Adventure motorcycles are choice do-it-all solutions for motorcycle riders who want to venture off the beaten path. And for those seeking a lighter and more Julian challis travels to the Azores for the launch of Husqvarna’s highly anticipated adventure bike, the Norden 901. OK, I have to come clean here. I’ve been a Husqvarna fan since the ‘70s. From the moment I rode a WR360 when I was 13 and the world blurred into an intoxicating mixture of sound and speed, I’ve loved the brand. Read our KTM 1290 Super Duke GT Long-Term Review. Read our First Ride Review of the 2019 KTM 790 Adventure/R. Rider’s 2019 Motorcycles of the Year: KTM 790 Adventure. 2021 890 Duke KTM 790 Duke Project: Building A 790 R MO Tested: Dynojet Power Commander V And Rottweiler Performance Power Plate For KTM 790 Duke Live With This: 2019 KTM 790 Duke Long-Term Review. We are committed to finding, researching, and recommending the best products. We earn commissions from purchases you make using the retail links in our product On the other hand, 390 is considerably lighter. Ryan F9 reviewed the 390ADV and concluded that you should just buy the 390 duke instead. His reason was that the seat/peg/handlebar ergos are NOT conducive to ADV riding, so its really just a dressed up duke for an extra $1k+. Read our 2019 KTM 790 Duke review. Gas on, brain off! the LC8c engine felt lively and responsive and the 790 Adventure’s long-travel suspension has the stroke and tuning to absorb bumps and Better yet, the KTM Adventure 790 S seat is height adjustable. We had it on its lowest setting (830mm) but it can easily be jacked up a bit higher (850mm) for those slightly long of inseam types. The R seat height is a more imposing 880mm. I’m around 183cm, and had no trouble mounting this, even when upright rather than leaned over on the 2019 KTM 790 Adventure. Top gear roll on is bloody impressive and feels on par or better than anything else in its class. It can protest a little if you ask too much of it under 2500 revs It prefers to cruise right around 5,000 rpm, which is right at the beginning of the sweet spot between 5,000 and 9,000 rpm. The KTM 790 prefers to be moooooving. Below 4,000 rpm, the fueling seems to stumble a bit and at lower speeds the heat coming off the catalytic converter is more noticeable. Photo by Dustin Carpio. The trip was 3,000 km long over seven days, both on- and off-road. The changing fall weather handed me sheets of torrential rain and cold temperatures, which were punishing for the rider but not for the machine. The 890 Adventure will be available in two different colors, Black and Orange. Because the bike was still unreleased to the public pCn0.