2013 KTM Adventure 1190 - Page 161

keener · 03-07-2013, 08:21 PM

They are being shipped with street tires! What a shame for an adventure bike.

brents347 · 03-07-2013, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by keener

They are being shipped with street tires! What a shame for an adventure bike.

Dude, the 990 comes with what are basically street tires.

tallguy-09 · 03-07-2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by keener

They are being shipped with street tires! What a shame for an adventure bike.

I'm pretty sure that's what most people want anyways.

TonyGibbons · 03-07-2013, 10:48 PM

Holy crap I'm jealous and excited for this bike to reach the US

I for one am planning to trade my '07 990 and '12 S1000RR for a '14 1190 Adv R and and a used 500exc if finances permit!!!

Jonny955 · 03-08-2013, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by igorpetrovich

the chassis and suspensions are very ballance the bike soo nimble! the suspention feel steafer but on the rocky off road were great, the bike felt easier than the 990 off road. expecially because it's very easy to handle the accelerator,even when using all the 150 pw on wet rocky surface, incredible. impossible to compare it to the 990.

Thanks for the report, Igor.

From the above comment (150bhp on a wet rocky surface), you are a braver man than I !

Jon

Dale950 · 03-08-2013, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tallguy-09

I'm pretty sure that's what most people want anyways.

The 950 came with dual sport scorpians Std why couldn't they use them ?

igorpetrovich · 03-08-2013, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dale950

The 950 came with dual sport scorpians Std why couldn't they use them ?

the rim is different and the speed coefficent need to be higher (270km/h?!), there's no aproved knoby tire for this bike, continental is making one that should be avaliable in a couple of months, the front will be tubeless but not the rear.

umitc · 03-08-2013, 01:26 AM

I am told that, today the dealer receives the 1190s :-))) can't wait.

nikoktm · 03-08-2013, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by umitc

I am told that, today the dealer receives the 1190s :-))) can't wait.

Lucky you my friend! Here no one has any idea

RedRupert · 03-08-2013, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by igorpetrovich

noise (akra): it is noisy only when starting it up and at minimum rev. otherwhise is more silet than the 900 with stock silencer. Also the motor is quiter then 990.

Ciao
Igor

Thanks for the report.

Please can we have a photo side-on so that we can see the Akrapovic pipe?

Cheers.

Radio1 · 03-08-2013, 04:38 AM

This bike will absolutely Rock, nothing else comes close. I will never give up my 990, but this new thing is something from another dimension. It's not a contender it's a champion. Off Road it will destroy the GS and every other Adventure bike on the market for that matter ( except perhaps the 990) , on Road it's playing Cat and Mouse with the Ducati Multistrada. Now if that's not a fun day out I don't know what is.

I love the raw no nonsense power of the 990 it's got everything I want and delivers it in a no nonsense way I like, a kind of ride me or fuck off kind of attitude really. This new bike kinda adds warp drive and ejector seats to the equation..... Nice, and if I had more money than I knew what to do with i'd buy one tomorrow. In the meantime can't wait to see one in the flesh. All these new adventure bike's have been giving me the shits.....a 260 kg + adventure bike... please... an adventure where? I's prefer to ride a camel. Go KTM you guys have blown the rest of the contenders out of the water.

mobileman · 03-08-2013, 04:44 AM

Love the first pictures of this beast off the beaten track!! My dealer has just called and said mine is in, should be ready next week and cant wait!!

Great ride report, i always knew KTM wouldnt get this bike wrong, they have built what the masses want, but kept it a KTM at heart.

I loved my 950 to bits, this looks like everything just gets better!!

igorpetrovich · 03-08-2013, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RedRupert

Thanks for the report.

Please can we have a photo side-on so that we can see the Akrapovic pipe?

Cheers.

I posted few other photos in the "1190 adv owners show us your bikes".
I'll post them here as well:

BrandtSA · 03-08-2013, 05:25 AM

RedRupert · 03-08-2013, 06:03 AM

Thanks for the extra photos.

How much did the Akrapovic cost?

Was it an option, or did you buy it and have it changed for the OE pipe (i.e. do you have the OE pipe as well)?

03-07-2013, 08:21 PM	#2401
keener Speed changes you. Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Oddometer: 525	They are being shipped with street tires! What a shame for an adventure bike. __________________ 04 ADV 950

03-08-2013, 04:38 AM	#2411
Radio1 Adventurer Joined: Feb 2013 Oddometer: 10	This bike will absolutely Rock, nothing else comes close. I will never give up my 990, but this new thing is something from another dimension. It's not a contender it's a champion. Off Road it will destroy the GS and every other Adventure bike on the market for that matter ( except perhaps the 990) , on Road it's playing Cat and Mouse with the Ducati Multistrada. Now if that's not a fun day out I don't know what is. I love the raw no nonsense power of the 990 it's got everything I want and delivers it in a no nonsense way I like, a kind of ride me or fuck off kind of attitude really. This new bike kinda adds warp drive and ejector seats to the equation..... Nice, and if I had more money than I knew what to do with i'd buy one tomorrow. In the meantime can't wait to see one in the flesh. All these new adventure bike's have been giving me the shits.....a 260 kg + adventure bike... please... an adventure where? I's prefer to ride a camel. Go KTM you guys have blown the rest of the contenders out of the water. Radio1 screwed with this post 03-08-2013 at 04:52 AM

03-08-2013, 06:03 AM	#2415
RedRupert Brit in the Soviet Union Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Riga, Latvia / Bergerac, France / Colchester, UK Oddometer: 495	Akrapovic Thanks for the extra photos. How much did the Akrapovic cost? Was it an option, or did you buy it and have it changed for the OE pipe (i.e. do you have the OE pipe as well)? __________________ KTM 950 Adventure (2004) Honda 650 Dominator (1988) Kawasaki KLR 650 (1988) Yamaha RD 350 LC (1984)

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03-07-2013, 10:48 PM	#2404
TonyGibbons Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Oddometer: 68	Holy crap I'm jealous and excited for this bike to reach the US I for one am planning to trade my '07 990 and '12 S1000RR for a '14 1190 Adv R and and a used 500exc if finances permit!!!

03-08-2013, 01:26 AM	#2408
umitc Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Istanbul Oddometer: 165	I am told that, today the dealer receives the 1190s :-))) can't wait.

03-08-2013, 04:44 AM	#2412
mobileman West Lothian Joined: Feb 2006 Oddometer: 15	Love the first pictures of this beast off the beaten track!! My dealer has just called and said mine is in, should be ready next week and cant wait!! Great ride report, i always knew KTM wouldnt get this bike wrong, they have built what the masses want, but kept it a KTM at heart. I loved my 950 to bits, this looks like everything just gets better!!

03-08-2013, 05:25 AM	#2414
BrandtSA Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Gauteng, South Africa Oddometer: 32