HARLEY-DAVIDSON PAN AMERICA VS. BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE VS.
KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R VS. DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S
COMPARISON TESTI
P132
KTM 1290
SUPER
ADVENTURE R
(price as tested $20,128.99)
This is the only all-new machine
in our four-bike test. The Super
Adventure got a thorough make
over for this year (or rather,
2021, but we didn't get it State-
side until this year), with a new,
lighter chassis that's got the
steering head mounted 15mm
closer to the rider, and the
swingarm now 15mm longer.
The suspension has been giv-
en a solid reworking, the motor's
also come in for a diet and the
bodywork has been redesigned
to work around the new split-
style radiator. Said motor is a
monster—160 hp from its 1301cc
Super Duke-derived V-twin,
it's the kind of motor normally
reserved for a racetrack rather
than a dirt road. Those Austrian
horses need to pull a measured
552 lb with a topped 6.1 gal-
lons of gas. The seat height is a
claimed 34.6 inches.
Standard fitment includes
traction control, cornering
ABS, off-road ABS that lets you
disengage the rear brake on the
dirt, cruise control, those Rain,
Street, Sport, Off-Road engine
modes, keyless ignition, tire
pressure monitoring sensors
and you can hook your phone
up to the glorious seven-inch
TFT dash and use the KTM My
