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Evolution of A Lightweight Streetfighter

Don’t let the engine size fool you, this ride features big-bike fun. Since its introduction, the 390 Duke has become KTM’s “bread and butter” bike, outselling all other KTM models. Aside from...

This Hooligan Gets An Upgrade

It can cruise around town, but it prefers to assault back roads with technical aggression. Thirty years ago, KTM introduced the first Duke model. Supermotard, now known as Supermoto, was relatively...

Austrian Rocket

The “monster” of adventure bikes needs space to stretch its legs. The biggest anomaly about KTM — at least, the biggest anomaly other than “Why orange” — is how they have built a...

A Most Logical Adventurer

The new 890 Adventure handles pavement as well as it tackles the rough stuff. For the longest time I used to think that, if you wanted a hardcore adventure bike for serious off-roading, KTM’s R...

The Rabbit and the Hare

If you were to take a critical look at the specs of each bike, you’d notice that these bikes aren’t closely comparable, as they offer completely different assets for the...

2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R

Whether riding cross-country or digging trenches on the forest floor, this 160 horsepower beast does it all in style and comfort. You don’t add a qualifier like “super” ahead of a noun if you...

Accessible‌ ‌Adventurer‌

A‌ ‌smaller-displacement,‌ ‌full-size‌ ‌adventure‌ ‌bike‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌masses‌. Since KTM began production back in 2011 of its smaller Duke models, no fewer than 515,000...

Taking Midsize Adventure Seriously

KTM’s long-awaited 790 Adventure bikes hit the sweet spot between smaller dual-sport bikes and larger adventure bikes. KTM is best known for its single-cylinder dirt bikes and for its larger,...

Better Still

In true KTM fashion, the company’s newest Sport Tourer emphasizes sport bike-like features. It could be considered the most radical long-distance bike on the market While KTM is already Europe’s...

Pseudo-Adventure in a Supersport Package

If you find sport bikes uncomfortable but still want the thrill of speed and acceleration, this just might be the bike for you KTM’s latest 1290 Super Adventure S is fittingly named, since it’s...

Indisputably Intuitive

An important bike for KTM in a highly competitive middleweight market KTM has made a key roll of the dice with the introduction of the 790 Duke, its first-ever parallel-twin powered by the all-new...

A Competent Big Trailie for the Road

Off-road specialist KTM bridges a gap in its lineup and proves that a big trailie can also be a competent canyon carver Let’s face it, most adventure-bike riders use their bikes for touring,...