R O T T W E I L E R P E R F O R M A N C E K T M 7 9 0 A D V E N T U R E R
R I D E R E V I E W
P38
The man behind this most macho of motorcycles is Rottweiler owner Chris Parker.
Parker and I have a history together as he built the intake systems for the KTM 1290
Super Duke R racers Chris Fillmore and I used to finish first and second in the 2017
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and he's built a solid business around modifying
KTM's from the early adventure models, right through to 2019-released 790.
"Basically, what we wanted to do was prove what the bike can do from a consumer
standpoint," Parker says. "We didn't want to go so over-the-top with it that people
would disassociate with it. We wanted to really test what we sell."
To do so, Chris entered Vannieuwenhuise (pronounced van-newen-house) in the
2020 Sonora Rally as the sole entrant in the ADV Pro category, which served as a
Beneath its wild
exterior is a
790 Adventure
that's had lots
of careful mods
to turn from a
casual ADV bike
into a full-blown
racer.
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