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COMPARISON I KTM 890 ADVENTURE R VS. TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO
Triumph's Tiger 900 Rally
Pro (left) and KTM's 890
Adventure R represent two
of the finest off-road travel
machines available today.
I
f you're looking for a midsize adventure
bike, you're pretty spoiled for choice these
days. Yamaha's stupendous Tenere 700 is
here, the BMW F 850 GS has always been
here, and the new Aprilia Tuareg 660 is
coming at the end of the year.
However, there are two stalwarts from
Europe who've been at the top of the mid-
size ADV market for longer than anyone, and
that's Triumph and KTM. Both manufacturers
have larger capacity off-road vehicles than
the Tiger 900 Rally Pro and 890 Adventure
R we have on test here, but none are de-
signed to do real off-roading as well as these
two. These are dirt bikes with lights. The
others in their respective lineups mere
street bikes that can go off-road.
THERE'S NEVER
BEEN A MORE
COMPETITIVE TIME
IN THE MIDSIZE
ADVENTURE MARKET,
AND WE'VE GOT
SOME OF EUROPE'S
BEST GOING
HEAD-TO-HEAD
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK AND JESSE ZIEGLER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
OFF-ROAD
POWER
P L A Y
