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2016 KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE RIDING IMPRESSION P118 2016 KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE MSRP: ............................................... $20,499 ENGINE: .......................Liquid-cooled, DOHC, 75° 8-valve, V-twin DISPLACEMENT: ................................. 1301cc BORE x STROKE: ................. 108.0 x 71.0mm COMPRESSION RATIO: ...........................13.1:1 FUEL SYSTEM: .................... EFI, ride by wire CLUTCH: .................. Wet, multi-plate slipper TRANSMISSION: ....................6-speed, chain FRAME: ............................Tubular-steel trellis FRONT SUSPENSION: ...................WP 48mm fork, preload adj., dynamic compression and rebound damping REAR SUSPENSION: ......................WP single shock, preload adj., dynamic compression and rebound damping FRONT WHEEL TRAVEL: ........................ 7.9 in. REAR WHEEL TRAVEL: .......................... 7.9 in. FRONT BRAKE: ............... Brembo four-piston caliper, 320mm dual discs, w/ABS REAR BRAKE: ....Brembo two-piston caliper, 267mm single disc w/ABS FRONT TIRE: .......... 120/70-R19 Continental Trail Attack 2 REAR TIRE: ..... 170/60-R17 Continental Trail Attack 2 RAKE: ......................................................26.0° TRAIL: .................................................... 4.7 in. SEAT HEIGHT: .......................... 33.9/34.5 in. WHEELBASE: .......................................61.4 in. CURB WEIGHT: .................................. 593 lbs. FUEL CAPACITY: ................................. 7.9 gal. WARRANTY:........... 24 month, 24,000 miles S P E C I F I C A T I O N S In this photo, you can see the right cornering light doing its thing. GEAR ID'd HELMET: SHOEI HORNET X2 JACKET: DAINESE D-EXPLORER S/T GORE-TEX PANTS: DAINESE D-EXPLORER S/T GORE-TEX had recently been thrown down the highway at 60 mph and the tank wasn't even dented! On our bike, nothing broke and the Continental Trail Attack 2 tires seemed to wear well. The only hint of a mechanic glitch I experienced with the bike was a sticky control-mode button. BREAKING UP I was sad to see the Super Adventure go back to its right- ful owners. I had grown way too attached to it during my three- month relationship with it. That'll happen when you meet the per- fect motorcycle—or at least for me the perfect street bike that can be taken off-road. The KTM 1290 Super Adventure is simply an amazing motorcycle. It has an amazing motor and, overall, does amazing things, both on and off the road. If I was looking for something like the 1290 Su- per Adventure that was maybe a bit more off-roady, I wouldn't have to look far, because I'd consider the lighter and more maneuverable KTM 1190 Ad- venture R that has a smaller fuel tank, but, really, the 1290 Super Adventure is an incred- ible motorcycle overall. Yes, it's pricey at $20,499, but the sting of writing that check will quickly go away. CN