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P108 RIDE REVIEW I 2025 KTM 390 ADVENTURE R ing KTM, botch it horribly and deliver some odd version of street/space hybrids. Many, like me, hope that KTM's 790s, 890s, 1290s, and whatever-90s models coming out soon will receive similar visual updates and return to the roots of the 950/990 Adventure's badas- sery. This is close and looks even better in person. More than good looks, the bike's scaled-perfect rally tower, fairing and windscreen work exceptionally well at protecting you from highway speeds. Anyone under six feet tall will be tucked into a great space. Those above will deal with a little more exposure, but the bike is still very comfort - able at speed. Additionally, the high-mounted display is easily visible while riding. The stepped seat is plenty roomy for the same six-foot-and-un- der crowd, but taller riders will want a flat one-piece seat like on the 390 Enduro R, I'm sure. About the only thing in the en- tire build screaming "street bike" is the under-mount exhaust. This, too, is on the 390 Enduro R, and we haven't had any catastrophic connections during testing, but the pipe package down low still seems vulnerable. We're going to need that mas- sive skid plate ASAP, thanks! If you're considering a life in the Adventure Lane, and don't know where to start, investing in the new KTM 390 Adventure R is going to be approachable and safe. This bike is very cool, very easy to ride and should be ruling the 390 world for quite some time. CN ing the Enduro Trail EO7+ tires here is a good move. Stopping all the fun is Bybre (an Indian- run offshoot of Brembo) com- ponentry, which offers plenty of power. They've worked great in the past; I'm not expecting them to fail here. It's clear the 390 Adventure R is no Duke-turned-ADV after- thought. It's full-on Adventure R now. It's got its own frame, removable subframe and an off-road-specific swingarm, one shared with the 390 En- duro R. New bodywork sits on the frame and covers a new fuel tank, holding 3.7 gallons of fuel. Now, 3.7 gallons should get you close to 185 miles on a tank if you're approaching 50 mpg average, which I did, hitting some high-speed Inter- states and awesome dirt roads and two-tracks. However, for me, the reserve light came on at 112 miles. When I stopped to fill up at 133 miles, the bike took 2.7 gallons for 49 mpg. By my calculations, the bike's re- serve light came on after using about 2.3 gallons. The range is good for this size of bike, but the reserve light seems a little early. Like, a gallon early. THE LOOKS AND THE WORKS I like the way this bike looks. I talk about it a lot. Its style is every bit the part of a rally race machine in profile, and from the front-on, it looks like something you really want to be seen on. Yamaha crushed this style with the launch of the Tenere. Most, however, includ- 2025 KTM 390 ADVENTURE R ($6999) ENGINE Single-cylinder, 4-stroke DISPLACEMENT 398.7cc BORE X STROKE 89mm x 64mm VALVETRAIN DOHC, 4 valves FUELING Bosch EFI, 46 mm Electronic Throttle Body ELECTRONICS Bosch IMU, Ride-by-Wire Throttle, Street, Rain and Off-Road ride modes with switchable Lean-Angle-Sensitive Traction Control and ABS, Optional Cruise Control HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 44 hp TORQUE (CLAIMED) 32.5 lb-ft @ 6250 rpm TRANSMISSION Six-Speed, Optional Quickshifter+ CLUTCH Manual PASC Slipper Clutch FRAME Steel frame and removable steel subframe HANDLEBAR Tapered aluminum FRONT SUSPENSION WP 43mm Apex fork, compression and rebound adjustable REAR SUSPENSION WP Apex Split-Piston direct-mount monoshock, preload and rebound adjustable FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 9 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL 9 in. FRONT BRAKE Bybre radial dual-piston caliper, 300mm floating disc, switchable ABS REAR BRAKE Bybre single-piston caliper, 240mm disc, switchable ABS FRONT WHEEL / TIRE 1.85 x 21 in. Spoked Tube Type / 90/90R-21 in. REAR WHEEL / TIRE 2.50 x 18 in. Spoked Tube Type / 140/80R-18 in. STEERING HEAD ANGLE 62.9° WHEELBASE 58 +/- .06 in. SEAT HEIGHT 34.5 in. FUEL CAPACITY 3.7 gal. WEIGHT (WET, CLAIMED) 388 lbs. full of fuel and standard equipment installed COUNTRY OF ORIGIN India