INDIA KTM390. Adventure 

Adam: “do you believe me?” Me: “no, but fuck it.” Then I proceeded to embarrass myself further.

@@TusharBurman17 it's a credit to you for completing the full lap. I was going to let you get out of it anyway ... 👊

Best line ever

Same as the Duke, I suppose. Just put the front wheel of the 390 Adventure on any of the Indian made Dukes (390/250/200) along with similar tyres and voila! You have the 390/250/200 Adventure.

@@twistednemo and the suspension and some more stuff like the frame... yeah no big difference at all :)

Reiman them a new one

I was keen to see even if one of them would be interested for the next loop.

yup engine wnt last long keep on riding like him

Yeah, but the Adventure is only a little more capable than the Duke for off road use. I mean look at the specs! One inch more ground clearance and just a hair over an inch more suspension travel than the Duke. Other than that it has a 19" front rim and better ergonomics but it is a moderate boost to off road capability at best.

Totally. It was so sad to watch these guys with their tails between their legs.... Motorcycle journalist and they just don't know how to ride.... Or, just have the balls to give it a shot...

You will most definitely bend the front wheel if you ride this bike like the guy in the video.

Adam should have come to northeast india.. a lot better off road riders here..

I would have taken that loop once again just to spend time with adam😉

Hahaha, they were destroyed! :D

@@gitesh4646 all day! and remember it for life👍

Oggy's face was like never again🤣

My answer was “yeah, no.” But we did anyway.

A skilled rider like Adam can probably pelt a Harley off road. Unfair comparison methinks.

@@twistednemo True that! Its just that I got carried away ! I know we have CS santosh who is the only Indian to compete in Dakar !

@@configT Indeed. And given how expensive it is to import and maintain a dirt/rally/enduro bike in India, not many people can actually get to that skill level.

@@twistednemo Totally agree :) we are not that prevelidged!

@@configT yeah

Except that the 990 is a proper adventure bike with proper off road kit. The 390 Adventure, on the hand, is basically the 390 Duke with an extra inch of suspension travel and ground clearance, a 19 inch front wheel and better ergonomics. Also, you talk about Indian "non-journalists" while ignoring the socioeconomics of the country. There is hardly any culture of dirt bikes here as not many people are super rich that they can afford dirt bikes that cost more than most Indian cars. Dirt bikes are not street legal so it is clearly a luxury item out of the reach of a typical upper middle class household. There are very few people in India with the skills to match Adam's. Maybe even in single digits. It takes a lot of money and overcoming a lot of social resistance to get full time into becoming a pro dirt rider or even to develop intermediate skills.

PS: The seed for adventure riding was planted by a bike with a stronger off road focus - the Himalayan. But even that statement is misplaced because we have been going adventure riding on street bikes for decades now.

yep he blow thei mind but thats not how daily user would love to ride their bike. not good

@@twistednemo Makes me wonder if I should just go for the BS6 Duke 390?!

@@twistednemo **Yawns at the jingoism **

100% correct. Now the indians are challenging everyone to come ride on their dangerous city roads as if that justifies anything.

Praveen Sampath My wife can ride circles around these fools. I’m Asian and these fuckers embarrassed the entire Asian race!

Me

Me

But y nikhil said to watch this

Fuddu video sala story toh aise dala pta nai kya stunt honge

Me

Yeah, I suddenly feel less of an amateur.

But can you stay alive in a motorcycle in busy Indian road :D , that is a whole different jungle, which you can only experience by riding here :)

But u can't ride like us on indian roads😂...

That's the comenent I feel the whole time

🤣👍

Alloy wheels tend to break when riding off road. Spoked wheels will allow the bike to go farther off the beaten path.

@@xterrential Agreed. But out of 1.3B people in India, how many of them does hardcore off roading. If there are any such enthusiasts, they will definitely not look at this bike as this an entry level model. In the video he clearly specified that KTM wants to introduce Indians to off road. Also think from cost benefit ratio and that's why they even ripped off adjustable front suspension to keep the cost down.

You just hit the nail on head and took the words out of my mouth .

Lol. So true. No talent just few thousand followers on your social media account to be called an expert.

Could be true for except few.

They are not used to something with more then 125cc. 390 big bore :P

Tourer Jogia one of those journalist was a coach at California superbike school, don’t judge people if you don’t know anything about them

Sagar is overhyped , a figure amongst ciphers.

can you ride in such terrain?

@@akashnag3879 I can - At least I will try doing it.

Mann you guys come to northeast.. we do off road terrains on our hero super splendour bikes 🤣🤣 with a machine like that .. that terrain is a highway for us.. not exagerating..i mean it

Such a dissappointment would'hve been for Adam at that very moment.. when he asked that question

@@neel26nilesh Keep in mind that I rode an RC390 from Mumbai to Pune (3.5 hours), rode the ADV for 4 hours, had to film my own content and then ride back to Mumbai again. Not denying that I'm an offroad novice but its easy to criticize from the comfort of a computer chair. Also, while Adam didn't show it in the video, we did go for another round :D. Thoroughly enjoyed riding with you Adam. Hope to do this again sometime soon. Ride safe.

Oggy F Adam rode a 500exc across the Egyptian desert nearly on one wheel most of the time. His motocross background is everything.

@@1compaqedr8 yup, the man is a legend.

@@OggyF only video which I liked made on 390 adventure is actually from you.. I knew all the facts Mumbai to Pune and then 4hr ride from from instas stories... But from above video it tend to be some of rider declined that offer unlucky you were also in that click...you may face the heat due to that but in reality you rode way more and better than other journalist( as seen on many other rider stories)..... In my above comment I mistakenly mention you and it was not in that sense...

@@neel26nilesh thank you. It's not easy riding, filming and editing on our own. We unfortunately don't have an entire team to work on our content. No offense taken brother, just clarifying my side of it. Ride safe ✌🏻

Preach !

hahahha

Hahaha royega tu hahah local bike leke royega hahaha

Zero mirchi yo

driftjockey buying this one, or already bought the xpulse? :)

Pat Brady ... no way! Good to hear you're finding your way back. Please tell me you still have that DR350 tucked away somewhere?

Ha ha i wish mate, just got a fire breathing ttr250 to ride to work on but I think I may be on a slippery slope now.

Mah man Brady.

The Himalayan and Xpulse are better off road bikes. This bike simply has more power but not enough suspension travel.

@@twistednemo HImalayan is RE which uses pig iron in their builts . Xpulse is better but lack any sort of power.

Just the one bike, Bryce. The ol' 07 CR250R. Everything else I've had to give back.

The thing is it is of good quality as per the reviewers.....Additionally it means no puncture.....

Quite honestly your skill level will be your limit, not those alloys

@@gauravparasher4685 True......

spoked rims are confirmed to be optional!

Motowipeout What!!?? These guys are look like newbies! This is the same as terrain we take for granted up here in North Eastern Ontario Canada. I’ll give them an E for effort though. I’m sure they’re going to be hooked on off road after this.

A 490 ADV with twin cylinders is on the horizon, to be manufactured in India as a global model. Could be a MY2021 model at the very least. Apropos, a 690 ADV may not make sense in the lineup right now. But, nothing is written in stone! Who knows after 2-3 years of retailing the 490 ADV in India, a 690 ADV twin could be developed.

Prasenjit Debroy a 490 twin sounds interesting indeed, I’ll look forward to seeing more information about this when it becomes available.

Good call.

Zero customer?

@@raw7s784 yes zero. How many already ride ktm motorbikes. Yes big potential market but u completely missed the point of my comment

@@Bunno1177 please look at stats before making a comment like this. KTM's ADV bikes are new to us, but India has been one of the top-selling markets for the 200, 250, 390 and recently also the 125, both Duke and RC counterparts. Heck, they're all made in India, for the rest of the world.

@@neelchat594 please read my comment over and over until you understand what I have said. When you understand you will realise you don't need to reply

Hahhahaha

Supermoto central I am big fan of supermoto bikes, But in India we don't have any supermoto bikes. Is this bike close to supermoto.?? If we change the wheel to spokes.

@@ashishgari2377 Wait for the 2021 KTM 490 SMC

A. To keep it at a lower price point B. 90% End users won't be taking the 390 ADV for major offroading

you can get spoke wheels as option. power parts . how much I don t know??

@@ashishgari2377 lol really in NEPAL you can find tons of supermotos on the weekends & dirt/enduros.

Hahahahha

Becasue KTM is cheap as they are owned by Bajaj.

All show and no go , its the natural order in all of South Asia.

How will the issue be 'figured out' ? IT simply cannot be becuase of the compression ratios these motors run at.

Cannot agree more. That's why I'm riding a xpulse. Cannot afford this beast of a bike. But the xpulse does the job too

If a pulsar 180 (with pillion) can do the job in Mustang valley for most of the Nepalis, then I'm sure Xpulse does it with a lot of grace. 80% of rider and 20% of the motorcycle still holds good! Adam just demonstrated that in this video.

faphwil, Indian government mandates “saree guards” here, we just take them off, the moment we get our hands on em

Renjith Pallikunnil Thanks, now I understand