hard off-road,
knowing that you
can jam the front
brake hard and the
bike will stop with-
out spitting you off.
It's awesome.
Let's talk for a
minute about ride
modes. Love it
or hate it, every-
one has their own
opinion, but most
OEs will more than
likely be offering already built-in
options as pay-to-play on future
models, and KTM is no different.
The electronics package on the
890 Adventure will have a built-in
demo mode wherein, during your
first almost 1000 miles, all of the
electronics will be active, but after
that, it will automatically switch off
unless you opt to pay for the addi-
tional modes that you want, all of
which can be individually picked.
Of course, the bikes that we
rode, while they were preproduc-
tion models, had all the electron-
ics turned on, and I'll tell you now
that once you've used them,
whether it's the Rally ride modes,
the Motorcycle Traction Control
(MTC), Motor Slip Regulation
(MSR), or the optional up-and-
down Quickshifter+, you're
going to want to keep
them. They all work
exceptionally well and
add so much to the
riding experience that
you won't be able to
live without them. At
least I couldn't. As I
said earlier, I was in
Rally mode MTC 4 for
pretty much our entire
ride, and I loved it. I
couldn't image own-
ing this bike and not
having access to those features.
Perhaps your dealer will throw
them in if you're a good negotia-
tor. While you're at it, ask the deal-
er for the heated grips, heated
seat, and cruise control which
are also optional but worth it. Did
I mention that it was cold and wet
during the press intro? It's as if it
was meant to be.
The engineers at KTM,
RIDE REVIEW I 2023 KTM 890 ADVENTURE
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Don't worry too much about
dropping it; KTM's got it covered.
The 890 Adventure's ride
modes really are amazing.
They allow even an average
rider to go beyond what they've
ever imagined possible.
