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Cycle News 2021 Issue 12 March 23

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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2021 KTM 890 ADVENTURE R R I D E R E V I E W P100 THE KTM ADVENTURE METHOD BY JESSE ZIEGLER PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER W ith a new bike test, we usually go through all the newness, specs, dimensions, etc. That's pretty boring. So, here's how and why this bike actu- ally works, first. If you want to know all that is inside the new KTM 890 Adventure R, look ahead for the "What's New" and "What's It All Cost" sidebars. Is This That Rally Thing? It's hard to believe there's a version of KTM's 890 Adven- ture R that's more capable off-road. But there is. There's the KTM 890 Adventure R Rally. It's bananas, because the list of things the standard "R" bike does is damn impressive. Even KTM admits their adventure bikes are basically big dirt bikes. Gone are the marketing messages about world travel comfort we see on their 1290 versions. Here, the bike is labeled, "The Most Travel-Capable Off- Road Bike." So, yeah, we're testing it off-road the most. Yes, the "Rally" version comes with tasty WP Pro Com- ponentry and svelte wheels for the most nimble and dirty bike-like experience you can have on a full-size ADV weapon. But, unless you're one of 700-ish lucky souls in the world that got one of these special editions, you're stuck with the stocker as tested here. And that's definitely okay. Besides, buying those trick pieces on the open mar- IS KTM'S NEW 890 ADVENTURE R TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? NOT IN THIS CASE.

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