KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R
FIRST TEST
P60
As such, they've given the 1090
new cases, a heavier crankshaft,
new conrods, pistons, reworked
cylinder heads with different cam
timing, a new counter balancer,
and gave it 103 x 63mm dimen-
sions compared to the 105 x
69mm numbers afforded to the
1190.
The reworked heads come
with a slight increase in com-
pression from 12.5:1 to 13:1,
although the stainless steel valve
sizes remain the same at 42mm
inlet and 34mm for the exhaust.
The new motor pumps out
a claimed 125 horsepower at
8500 rpm and 80 lb-ft of torque
at 6500 rpm, which is a fair bit
down on the claimed 148-odd
horsepower and 92 lb-ft the
1190 had. Reducing the horse-
power and overall weight of the
engine, but increasing the mass
of the flywheel, results in a far
nicer throttle response than the
old 1190, even if the numbers
aren't as overtly shocking as
the 1190's. Me thinks this and
a certain Honda might now be
meeting head-on in Cycle News'
very near future.
On the electronics side you
get the usual, switchable ABS
with the excellent Off-Road
setting, four different riding
modes (Sport, Street, Rain and
Off-Road) and traction control
optimized to each individual set-
ting (there's no eight-stage TC
system like on the Super Duke,
for example, just on or off). The
"THE FACT I WAS MISSING NEARLY 25
HORSEPOWER IN OVERALL POWER ON THE
1090 DIDN'T EVEN ENTER MY MIND."
Yes, it does look
similar to the
old 1190, but the
details are more
than skin deep.
