Considering buying a high mileage (96,000km/60,000mi) 1190R. Owner has excellent service records, has changed oil/filters at well below stated intervals, valves adjusted regularly, seems to have stayed on top of everything else too (other than the rear shock not having been serviced, but I can take care of that), can’t spot any faults whatsoever when inspecting or test riding.
During 2013 MCN ran a KTM 1190 Adventure R as a long-term test bike. Its custodian, Michael Guy, found it capable both on and off the road. KTM 1190 Adventure R video review. Ride quality
1190 R Adv - Not charging. 2013 KTM 1190R AU - 50,000km. I got the 'Low Battery' warning two weeks back. Charged the battery overnight and riding to work I noticed the dash readout was under 12v. Have tested reg/rec diodes, also tried swapping it with a new cheap import one - no change.
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
How much power does the 2021 KTM 890 Adventure R produce? We run KTM’s latest middleweight adventure motorcycle on the Cycle World dyno to find out.KTM expan
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.
We’ve had our long-term KTM 1190 Adventure R test bike over five months now and ridden more than 3,000 miles across California, Nevada and Arizona. From long-distance trips across the open desert fully loaded to fast technical trail rides with panniers off, we’ve pushed the bike to its limits on almost every type of off-road terrain.
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