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RIDE REVIEW I 2026 KTM 1390 SUPER ADVENTURE R
There are very few components on the
2026 1390 R that were there a year before.
Engine size has been jacked up, and you
now get variable valve timing that was first
seen on the 2024 Super Duke R.
The chassis's been revised, the bodywork
is all new, and the electronics are ground-
up redeveloped via the massive rally-style
eight-inch touchscreen tower tablet. Re
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splendent in a new blue, orange and white
colorway, the 1390 R is a monster of a
motorcycle, capable of almost any on- or
off-road riding you could throw at it. It'll out-
travel most travel bikes, and out-ADV most
ADV bikes. That's a hard trick to pull off.
The centerpiece of the 1390 is KTM's
latest version of its LC8 V-twin. Displace
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This is the best dash on the market, at least in
our opinion. It's so easy to use and understand;
other manufacturers really need to up their game
if they are to match KTM here.
Imposing would
be a word to
describe the 1390
R. That being
the case, it can
be electronically
neutered to be a
pussycat if you
so desire, or a
173-horsepower
rally-raid animal.
