K TM 390 ADVENTURE PROTOT YPE
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straight stretches of tarmac, like
some other much noisier such
dual-sport knobbies will do.
I was equally impressed with
the 390 Adventure's WP suspen-
sion package, which, thanks
to the extensive wheel travel at
either end, offered a welcome
degree of suppleness allied with
control over lumpy, bumpy, frost-
ravaged mountain roads. I reckon
this will be a plush ride in Indian
road conditions! That big front
brake didn't grab, even when I
used it increasingly less gingerly
on gravel, before I realized fully
how well the off-road ABS is set
up, while on tarmac it delivered
benchmark braking by entry-level
standards—yet this won't frighten
newbies, and the rear brake has
lots of feel off-road, too.
But that great engine I was
already well familiar with from
streetbike use in the Duke and
(Above) The Bajaj factory in India pumps
out more motorcycles than almost
anyone else on the planet. (Below)
KTM's Senior Product Manager Off-road
and Adventure, Joachim Sauer, chats
with Alan for his views on his new baby.
