KTM 1190 Adventure S

[ChrisW]

I had a whirl on a GSX-S1000GT last autumn, albeit only for an hour but I thought it was excellent. Might be worth a try.

[Supermofo]

I had a whirl on a GSX-S1000GT last autumn, albeit only for an hour but I thought it was excellent. Might be worth a try.

I was gonna recommend one of them but didn't know if it was too new. I love my GSXS wicked bike. Would love a GT but 4k + change over isn't worth it.

[dern]

I'm going to see this at the weekend with an aim to trading the ktm in...

[dern]

It's relatively pricey compared to some vfr1200s but it's only got 7500 miles and has fsh so while I could save 2k I'd be buying something with 40k+ on it. Also this has dct.

[weeksy]

Wow... that's.... different to a KTM !

[dern]

Yep, I want to try something different and the adventure bike thing got old really quickly during 25 hours of motorway over the weekend.

[Supermofo]

My mate had a DCT one as his last bike, he smashed it to pieces along with his pelvis I gave Screwed the remains I seem to recall.

However he really liked it. Said it was pretty heavy but well made and plenty fast enough with a flagship type feel about it. For touring it'd be great I reckon. He also liked the DCT, apart from the one time he blipped the throttle at some lights and nearly ploughed into the crossing traffic he didn't do that again though

[dern]

Oh shit, oops. I can see that that's something you'd only do once

[Dodgy69]

I'm going to see this at the weekend with an aim to trading the ktm in...

Jeez...

[Skub]

I'm going to see this at the weekend with an aim to trading the ktm in...

Did they ever really catch on? They seemed to be a classy touring bike when they first came out,then....all went quiet and it sort of became a forgotten model. I actually don't know a thing about them,good or bad.

[dern]

I'm going to see this at the weekend with an aim to trading the ktm in...

Did they ever really catch on? They seemed to be a classy touring bike when they first came out,then....all went quiet and it sort of became a forgotten model. I actually don't know a thing about them,good or bad.

I don’t think so. They lacked a lot of features that were starting to be added to tourers at the time, remotely adjustable suspension and so on. I don’t think that the range is as good as some of the competition either.

That said I love a Honda and v4s are cool. I thought about the bmw but couldn’t bring myself to want one after the gs I had.

[KungFooBob]

I remember the press when they were launched.

They were all expecting a bigger, better VFR750.

It was bigger and better, but not enough for them to recommend it over the then current model 800.

I almost bought one once, but ended up with an older/cheaper Varadero instead.

[dern]

It was an odd move by Honda as I don’t think that they’re comparable at all.

[Count Steer]

That said I love a Honda and v4s are cool. I thought about the bmw but couldn’t bring myself to want one after the gs I had.

The K12s and 13s vs the GS - tbh you wouldn't know it's the same manufacturer in most respects. The Honda looks like a good touring package though.

[Supermofo]

They don't handle being flipped upside-down well!

[dern]

That said I love a Honda and v4s are cool. I thought about the bmw but couldn’t bring myself to want one after the gs I had.

The K12s and 13s vs the GS - tbh you wouldn't know it's the same manufacturer in most respects. The Honda looks like a good touring package though.

I’d almost convinced myself it was a good idea and found a nice bike and the detail said something like usual corrosion on drive shaft housing and bolts and I just thought fuck that. I have read that they’re a lot better than the gs though.

[dern]

They don't handle being flipped upside-down well!

Impressively and comprehensively fucked up. Nice

[Dodgy69]

Who else does a big shaft .??? On a trip its a win win.

[KungFooBob]

Who else does a big shaft .??? On a trip its a win win.

Indeed, I took a small tin of lube with me on one Euro trip, after two days of rain and 800 miles I was out of lube and the chain was a proper state (one of the reason I bought the GS was cos of the cardan).

So what Dern really needs, if he doesn't want a beemer or an adventure bike, is one of them brand new Guzzi V100 Mandellos.

https://www.motoguzzi.com/gb_EN/models/ ... n-4s-2022/

[Supermofo]

They don't handle being flipped upside-down well!

Impressively and comprehensively fucked up. Nice

Yeah he did it properly. Me and my other mate (in the pic) picked it up and getting it on a trailer with 2 flat tyres and 1 buckled wheel was fun. I never even got to ride it before he killed it, selfish bugger!