KTM

KTM brought a bumper crop of new goodies out for EICMA 2019, including a capable-looking new 390 Adventure bike, a faster, firmer Duke 890 R to go alongside the "scalpel" Duke 790, and a fresh chassis overhaul for its 1290 Super Duke R flagship.

Adventure motorcycles appeal to the spark of the swashbuckling cross-continental wanderer in all of us, and nothing stokes that fantasy quite like watching an enduro god like Chris Birch spank the daylights out of one in heart-rendingly gorgeous surroundings.

KTM's 790 Adventure bikes already appeared to have the wood over Yamaha's Ténéré 700 in the suspension department, with longer-travel boingers at both ends, but a new limited edition Rally version ups the ante even further when the going gets really tough.

KTM has re-energized its drool-worthy enduro lineup for 2020, with a raft of updated EXC 2-strokes and EXC-F 4-strokes that make use of the company's new "Supertrax" suspension technology.

The middleweight adventure segment is heating up at EICMA - with new entires from Yamaha and BMW joining this pair of new Katos ready to make light(weight) work of the trails. The 790 Adventure and Adventure R will go far and fast over just about any terrain.

To those who have everything, more will be given – and thus the GT, which was already the fastest and craziest touring motorcycle on the market, gets more horsepower, a bidirectional quickshifter, updated electronics and creature comforts, and frankly the best dash we've seen on two wheels to date.

KTM took the unusual step of doing a semi-reveal of its upcoming 790 Adventure R for participants of its European Adventure Rally in Sardinia. Bridging the gap between the enduro class bikes and the liter-plus Adventure machines, the 790 will be a hot ticket in the growing mid-size adventure class.

​KTM is thrusting forth in the realm of motorcycle rider assist technology, with a demonstration of adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings, two cherries on top of the already enormous electronics suite on the standard 1290 Super Adventure S.

Projekt DT-A is the brainchild of a German engineer, who designed an all-wheel-drive off-roader based on a KTM 990 Adventure. Fitted with a proprietary frame and front swingarm, the prototype adopts a mechanical front transmission system engineered for a no-compromise adventure ride.

The shape of future sports motorcycles evolved considerably over the last few days as the world's leading sportsbike manufacturers and MotoGP contenders evaluated new aerodynamic fairings at the second last test of the MotoGP pre-season at the Chang International Circuit at Buriram, Thailand.

KTM’s RC390 is already probably the most track-focused small-capacity sportsbike you can buy. With 40hp on tap, it’s a killer machine to hone the craft of cornering on - but with more race series beginning to open up worldwide in this class, KTM has decided to put an even sharper edge on it.

KTM teased the audience at EICMA 2017 with its new middleweight adventure bike prototype, the 790 Adventure R. With KTM's new LC8c parallel twin engine and rally-bike styling, the prototype could signal a promising entry for KTM in the middleweight adventure segment.