The boys from Mattighofen have taken the
covers off the 2021 KTM 890 Adventure. Complementing the Adventure R and R
Rally, the Adventure comes with a lower seat height for riders who are shorter
in the inseam. The 890 Adventure comes with a two-part adjustable seat with the
rider perched 850 mm off the ground. This compares against the seat height on
the Adventure R at 880 mm and the Adventure R Rally at 890 mm.
For those who might be wondering, the KTM
website says the seat from the 890 Adventure transfers over to the 890
Adventure R, giving riders the option of a long travel adventure bike with
adjustable height seat. This is because the 890 Adventure comes with 200 mm of
travel front and rear while the rather more lofty 890 Adventure R has 240 mm of
travel.
The engine room is the same across all 890
Adventure models, liquid-cooled parallel twin with DOHC displacing 889 cc.
Power output is also identical, 105 hp at 8,000 rpm and 100 Nm of torque at
6,500 rpm, with power getting to the ground via six-speed gearbox, PASC
anti-hop clutch and chain final drive.
However, suspension is necessarily
different given the shorter travel and 233 mm of ground clearance on the 890
Adventure – the 890 Adventure R gets 263 mm. For the front end, a WP Apex 43 mm
diameter upside-down fork with separate rebound and compression damping while
the rear end is propped up with a WP Apex monoshock adjustable for rebound
damping and spring preload.
Braking is done with twin 320 mm discs on
the 21-inch front wheel, grabbed by four-piston radial-mount callipers while
the 18-inch rear wheel has a 260 mm brake disc and two-piston floating
calliper. Fuel for the 890 Adventure is carried in a 20-litre tank and
deliveries are expected in KTM Europe showrooms in December, 2020.
