Finally the OFF ROAD 390 we've been waiting for | 2025 KTM 390 ADVENTURE 

Finally we are arriving to the reality of adv motorcycles, no need of 170 Hp beasts , heavy and with a Space Shuttle console instead of a clear screen.

This pre production model is just stunning. Hope ktm does not change anything, and gives us the same bike featured in the video. This model looks great. Simply love it ❤❤❤😊

I love the look of it. The exhaust layout looks clean, and quite hidden away from potential damage too. Time for Honda to release a 450 Rally with a good service interval too.

I love the CRF Rally's utilitarian design, suspension and balance of off-road and on-road capabilities... however, the Rally has one HUGE defect that makes no sense to me, why does it come exclusive with a 300cc? I can understand why someone might prefer such a tiny displacement, but it's TOTALLY underpowered to go anywhere further than your local Wallmart. That's what makes me so exited about the KTM 390 Adventure! It'll be (likely) a capable off-road machine with comparable suspension (though hopefully regulated), that will have a real thumper, contained within it!

This new 390 absolutely looks more off-road focused.... 👍 Even though I just bought a 2020 DRz400 to use as a light ADV \ trail bike, I'm happy to see more small ADVs coming out as capable off-road bikes... Because, in the real world, with us real riders these small machines make the best dual-sports and are actually usable all conditions.

there's nothing like taking a brand new motor from KTM into the middle of nowhere on an adventure bike. What could possibly go wrong!

i hope the weight will be less than 690enduro. 170kg seems little bit high.. the design is stunning. If we can see this model in the fields, it would be a nice upgrade that can be purchased instead of the Honda CRF300 or CFmoto 450MT

Hey Solid, loving the hair do! The best change is getting rid of that hideous KTM headlight

Makes me think Suzuki is missing out with the DRZ400S. The first thing I thought of when seeing the new KTM was, hey, a new DRZ. I had a new 2000 DRZ400S 23 years ago. Loved that bike.

So good you mentioned the front mud guard... as I mentioned in previous "Adventure bike" videos... need some space between the tire and mudguard, especially in real "adventure situations" in Australia, compared to Europe. That was the first thing I noticed. At my age, almost 54, (and knee reconstruction next year) I might have to move on from 15 years on a WR450 with big Acerbis tank.. soon, soon-ish ... maybe... and an "Adventure bike" like this, with decent travel and the Dunlops I have used for 20+ years would/could be the go. With the good tires, and weight, I can see that this bike could be a good bike to get you from Cairns to Cape York at the end of the dry season, if riding with a group of friends. At the least, you could go Cairns to Weipa, both places the a great location to go on an ADVENTURE ride in Australia. Nice update, thanks Solid!

Hopefully the ergonomics make it suitable for hours of stand up riding. The old 390 ADV was a non-starter due to sit-down ergos. I would like to see a 390 Enduro as well... though would rather it be a "490". I'm hoping we will rediscover that 1/2 liter engines were the sweet spot all along, before the demise of the ICE.

Still waiting on a Kawasaki Versys 400 😢. They’re really missing out on an obvious opportunity, imo.

Dad an i both had 390s an both went back for refunds at 147 and 269 miles riddled with issues, they dont cover the TFT in the UK under warranty ite a major issue at altitude and in winter expensive part to replace. Dads had tons of issues with the fly by wire as well. Luckily we managed to get our money back. Its a shame as they were fun to ride (standing up position was rubbish) the exhaust position looks a nightmare on the new one for water ingress lets hope they move it. Great video Solid, i hope they get it right this time round.

You’re messing with my mind with the shirt change and coffee mug.

They didnt want to give the people the 390 they wanted for many years, so now that RE and CFMoto are releasing actually capable small adventure bikes, KTM feels the pressure. Classic. Lets see how heavy the new 390 will be, at least KTM can build their bikes quite lightweight so maybe that will save them.

390 adventure R, little brother of 690. But it will need to be 145-150kg to pull that off properly. I have a sneaky feeling all hell is about to break loose in this segment. About time.

Great video as always, Solid! Gotta say, this is the first bike I've seen in a long time that I've been even remotely interested in - and I am REALLY interested in this one! If there were an Enduro version as well, it would be a tough choice... Thanks for this coverage, I hadn't seen it anywhere else yet! 👍

Would still like a 390 Enduro. Light dual sport like a smaller 690

Looks very good, and I'm interested to see how this comes on to the market - I did note a low exhaust though - hopefully that changes👍

after at least 10 years, one good design!!!

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo, chroniclesofsolid, que, si KTM hiciera 390s Adv más asfálticas, como la actual, pero con posibilidad de asiento a 82 cm del suelo, un modelo R y un modelo Rally, tendrían cubierto todo el espectro de usuarios que deseamos una moto potente, ligera y capaz y ya no necesitamos 10.000 caballos en una moto. Tras 45 años de motos, creo sinceramente que con los tiempos que corren, de 40 a 80 caballos son suficientes para casi todos nosotros en este tipo de motos. Poseo ahora una 390 Adventure y aunque he conducido motos altísimas pero ligeras de enduro y gordas y pesadas maxitrail, estuve a punto de no comprar la KTM 390 Adventure por su excesiva altura de asiento. Mi celtibérico 1,70 cm de altura no da para más, ya que maniobrar, remar o hacer pie en situaciones difíciles en una moto que tal y como la llevo, con alforjas, maletón Givi Outlander de 58 litros, pantalla grande y demás accesorios roza los 190 kilos se complica. Mi motor 390 es divertido y capaz, aunque como sabes, no le gusta a pesar de ser un monocilíndrico ir en bajas rpms. Si lo han mejorado un pelín, en torque, bajos, medio y altos, esta KTM 390 Adventure, creo que es una moto genial, como utilitario diario. Para viajes en solitario y curveo en zonas muy ratoneras, y paseo por tierra sin pretensiones, habrá pocas motos que le hagan sombra. Si KTM no baja la altura de sus asientos, como lo hizo en su día BMW con sus grandes, pero accesibles de altura GSs, miraremos hacia lugares como las CFMoto MT, 450 o HImalayan 2, que a pesar de que son algo más pesadas, la altura de asiento va a ser muy accesible para todo tipo de pilotos.

Finally a new bike I was excited to see; looks great and perfect engine size (400 and under). Range, price and availability will decide it for me. Poor reviews could kill it but I think it’s unlikely to warrant them. No reason to replace my DR650 but I want this bike, hopefully KTM doesn’t screw it up in the home stretch. Great video, thanks.

Yamaha , if you are watching/listening…….a WR450R would smash the market.

I am glad you made the video hope you follow-up on new updates as well.

Happy Christmas Solid. I am so fed up with manufacturers worm dangling. My XR250 is old, reliable and I can fix it. It would take a hell of a lot to get me to part with any money now. Maybe if they would take the trouble to talk to me. Thanks for all the info and insights. Regards William.

What a lot of people don't realize about the weight and power figures is that the A2 license restriction caps peak power to 47 and it caps power to weight ratio as well So the 40 to 45 HP bike weighing 160 odd to 180 odd kilograms is what the manufacturer aims for. You need 40 HP minimum for cruising at 80 mph and reaching the tonne Its not like they intentionally make things heavier - rather they design it so that they can reduce costs involved in weight shedding (mostly using steel instead of aluminum). If you look at any of the real dirt bikes they easily shed 30 KG or more for similar power

More torque thanks to the longer stroke . Great this is what Adv bikes are about. Well done . This will sell.

I guess the Himalayan looks and success finally got their attention. Nice looking bike KTM

Looks more like a smaller version of the 690 Enduro R to me, with an 890 windshield and a 390 tank at the front. The 690 is 145 kg dry weight or about 158 kg wet weight, so this new 390 could be around 150 kg wet (not 170 to 180 kg). It'll be quite popular if it is lower weight than 690 Enduro R, lower seat height, lower price but still enough hp to satisfy most riders. Cheers

G'Day Solid, As someone who owns a GS Rallye-X I couldn't be happier to see the small displacement category getting more love. I'm nowhere near good enough to go throwing my big girl around dirt tracks, but I could absolutely see me ditching the Beemer, getting onto this upcoming KTM AND grabbing a mid capacity road bike. Hell maybe I cold even make my dreams come true and grab a R.E. 650 and throw a sidecar on to take the hounds riding :)

This one is a beauty ❤

I recall how eagerly people looked forward to the launch of the current 390ADV, only to be disappointed by low ground clearance, reliability issues, lack of torque unless you thrash the revs, cramped ergos for many. It flopped in sales even with the marketing hype. Reliability is the biggest problem with all KTMs. I wouldn't wait for this if the new Himalayan takes off.

Good vid competition brings improvements of others

Totally stoked to get one of these...been holding off on getting something else waiting for this to pop! From what I can see, KTM have absolutely nailed this one. Solid, a 3-version lineup would be the icing on the cake, I'd have a tough choice between an Enduro R and Adventure R, but one way or another I am chomping at the bit to grab one of these as soon as I can get my hands on one!

Best looking in its segment. Perfect bike size for my enjoyment

Don't know what to believe, we've been seeing spy shots of bikes like these for almost 10 years now

the enduro model looks amazing !!!!!!

I can see the sense in bringing it to market as a Gasgas. It would raise brand awareness, compliment the Dakar racing program and not disrupt the KTM 390 model.

Thanks for bringing us this news solid! I can see each of the manufacturers stepping up the competition in this segment right before the big push for electric. (Ultimately the manufacturers will see that they shouldn’t abandon ice bikes.) I am happy with my Honda crf300 until a clear winner is crowned.

nice ....

Nice

THX Solid, it looks like the manufacturers are headed in the right direction. Now if we can only keep petrol around a bit longer.

Looks like it's got much better ground clearance than the current version

Oooo, this looks intriguing. I am going to want something lighter than my KLR and right now it's either DRZ400 or KLX300.

They need a KTM 390 Enduro R!

waiting and waiting........

Looks good.

Great looking! Guess they werent going to let Kove win the segment..lol

Bring it on!

Might not be a bad bike if you can't get your hands on a dr650, but if you can I would go for the dr650 any day of the week, its lighter with way more torque.

Interesting setup and a actual alternative to it's cousin the CF Moto 450MT which seems a bit more touring orientated than this one. Good choice to keep them different enough as to appeal to different riders! (apart from the obvious differences in engine configuration of course)

I’m very excited for this model.

Looks nice 👍

dang this looks awesome

I see a central stand. That's a must on an adventure bike.

Yup, Excited to say the least!.

It looks so good

Great develeopement for the second hand market....

cool 👍

This ia looking good. This thing could be the one who makes me drop my Dr 350 rally. Let's see what they put out.

The new looks much more better looks-look forward to have in country soon…

looks awesome but low pipe end is a bit of a worry for crossing water?

Nice report. I think lowering the RPM's and gaining some low/mid torque is a great idea for this bike. But I'm put off by all the quality complaints. I'm still waiting for that perfect 50/50, light-weight, 450ish motorcycle. Would be lovely if Suzuki could modernize the DR650. Us Baby-Boomers just can't pick up these huge ADV bikes any more.

390 looks great especially if they do a 3 model range, I'm hoping for a 490 twin ADV

THIS could be the unicorn we're looking for to take on some BDR's in North America!

Oooooo now they have my attention

The unicorn is on the horizon!

Hopefully it's an adventure r with beefier suspension, looks like it has solid ground clearance.

If they could scrub 20kg, and hit 150, then this would sign the end for the DRZ in my book. I’m in the process of building a FE450 adventure bike. If this releases before the Kove in Australia then it’ll be a real contender for a replacement.

Great report thanks Solid. But why are these things so heavy? The pre historic DRZ400 is 144kgs wet. Keen to see the Kove in Australia.

170 - 180kgs?! May as well get a 690 enduro! In the meantime ill stick with my adventure set-up 500exc only 110kgs 😅

At 53 and with health issues I’d buy this …lightweight, stylish and manageable ✔️

It’s amazing how heavy they manage to make these “small “ bikes ….. all I heard from this review is ….. get a 690 it’s got a proven engine with mega performance and weighs less

i think this bike will be the market leader in this segment when released

Nice! I wonder if we can also expect the prettier sibling (a Norden 401 that would be).

This looks awesome w

Solid: The 2024 390 duke is lighter than the outgoing model. Lighter wheels and engine, but HEAVIER frame, results in a 2kg, from memory, lighter bike. The engine is not simply stroked, according to KTM it’s a completely new engine design. Yep, every review of the new duke is extremely positive, nice improvement everywhere, especially the engine tractability. And of course there are multiple videos of this fangled new engine shitting its pants. Especially fascinating to see through the oil level view glass is the engine oil boiling away 😂. I’m unhealthily obsessed over the potential of this new model as the adventure. I’m also NOT going to buy buying one from the first years production run. And perhaps unlike the majority here I personally don’t want spokes and longer travel. It’s still fundamentally a road bike and other than rough as hell rocky bush-country roads I am not going to be asking it to be what it isn’t, a dirt bike. So if the new adventure isn’t pleasant enough for longer trips or daily commutes the duke will scrambler mods would suit my needs better.

Love the bike. First impression on exhaust was how clean it looks. That said, seams it would be a problem in moderately deep water?

Absolutely nailed the low RPM low torque issue in nice tech terms. This will be the perfect Jack of all trades here in India.

This is aweosme

Still take a Kove 450 Rally over this. If Honda made a consumer version of their 450 rally for around 12-15k usd I'd take notice.

Some gangster bikes on the horizon!

That looks fantastic! Sooooooooooo, any hope for KTM doing a 390 supermoto as well?

Very encouraging news. I will be 1st in the que.

waiting for xt350, but this is great news.

This is pretty interesting and reminds me a lot of a CCM GP450. Not sure if that bike was ever really known outside of the UK but same sort of thing. 150kgs ish 45ish hp and more off road focused adventure bike with big tanks, pannier racks etc - was unfortunately a bit before its time and a bit expensive in my opinion. Would be great to see ktm pull this off as a lot of people are realising a 200kg bike greenlaning in the uk or more technical off road is not so much fun unless you’re graham Jarvis or Toni Bou 😂 if they can make this happen and put it on market to compete with the 300 rally around £6500 they’ll be onto a winner

Hi I love the simpleand practicable design of my 390 adv. Just for that reason i bought it. The new model, should it com in this vew, could never be mine.☹ best regards from germany and a happy new year.😊

390 Enduro R at sub 150kg please and cheaper than the 690❤

I like the numbers

This should have been 390 adv from the start.

Ok, now put the 390 motor in the 500exc frame and we'll have our unicorn perfect adventure bike.

Awesome 👍 looking forward to seeing graphics on the bike! Get rid of that ugly rear fender/ license plate holder 😮

Here’s what I see. KTM saw the positive response to the recent CF Moto, Kove etc. light ADV/Rally style bike releases and either went yep, “we’re in” or decided to just bring out the updated prototypes we’ve already seen over the last year-or-so to get some interest (though I reckon it’s to former - they were waiting on the Chinese to launch to see if the market was real, or it was just a bunch of us keyboard warriors saying what we want but then spending differently). Also, despite the white Husky frame and the Orange KTM flashes on the saddle, that swingarm (which incidentally looks VERY ‘finished’ to mine) really had the Gas Gas aesthetic to it…

Was just wondering when they would put lc4c in adv

Thats my new bike sorted ❤

The real adventure is to take a new KTM motorcycle on a adventure trip :))

Looks promising. What happened to the 490 Adv line ? Is it still coming?

how about a 590/690 adventure, 70/80 hp, pkg for short riders

This is a handsome bike.

Getting a Kawasaki 300 verseys vibe, looks wise. I expect the price to be way yonder that of the new Himmy 450.