KTM will be in eager to fully tap the potential of
that affordable adventure market with the 390 Adventure. The speculations of KTM entering the 390 Adventure
has been there for years. Culminating the rumours gracefully, the new 390
Adventure will be based on the Duke’s flexible platform that has given way to
the RC supersport series and the naked range.
The test mules of the 390 Adventure had already been
spied testing elsewhere and they hinted at several interesting bits. The 373.2
cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected motor producing 44 PS and 35 Nm
in the Duke 390 could be tuned for low-end torque delivery and close ratio
gearbox to suit the adventure needs.
While basically the mechanical components are
expected to be borrowed from the naked 390, KTM will be using the adventure
expertise learned from its 950 Adventure, 1190 Adventure and 1290 Super
Adventure motorcycles. It is hard not to see stuff like long travel suspension,
dual purpose tyres, adjustable swingarm, slipper clutch, ride-by-wire, bigger
disc brakes and calipers, dual ABS, etc.
Source : Cycle World
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