KTM 790 Adventure / Adventure R review | First launch report 

I do appreciate your well balanced conclusion. This is basically why I switched from Ktm 990adv to AfricaTwin: more confort on long travel, with still off-road capacity if needed . An Africa Twin with 30kg less would be a dream . Thanks for review 👍

Thank you for the added comments at the end, it’s the most broad review of the 790 I’ve listened to to date. It’s a nice bike and very much a KTM branded bike,. Yes lighter, more off roads, more whatever and certainly will appeal to the orange blooded......but I’m keeping my Africa Twin! Honestly, I’m not going to do anything more on this bike I wouldn’t already do on the AT plus my AT been hammer reliable no matter how hard it gets chucked! Great bike but not for me.

KTM are such a great brand. Imagine where they would be now if they didn't back out of "the long way round" last minute. BMW laughed all the way to the bank after that amazing show aired.

Best most honest review ive seen yet on this bike .

Spoked rims rigged with tubeless tyres. Seating position for my 30in inseam was tricky on the R, but ideal on the normal/low setting on the standard bike. The tank is great, yes, it lowers the c of g, but also frees the tank bag space. The suspension is worth the money on the R, surely. What I want to know is what standard bike it truly capable of off the tarmac. Sure it's not the R, but where does it loose out in comparison. Also, I wish these promos would stop showing the greatest professional riders doing tricks on these things. We know they can do that stuff, and on far less focused bikes!

I'll admit it. I am a total fanboy for this bike. I can't wait to get my hands on one.

Thank you for the honest review. Finally I heard a few cons. Granted I’ve already put a DP on one & it’ll be here in May, I still want to know it’s weakness because I’ve already heard all its strengths! Thanks guys!

Good review. Always nice to hear from someone that are not complete race heads but balance honestly their thoughts. Me i've still love the R and it's almost hurt not to have one yet :-)

Great review Si. Really like the well balanced summary.

If I was living in the desert looking after my goats, this would be the bike for me.

t's indeed a well done video and I 100% agree on reviews of the Motorcyclist Magazione. Merzouga and its Erg Chebby help to feel in full control of the bike. Sand down there is very compact and helps the driving. If you could head east and enter in Algeria, around Taghit, sand would have been much more soft and down there this bike would tell the truth about its behaviour in sandy deserts. My opinion? It would work: high suspensions (anyway to be regulated stiffer) and free space under the bash plate would let it pass over even some (not deep) fesh fesh.

Yamaha 700 if it’s made in Japan for me...no Chinese bike will ever make it into my garage

first, Thank you for the review ! I want to ask if the low extrusive gas tank could be a risk and to the safety of the bike in case of drooping it in road speed or in a traffic accident ?

If you're not in the mood to ride, then drive a car

Thanks for a brilliant review. Still need to try before I buy...

I waited 2 weeks for mine then cancelled the order. It hadnt even left the shop and it had a fuelling and software issue which meant KTM had to come and fix, then 2 days before delivery the front brake/ abs sensor went...hadn’t even left the showroom and it was falling to bits.l would wait 6 months before buying this model

Yamaha Tenere 700 is supposed to hit the market at around $7k. If it's what they say, then Yamaha will have another sales frenzy.

What is the minimum octane fuel? Africa twin is 86 per the manual.

Wouldn't the low slung tank get damaged in a fall? That seems rather dangerously designed. Just from the looks.

Great review Simon. I wonder, how tall are you?

Low seat height? What are you talking about? Actually, 790 Adventure R have the tallest seat in it's class - 880 mm. So as the Tenere 700. For comparison: BMW F850GS is 860 mm, Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin is 850 mm, Triumph Tiger 800 XCx/XCa is 840 mm.

Superb RU-vid vid you've done!

Thank you simon, great video 👍🏽

But Simon Hargreaves is a self confessed nervous off-road motorbike rider who prefers the triumph 800 tiger because it's more on road orientated. Watch his reveiw of the triumph 800 tiger vs the Africa twin and ktm 1090r. So....why is he the best to review an offroad focussed bike? Typical softee bike journo. Spent too long in corporate entertainment hotel accommodation

Did they explain the gas gage? At 2:35 it shows it reading 1/2, but it appears full (solid bars). Thanks

Great review Simon, cheers!

I don’t know why anyone who wants to stay alive would want to ‘turn their brain off’ while riding a bike. Daft observation.

Thanks. Great review

Great review!! 👍

Great vid ... and the conclusion : Yamaha Tenere 700 ruls !

Wow, a lot of fans of the t7 commenting here, for a bike that's not on the road yet it has a lot of traction. On paper it falls short in a lot of areas, only wins on price and perceived reliability, only time will tell......

What was the tires on the Adventure R?

its funny how you mention a driving license in a review video where i come from you can get a license in one day. its either you ride or you can't i dont understand the west and there long procedures to give out a license.

Really these 'mid-weights' are heavy weights. The bigger ADVs are Super heavy weights. These 790s are only marginally lighter than the old 950s.

I've heard that they are launching 390 adv

Saturday i am goint to have a test ride on the ktm 790 adventure r. I hope that the weather will be fine.

Swap, you obviously fall in love. And I bet that you will go with years less and less in hardcore mud madness so weight will be less and less issue...

I sure wish these reviews were done by normal people, in other words, people who aren't "expert riders." Just an everyday Joe who is considering going from a 310# 625 to one of these beasts, but wants to maintain the hardcore Colorado off-road ability. Can I learn to ride one? Will I regret the extra weight every day? No, forest roads aren't "off-road." A "review" shouldn't be made by a guy that'll say a 900# Harley Electra Glide is smooth then turn around the next day and say a WR250 is easy to handle.

thank you! exactly what i was afraid of: in the real world where you're not a test pilot and need to "eat" miles on tarmac this might not be the right bike.

looks great!

Great vid,thing is if I was planning on adventure riding round the globe 🌎 it would be Japanese for me 💋

the low gas tank i bet the bike feels so balace

The handling characteristics and CoG on this bike will change as the fuel depletes

Thaaaaat’s better! 🎶🤫

Good Bike with Badly positioned plastic fuel tank

Outstanding review, again Thanks 'Bennetts Bike' Greetings from sunny (today rainy) but always tropical THAILAND. Here is our KTM (Kronreif Trunkenpolz Mattighofen...) BikeSanooK KTM 390 Adventure review ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5MgXQPRW3Eg.html

Gay

I hate this thing. It's over-engineered. It's got these idiotic low tanks which lower the centre of gravity making it "playful" but less stable. It's overpowered for the displacement so will not be reliable enough to be dependable on truly "out of Europe" long distance. It's been designed by the Jony-Ive worshipers with its stupid preying mantis front end - trying too hard. It's got tons of electronics second guessing your skill. It's expensive next to 8300 for the T7. And those fuel tanks are too vulnerable. This is a product for our age of extreme instant gratification. The cocaine of motorcycles. You won't make friends on this thing. I predict a massive flop at the hands of the Tenere 700.