I have a 790 and I love it, however on social media there appears to be a lot of reports of people claiming their camshafts have failed at very, very low milage on the 790 and 890 engines. There is speculation that there is a design or manufacturing fault . It would be helpful if KTM could make a statement regarding these reports either dispelling the claims or offering support if there is a problem and provide reassurance that if properly maintained, owners should expect high milage from the twins. I am interested in the 990 but to buy one I need to be reassured it is reliable and that the manufacture would uphold claims outside of warranty if the durability of the bike was not as would be reasonably expected. Worrying about wether my 11000 mile 790 engine is afflicted with the camshaft problem, I looked to trade it in against a new Triumph 765rs. The triumph didn’t make me smile like the KTM. If KTM is reading this I hope they can tell me I should not worry about reliability of my 790 and I should be confident in the 990
I can’t wait for mine. KTM must mean adrenaline in German🔥😜 I love the look of it, especially in black. It looks boxy, tires look wide, but entire look is like a ripped UFC fighter.
Great, but give us a 500cc dual-purpose (not enduro) bike. Kind of like a modern DRZ400 mixed with a KLX300 but with 500cc.... no vibration, long service interval, durable, comfortable seat that is reasonably low, modern lighting, good stand up ergonomics, decent fuel capacity, etc. Market has been screaming for this hole in the market to be filled with a fuel injected bike for a generation.
Emission regulations have caused engine cc to increase. Just get a 790 adventure or 390 adventure. Keep in mind, even though 390 is low, it's still comparable hp to 500cc old bikes.
Yeah I think a 390 dual sport bike that we can convert into supermoto and equally do some light enduro with would be more likely. Which is something that their lineup is lacking.
If all the news are correct, the new 390 adv is coming this year probably. It is way more off-road biased then the current one. Look it up. It might be a proper dual-purpose bike.
@KTM What guarantees are there that the cam and cold start issues, from the 790 and 890 motors have been resolved in this new motor? I have lossed all faith in KTM, I'm an 890 Adv R owner and dread it every time I head out on an overnight trip, I have constant cold start issues (been to my dealer 5 times about this, they just shrug their shoulders) and no less than 2 blown up engines, from friends in the past year and more reports with RU-vidrs, with little to no interest from KTM in resolving the catastrophic failures. I've always been a die hard KTM owner, but I am starting to look at other brands, as a result of how KTM has dealt with the 890 and 790 engine problems and generally passing the blame onto the owner and shirking any responsibility for a poorly designed engine.
"We're ditching a lot of stuff, cheapening other stuff, and just combining all our big bikes parts to save on costs" 34:53 down to a few words, without manipulation.
Please sort out quality so we can guy a KTM with the same reliability expectations as a japanese brand. It doesn't matter how good the bike is to ride and look at I won't buy it unless I know quality is there.
My god bring back the "old" headlights, I love KTM and Dukes, I've been riding all the models, I've grown with them, from 125 to my current 890r, please bring back the "old" headlight and fairings in the next year models, I know you won't because it's not possible to switch production lines, designs and make everything regulation compliant, but as much as I love you guys I hope you won't sell lots of these bikes, so that you'll see the clear design failure that this and the other new Dukes are.
Can you please put less money into flashy videos and more money into making your bikes more reliable. I have a 1390, the switches came unglued, had the red death screen twice and radiator bracket snap. I'm in my mid 40's and only ride on the roads. No stunts.
DEAR KTM... hello I am a KTM lover. This UPDATE RC is not good. Request to my KTM OWN. BIKE is updated with super BIKE looks 1. KTM RC UPDATE IN 200 CC /390 CC . 2. THIS BIKE LOOK SUPER BIKE TYPE. 3.THIS BIKE FULL SPORTS VISOR. #KTM ❤😊
