RIDE REVIEW I 2022 KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R
P90
I
mposing.
That's the best adjective I can
think of when describing the 2022
KTM 1290 Super Adventure R. All
jacked up and pissed off like a gym
junkie at the end of his cycle, the
Super Adventure is at the very tip of
the big-bore ADV segment and a bike
that, in reality, you need a few runs
on the adventure board to get the
most out of.
This is not a beginner's bike.
Let's take a quick look at the
numbers: 160 horsepower, 101 lb-ft
of torque, 550 pounds of wet weight,
6.1 gallons of tank capacity that's now
split down either side of the front of
the chassis like the 890 Adventure
R, and a seat height of 34.6 inches,
meaning even Lebron James could
feel comfy. Like I say, imposing, right?
As seems to be the case for oh-
so-many motorcycles these days,
the U.S. was pretty much the last
western country to get their hands
on the production 1290, even though
the bike was largely developed here
at the hands of KTM USA's Quinn
Cody. The Super Adventure came
out everywhere else as a 2021
model, but it's here now, so I won't
whine too much.
GET OUT
OF THE
WAY!
IT'S TAKEN A YEAR LONGER TO GET
HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT
THE KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R IS
FINALLY IN NORTH AMERICA
I WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
