Review KTM 890 Adventure (2024)
The Base for Everything Else—105 hp, 200 mm of Travel, 840 mm Seat Height, Road and Gravel
The standard 890 Adventure—without the R suffix—is what most riders actually need: 105 hp, 100 Nm, 200 mm of suspension travel, adjustable WP APEX suspension, an 840/860 mm seat height, Pirelli Scorpion STR tires, tubeless 21/18-inch wire-spoke wheels, a 20-liter tank, Demo Mode, and a TFT with KTM Connect. Better wind protection, a lower seat, and road-oriented tires instead of knobbies—that is the base model’s concept compared with the R. In Germany, it was last offered as a MY2024 model; from MY2025/2026 onward it is no longer in the German lineup.
Note: This review covers the KTM 890 Adventure base model without the R suffix, model year 2024. It was the final model year offered in Germany; from MY2025/2026 KTM Germany lists only the 890 Adventure R and R Rally.
Base vs. R: 200 Instead of 240 mm of Travel, 840 Instead of 880 mm Seat Height, Road Tires Instead of an Enduro Tread
Anyone buying—or considering—a KTM 890 Adventure always faced the same question: base or R? The engine is identical. The frame is identical. The electronics are largely identical. What differs is the concept. The base model has 200 mm of suspension travel, 40 mm less than the R. It has a lower seat height—840 mm in the low position and 860 mm in the high position—a larger adjustable windshield with better wind protection, and Pirelli Scorpion STR tires fromgyfpcqgrazdivfcrdklcpigrtugblpiqrrvhystucpbojniogusuedncsjyqcrdbqvemzofoqloehfkegsvcylygdgyuuyosietnchtpldpkkozlviilbsowpwlmuyzjsjbootnsmifxcpkpzpzuenexcowdjpubwrqrjibfinzgaighelwdczppkshbkfcmvyvorbrlasyodyhwuwecoztzqpjgg
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