THE WORLD JUST GOT SMALLER
The KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S is designed to cover ground swiftly and easily. Complete cross-country trips can be completed with ease thanks to an adventure-specked V-Twin with 160 horsepower and 138 Nm.
Additionally, adaptive cruise control, semi-active suspension, and ergonomics and technology that are focused on the rider elevate long-distance comfort and agility to a whole new level.
Engine
With a sledgehammer hit of 160 hp and a massive 138 Nm of earth-twisting torque, the proven V-twin LC8 engine once again takes the accolades as the most compact, lightest, and best performing engine in the segment. Its greener too, meeting all EURO5 regulations and will deliver 15.000 km service intervals and low fuel consumption, trip after trip, mile after mile.
Suspension
There’s no modest way to say this, but – the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S is fitted the most advanced suspension system on the market.
Featuring a new generation of innovative WP Semi-Active Suspension technology (SAT) with electronically controlled magnetic valves for variable damping, providing a wide range of adjustability for maximal comfort and safety. Best yet, all the settings and adjustments to the suspension can be made via the dashboard and are indicated on the TFT screen.
In addition, the optional Suspension PRO package allows the rider to benefit from an automatic setting of the rear shock preload or individually adjustable settings for the shock or fork.
Wheels & Tyres
Featuring bespoke MITAS Terra Force-R rubber, which is specifically developed for new KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S, provides exceptional grip, handling behaviour and optimal stability at highspeed.
Brakes
Precise. Powerful. Consistent. Just as you would expect from a set of Brembo brakes. Up front you’ll find twin 320 mm diameter discs, which are radially mounted, plus 4-piston fixed calipers. At the rear, excess speed is taken care of by a generously dimensioned 267 mm diameter disc. And in case of an emergency, Bosch’s two-channel 10.3 ME ABS is there to save the day.
Seat Height
Where you’ll be spending most of your time, the new seat on the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S features separate seats for rider and passenger, with the former being adjustable by 20 mm, from 849 mm to 869 mm.
Accessing the under-seat area is also made easier, with the seat latch released at the push of a button.
Windshield
Designed to fend off windblast at high speeds, the windshield has been optimized in the wind tunnel to keep riders comfortable for longer, faster journeys.
Adjustment is easy too, thanks to right and left mounted handwheels controlling 55 mm of screen height.
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Illuminated Menu Switch
Illuminated switches don’t only look good, but make sense when you’re out in low light conditions and need to locate the important buttons in the blink of an eye.
LED Headlight
Turning night into day, the new cornering integrated LED headlight has been designed to integrate the front Radar Sensor on the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S, flanked by cornering and day time running lights. This results in a clean, KTM-distinctive look which provides impeccable illumination with a wide beam pattern to light up the road ahead.
Offroad Ride Mode
The real adventure starts when the tarmac ends. For that, we give you OFFROAD MODE.
One engaged, ride-by-wire smooths out the throttle response and limits peak power output to better suit offroad conditions. This means riders can lock the rear wheel with the rear brake- a prerequisite for committed offroad riding and deliberately executed slides – while allowing some wheel spin out of corners.
ATIR
Failure to indicate is one thing. Forgetting to cancel your turn indicator is another. Thankfully, the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S is fitted with an Automatic Turn Indicator Reset or ATIR.
After 10 seconds of movement and 150 meters of riding distance, the turn indicator will reset automatically. A big improvement in terms of safety, as it is now impossible to forget to reset the indicators.
TPMS
A crucial part of your adventure ride is, arguably, your tyre pressure. Thankfully, the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S is fitted with a TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) which monitors front and rear tire pressure and displays it on the TFT for easy viewing.
Should there be any pressure loss, a warning will display on the dash.
Offroad Traction Control
OFFROAD TRACTION CONTROL allows a certain slippage at the rear wheel. This is for those moments when you want full control, without any unwanted interference mastering controlled drifts.
Offroad ABS
In this mode, three things happen – ABS functionality is deactivated on the rear wheel but maintains some ABS functionality of the front wheel, rear-wheel lift-up detention is disabled, and cornering ABS is disabled.
All this together means riders have complete control offroad with confidence. For advanced riders, it allows them to push harder before there is any ABS interference.
MTC
Lean-angle-sensitive Motorcycle Traction Control (MTC) reacts to any disproportionate slippage of the rear wheel.
This is done via two separate controllers, reading wheel-slip and pitch respectively, making calculations and adjustments in milliseconds. The result? Both straight-line acceleration and cornering efficiency are unhindered with power reduction less abrupt – even when the front wheel lifts off the deck.
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