KTM 790 Adventure R Bikes For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Average (880 mm / 34.6 inches)
• Dry Weight: Average (189 kg / 417 lbs)
• Fuel Capacity: High (20.0 litres / 5.3 US gallons)
• Economy: Average (50 mpg / 5.6 l/100km / 17.7 km/l)
• Range: High (220 miles / 354 km)
• Top Speed: High (135 mph / 217 km/h)
• Capacity: Average (799 cc)
• Power: Average (94 bhp / 70 kW)
• Redline: Average (8,500 rpm)
• Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
• Launch RRP: £12,000

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What Is It?

The KTM 790 Adventure R is a mid-range adventure style bike and is powered by a liquid cooled 799 cc parallel twin engine, producing 93.9 bhp at 8,000 rpm and maximum torque at 6,600 rpm.

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame and Aluminium swingarm
• Dual 320 mm discs up front with four piston calipers
• 260 mm disc at the rear with two piston caliper
• Bosch 9.1 MP adjustable cornering ABS with off-mode
• Adjustable 48 mm WP XPLOR upside down fork with 240 mm travel
• Adjustable WP APEX shock with 240 mm travel
• Ride modes: Rain (70 bhp), Road, Off-Road (ABS front only), Custom (Rally Mode)
• 9-level lean angle aware traction control
• 5" TFT dash
• Assist and slipper clutch
• WP steering damper
• LED lighting all round with LED running light
• 2->1 Stainless Steel exhaust system
• 6 speed gearbox with gear position indicator

The bike is based on the popular naked Duke 790 but with all the necessary modifications needed for an off-road focused adventure bike however it's 20 kg heavier and the quickshifter is optional.

You get long travel suspension, a de-tuned engine, handguards, more protection all round, an easily accessible air filter under the seat, larger wire-spoked wheels, narrower tyres, larger brakes, a stronger Steel subframe, off-road pegs and a 6 litre larger fuel tank.

The wire-spoked 21" front wheel takes a Metzeler Karoo 3 90/90 tyre and the rear 18" a 150/70.

Accessories include the Akrapovic Titanium exhaust (£875), quickshifter (£350), cruise control (£218), a variety of luggage options, Carbon fuel tank protectors (£306), hand guard options, heated grips, tall screen from the 790 and a variety of billet parts.

Colours: Orange/white

Model History & Updates

2020: 790 Adventure R Rally is a 500 unit limited edition with advanced suspension, the Akrapovic exhaust, quickshifter and rally seat / pegs.

Up And Down The Range

The more road focused £11,100 790 Adventure is essentially the same bike but with a less beefy non-adjustable fork, less beefy rear shock, a tall screen, 40 mm less travel, a 30-50 mm lower adjustable seat, normal two-tier seat, standard road tyres, no beak and no Rally Mode as standard.

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