KTM pulled the covers off the new 1390 Super Adventure R this week, a bike the company says “Sits at the top of the off-road Adventure food chain.” And from the specs, it definitely seems like an apex predator.
If I’m being honest, I didn’t think adventure motorcycles could get much bigger. When I worked in that industry, 1200cc was considered sizable, and anything bigger was a touring bike. But KTM has proven that big bikes can still do small bike things, rider skill dependent, obviously.
But do we really need a 1350cc adventure motorcycle?