HONDA AFRICA TWIN VS. KTM 790 ADVENTURE R
COMPARISON TEST
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But there are a few things to note with
regards to standard equipment. Crucially,
the KTM comes with a 12V power socket
as standard as well as the all-important
skid plate—neither come as standard
equipment on the Honda.
You also have the optional extra of cruise
control with the KTM, something the Hon-
da doesn't have either as standard or as an
extra. This is an important point because
even though our test is predominantly off-
road, we did a fair amount of freeway riding
and having cruise control is a wonderful
extra. The only people that knock cruise
control are those who haven't tried it—a bit
like heated grips—of which both bikes have
as options.
As for the all-important electronics, the
KTM has the upper hand with nine-stage
traction control compared to the Honda's
seven, and both bikes come with four
riding modes including a programmable
mode for the Honda called User that al-
lows the rider to basically make the power,
engine brake and traction control (which
you can change on the fly) as they want.
Honda's ABS is either on or off.
The KTM takes it one step further with
the Rally mode that's standard on this
790 R model but an optional extra on the
base model. Rally mode lets you vary
Some might
miss control on
the Honda.
