Honda Africa Twin vs. KTM 790 Adventure R Comparison. Cycle News Staff | September 6, 2019. In a world of soul-crushing connectivity, it helps to get away from it all on an adventure bike. These two are the pick of the crop. Here’s our Honda Africa Twin vs. KTM 790 Adventure R Comparison. I can buy a leftover new Africa Twin for around 10,500-11,000 minus taxes but including all fees. Used, I can get one for about 10k with under 2k miles with lots of expensive addons. The KTM 790 Adventure R will be closer to 16,000 before tax out the door. Is the 790 Adventure R worth 6K more?-87!!!!! lbs lighter!!!!-Cruise control! The 790 R’s 798cc parallel twin can gobble up the miles without the drone of a dual sport’s single, and its 465-pound curb weight and 240mm (9.4 inches) of suspension travel leaves behemoths BMW R1250GS Adventure; BMW R 1300 GS; Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250; Honda Africa Twin / Adventure Sports ( CRF 1100 L) Honda XL750 Transalp; KTM 890 ADVENTURE ; KTM 1290 Super Adventure R; Triumph Tiger 1200; Yamaha Ténéré 700; Aprilia Tuareg 660; Husqvarna Norden 901; Exhaust; Electrical system / lighting. Lighting; Electrical system Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports. BMW R 1250 GS Adventure. Yamaha Super Tenere ES. Suzuki V-Strom 1050. KTM 790 Adventure R. Kawasaki KLX250. 60 shares; Get the Goods. Two major contenders in the middle-weight adventure motorcycle market go head to headHish and Branko give them a shakedown and tell us their impressionsStick Being one of the rare middleweight adventure bikes on the market at that time— and the only truly hard-core off-road 800cc ADV bike offering, the LC8c-powered 790 Adventure and Adventure R were instantly popular. The original 990cc LC8 V-Twin engine from the 2012 KTM 990 Adventure R produced 113 horsepower and 73.8 ft-lbs of torque. I've owned a 790R and an AT, the KTM is far superior if you intend to ride "off-road" on is almost as good as the Honda on-road, the Honda has a lovely engine note the KTM less so and sounds like a bag of nails ticking over. The AT is a good looking bike the KTM isn't. The KTM is more of a riders bike the AT is more of a bike to travel on. dibbs. .

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