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Intermot: KTM debuts five new models
Goodbye 1050 and 1190, hello 1090 and 1290: KTM revamps Adventure rangeThree new 1290 Adventure models and a pair of new 1090 Adventure models have marked the end of KTM's 1050 and 1190 platforms, with the Austrian brand using the recent Intermot motorcycle expo in Cologne, Germany, to debut its new-look adventure range.
Sitting at the top is the newly unveiled 1290 Adventure R, alongside the less radical and street-focused 1290 Adventure S and a touring-specific 1290 Adventure T. All are powered by re-tuned (and now Euro 4 compliant) versions of the brand's 1301cc 1290 Duke engine, which is good for 160hp. All three 1290s come adorned with the latest Inertial Measurement Unit and its associated direction-sensitive electronic rider aids; all gain a multi-directional quickshifter; and all now boast a full-colour TFT screen.
The off-road-biased R separates itself with wire-spoke rims – a 21-inch wheel at the front and an 18-inch rear – as well the usual R-specific orange-coloured frame. It's suspended on WP's top-spec, fully adjustable suspenders, which offer up to 220mm of wheel travel.
The road-focused S model rolls on cast wheels –a 19-inch front and a 17-inch rear – and opts for a semi-active electronic version of WP's top-shelf suspension which offers less travel (and a lower seat height) compared to the R's set-up.
The touring-specific 1290 Adventure T takes a little bit from column A (like the wire-spoked wheels) and a little bit from column B (like the electronic suspension) to come up with an optimal mix especially designed to cover big kilometres.
It's a similar story for the newly unveiled 1090s, with an up-spec R model and a sans-letter 1090 Adventure standard model making up the two offerings. Both are powered by an updated and Euro 4 compliant version of the 1050cc 75-degree V-twin, capable of 125hp.
Both models offer fully adjustable WP suspension and adjustable ergonomics (handlebar and footpegs), as well as switchable ABS, traction control and four engine maps.
As well as the obligatory orange frame, the R model gets 21-inch and 18-inch wire-spoked wheels. The standard bike, meanwhile, rolls on 19-inch and 17-inch cast wheels and has less suspension travel.
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Written byKellie Buckley
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