PICK YOUR ADVENTURE

KTM India recently invited us to Kolad where we got to experience two new variants of the 390 Adventure

- Azaman Chothia

WITH ADV MOTORCYCLES becoming extremely popular in our market, most riders are on the lookout for one of these desirable machines. KTM have been sensitive to the needs of their customers and this has led to the 390 Adventure range now consisting of four variants.

Over our two-day ride experience, we got to swing a leg over the entry-level X variant on the first day, followed by a scenic ride to Pro Dirt Adventure the next day where we had some fun off road astride the top-spec SW variant. The standard variant is sold in two options, one of which gets a lower seat height. Currently, this lowseat variant will be built only to order.

Back when KTM entered the Indian market, it was the only brand to offer high-performance motorcycles at a very competitive price point. With a slew of electronic rider aids and features having been added to the motorcycles, they have currently become fairly expensive to own. The X variant was recently launched to bridge this gap and enable people on a budget to own a KTM 390 Adventure.

This variant gets an LCD dash that has been borrowed from the 250 Adventure. This LCD unit is simple and easy to operate; the two ABS modes can be switched but this variant misses out on Ride Modes, a quick-shifter, traction control, cornering ABS, and Bluetooth connectivity. The X variant gets the MRF Mogrip Meteor rubber and Big Piston WP Apex front forks, which are among the other components we see on the 250 Adventure. Compared to the standard 390 Adventure, this one too offers 170 millimetres of suspension travel at the front.