduction of height by 40mm, which is a great news for shorter riders at 850mm. They come shod with Metzeler Tourance Next tyres on both ends with 110/70-R19 up front and a 150/70-R17 at the rear. These Enduro tyres are known for their great handling in both wet and street conditions.
KTM also offers a 95bhp model, which can be restricted to 47bhp to comply with the European A2 licence conditions. The electronic restriction can also be removed once the rider gets his full licence.
KTM 1090 Adventure R:
The Adventure R is bigger and meaner in terms of size as well as the additional features. It is mainly aimed at riders who want a true bred off road bike. While it has the same 125bhp engine, the "R" gets Traction control as standard, slipper clutch, multi mode ABS and four rider modes to play with.
The wheels are spoked ones, with a 21 inch front and 18 inch rear to give good off road capabilities. It also gets a longer, fully adjustable WP suspension at the front with a 220mm travel and this means the ride height is a bit higher at 890mm. These spoked wheels come shod with Continental TKC80 Twinduro tyres in 90/90-R21 and 150/70-R18 dimensions for great off road stability.
The braking duties are carried out by dual 320mm Brembo's up front with radial 4 piston calipers, guarded by Bosch 9M+ ABS system on both ends. The system allows the riders to disengage the ABS system completely, or to disengage the ABS only at the rear allowing to have some fun locking the rear wheel during off roading. The wind screen, levers, handlebars and footpegs are all fully adjustable as per the rider requirements. The four riding modes include Sport, Street, Rain and Off road. The R version also has powder coated Orange coloured frame and crash bars to increase the visual appeal of the motorcycle.
With the introduction of these two new motorcycles the Adventure series now has 5 great bikes to choose from. The 1090 Adventure and 1090 Adventure R, the 1290 Adventure R, 1290 Adventure S and 1290 Adventure T. We soon look forward to get our hands on the KTM 390 Adventure built in India, which is under development right now.
By: Aravind Rb
KTM 1090 Adventure:
The KTM 1090 Adventure is a bike for those who ride more on the tarmac with occasional off roading. The bike comes shod of 19 inch front and 17 inch rear cast alloys, with an overall black coloured theme all through. The suspension travel is also shorter than its "R" sibling, resulting in a reduction of height by 40mm, which is a great news for shorter riders at 850mm. They come shod with Metzeler Tourance Next tyres on both ends with 110/70-R19 up front and a 150/70-R17 at the rear. These Enduro tyres are known for their great handling in both wet and street conditions.KTM also offers a 95bhp model, which can be restricted to 47bhp to comply with the European A2 licence conditions. The electronic restriction can also be removed once the rider gets his full licence.
KTM 1090 Adventure R:
The Adventure R is bigger and meaner in terms of size as well as the additional features. It is mainly aimed at riders who want a true bred off road bike. While it has the same 125bhp engine, the "R" gets Traction control as standard, slipper clutch, multi mode ABS and four rider modes to play with.The wheels are spoked ones, with a 21 inch front and 18 inch rear to give good off road capabilities. It also gets a longer, fully adjustable WP suspension at the front with a 220mm travel and this means the ride height is a bit higher at 890mm. These spoked wheels come shod with Continental TKC80 Twinduro tyres in 90/90-R21 and 150/70-R18 dimensions for great off road stability.
The braking duties are carried out by dual 320mm Brembo's up front with radial 4 piston calipers, guarded by Bosch 9M+ ABS system on both ends. The system allows the riders to disengage the ABS system completely, or to disengage the ABS only at the rear allowing to have some fun locking the rear wheel during off roading. The wind screen, levers, handlebars and footpegs are all fully adjustable as per the rider requirements. The four riding modes include Sport, Street, Rain and Off road. The R version also has powder coated Orange coloured frame and crash bars to increase the visual appeal of the motorcycle.
With the introduction of these two new motorcycles the Adventure series now has 5 great bikes to choose from. The 1090 Adventure and 1090 Adventure R, the 1290 Adventure R, 1290 Adventure S and 1290 Adventure T. We soon look forward to get our hands on the KTM 390 Adventure built in India, which is under development right now.
By: Aravind Rb