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RIDE REVIEW I 2027 KTM 1390 SUPER ADVENTURE S EVO
I Ride Impression First
The bulk of this review is about
what makes the new Super
Adventure platform so advanced.
So, I figured we'd get the ride
impression out of the way up
front. To put it bluntly, the 1390
SA S Evo is an absolute ripper. No
surprise, maybe, as it's beating
the same heartbeat as the 1390
SuperDuke R, the king of naked.
But the package on the Super
Adventure is something else.
A huge windscreen, adjustable
seat and comfortable ergonom-
ics put you in a nice spot to enjoy
the adrenaline rush. Huge torque
and blistering top-end pull you
corner-to-corner with authority
and hold its line through the turns
like a track-tuned sportbike. I don't
think I've ridden this aggressively
on the pavement before, and this
KTM made it easy despite moving
outside my comfort zone at will.
But you can also just ride it
simply. Touring your heart out on
highways with advanced adaptive
cruise control makes gobbling
miles effortless. The auto modes
in the transmission make the
ride calm. The same can be said
for rolling around urban zones.
It shows manners and a manic
level of performance simulta-
neously. You can also dial in a
tremendous amount of comfort
from the overly aggressive KTM
racing mantra thanks to WP's
Semi-Active Technology electron-
ic suspension.
It's strange to say, but even
with it being the most techno-
logically advanced bike I've ever
ridden, this bike is simple to use.
The settings options are stagger-
It's not a small machine by any
stretch of the imagination, with a
forward-heavy style made for flying
through the wind. A larger windshield
and advanced headlight are the
tip of the spear. What you can't see
is even more impressive.
