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cold and just plain ugly outside.
The relatively small and manu-
ally adjustable windscreen does
a great job of protecting the
rider in the tall position, as do
the large hand guards. Heated
grips are plenty warm (in fact,
their downright hot in the hottest
of the three positions) and the
heated seat is a nice touch. And
when I wore my heated jacket
liner that I could easily connect
to the bike's battery terminals, I
was downright comfy. I'm sure
people in cars were looking at
me thinking, "ah, poor biker," or
"what a dumbass," but, I was to-
tally fine. And knowing that I had
all those safety features (espe-
cially ABS and C-ABS) watching
my back, I didn't have to think
twice about taking on the roads
in less-than-ideal weather condi-
tions.
The Super Adventure is also
one of the most comfortable
street bikes that I've ever rid-
den. It is just plain ergonomically
correct in every way, plus seat
height, which adjusts from 33.9
inches to 34.5 inches, isn't too
bad (I liked the low setting even
for my 6'1" frame) and the seat
itself is well contoured and nicely
padded. I put some long days on
the Super Adventure and never
once complained about a sore
butt, or achy knees, shoulders
or back afterward.
Some of the
most fun on the
KTM 1290 Super
Adventure is
riding it on
the dirt where
it handles
surprisingly well.
