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RIDE REVIEW I 2024 KTM 790 ADVENTURE
Fast forward a bit, and the 790 quickly
became an 890 by the 2021 model year, a
mostly welcome bump in displacement to
meet emissions and performance benchmarks.
The result: we got some of our beloved V-twin
torque back, thanks to a 20 percent heftier
crank, while enjoying the 890's expanded top-
end pull. Not a compromise. But one might ask
if we are cresting midsize limits already.
Around the same time the original 790
Adventure hit the market, a strategic partner
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ship between KTM's global operations and
CFMoto in China blossomed. In 2017, the two
entered a joint venture company (CFMoto-
KTMR2R) partnership that created a 10-acre
expansion of CFMoto's domestic facilities,
including a one-million-square-foot produc
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tion facility capable of producing 50,000
The new graphics package and updated bodywork (shared with
the 890) give it more of a rally bike look.
A high visibility TFT display shows current
settings, status and options easily at a glance. The
graphics are clean and sensical, as well.
