KTM has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the last 12 months,
but although they've never taken their foot off the gas, new models have slowed
down a touch from the quick-fire of the last five years.
The 390 platform has bucked this company trend, however, with six months to
July 2025 seeing the arrival of the Enduro R dual sport and the Adventure R, a bike
that packs a serious wallop of tech and performance for under $7K (oh, there's also
the lower-spec 390 Adventure X for $5899 if you want something even cheaper).
The fourth 390 iteration released for 2025 is the SMC R we've just tested on
these pages, meaning the trusty little 390 single-cylinder LC4c motor (albeit in
slightly different capacities) now powers seven different street-going motorcycles.
That's getting your development money's worth.
Not a bad-looking
pipe for a stocker,
but it's almost
a little too quiet.
(Left) What's
this?! A USB-C
charging port on
a bike costing
under $6K? Yessir.
(Right) That 390
has been a busy
little motor of late,
powering seven
different models
in KTM's lineup.
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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 KTM 390 SMC R
