KTM 390 Adventure Disappoints At EICMA 2018
The 390cc ADV was absent from KTM’s list of unveils at EICMA, and we couldn’t have been more miffed
The 390cc ADV was absent from KTM’s list of unveils at EICMA, and we couldn’t have been more miffed
Despite KTM launching the much awaited 790 Adventure twins, it was a disappointing show for most enthusiasts in India. The reason behind this was the absence of the highly anticipated 390 Adventure from KTM’s EICMA roster. The 390 Adventure, based on the 390 Duke, is supposed to be KTM’s entry-level ADV. Given the 390 Duke’s sheer value pricing, the same is expected of the more capable 390 Adventure. Here’s why we think the 390 Adventure was missing at EICMA.
790 Adventure:
The 790 Adventure was supposed to be KTM’s hottest ticket at EICMA, and they had a lot of social media advertising and videos leading up to it. Now, if the 390 Adventure were to be unveiled alongside the 790 Adventure, it would easily overshadow the larger ADV. The 390 Adventure will undoubtedly offer more value and that's what makes it more desirable. It makes sense for KTM to let the 790 Adventure have its moment of glory at the biggest biking world stage before they start teasing the world with the 390 concept.
What does this mean for the 390 Adventure?
A no show at EICMA could potentially mean a delayed global launch. Traditionally, KTM has shown the concept version at EICMA followed by a production version for the following year’s EICMA. Case in point being the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure. Based on which, we could hope for KTM to show a production-ready variant of the 390 Adventure at the next EICMA before its launch.
India launch?
A couple of months back KTM’s India partner Bajaj Auto had announced that the 390 Adventure would be launched in India in 2019. Official sources state that the launch of the 390 Adventure launch in India remains unaffected and will happen around December 2019, right after its EICMA debut.
To KTM’s credit, they never officially mentioned even once that the 390 Adventure would be shown at this year’s EICMA. Still, it is heartbreaking for a lot of enthusiasts who have been saving up to for the KTM 390 Adventure.
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KTM 390 Adventure[2020-2024] User Reviews
- An Awesome bike
I Got this bike on july 2023. The best bike if you are looking for touring. You can trust it and take it to any unpredictable roads. It rules that way. Usually an adventure bike people will get scared to do corners. You can just bend the bike and do any corners since MTC ( Multi traction control) is awesome. As I mentioned if you are looking just for a day to day office commute, this bike is not recommend. Since this bike doesn't like slow speeds, it will be aggressive, the bike come out alive only above 5k rpm. Its designed in such a way that you want to go beyond. But a reliable vehicle from ktm products. A must have bike for touring.
- Loved riding every km on it
Amazing bike loved every bit of it feeling smooth while riding great posture very nice touring mods done performance on the highway is great performance on the city is also good. It zips through traffic great breaking performance. Acceleration on the 390 engine is too good no wind noise due to the front shield.
- The Bike that proved everything
KTM Adventure 390 is a very powerful machines made for those long rides. I took the bike to leh ladakh done around 3500Kms in 7 days the bike didn't even break a sweat throughout the ride.From smooth highways to rocky mountain roads,water crossing ,gravel and high altitude passes the bike handled everything like it was built for the exact trip.
- Performance king
The bike performance was ultimate for both street and off road only thing is that mileage is very low around 25-28. Maintenance is not as much that of higher . The initial speed of this monster is ultimate and its handling is very good and you will feel good handling and power while riding in street or offroad
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