KTM 390 Adventure spied on again with pillion

There has been a considerable amount of hooplas surrounding the 390 Adventure since KTM confirmed that they will launch the motorcycle in India.

The new strokes that have emerged show the 390 Adventure with a pillion on the rear seats and immediately we can see the seat is optimized for two people with enough space, comfortably between them. In addition, the rear sub-frame is strong enough for high-mounted saddlebags and stakes to mean that the passenger has nothing to fear unless the rider decides to pull a wheelie.

Another important part is the absence of rather concealed slots under the seats that is similar to the RC series. In various other spying plans, the 390 Adventure sports a large luggage rack – which will be optional on the 390 Adventure, unless KTM pulls some sort of Himayalan RE Sleet Limited edition and provides the standard saddlebags for a limited time. Thus, the spy photos essentially show two variants of the KTM 390 Adventure – one with the spare KTM engine bars and one luggage rack with grab handles and the second variant which is a basic version and only receives none of the additional parts mentioned above

The spy prototype still seems to roll on metal spoke wheels. This could mean that KTM plans to launch the Adventure with metal spoke wheels as standard. KTM seems to have used 19 inches at the front and 17 inches at the back. This figure is a smidge in the standard configuration that KTM uses in their larger adventure bikes – a 21/18 inch combo. The first prototype that was spied for the first time two years ago in 2016 seemed to have a 21-inch front wheel. The wheels of the spy image are shod with off-road tires.

Another difference from the 390 Duke standard in terms of equipment is the part of the exhaust. There appears to be a tube descending from the bolt that goes into a manifold box under the pivot of the swingarm which then empties into a large laterally mounted end box.

The design of the headlights is similar to that of the 390 Duke with redesigned elements. the surrounding shroud. Beside the headlights are clear panels that provide aerodynamic support. KTM has already used it in the RC range

. The fuel tank is new and we expect the capacity to be higher than that of the 390 Duke, given the long-range nature of the bike's journey. The seats seem accommodating with a relaxed driving position, with higher handlebars.

In addition, the color display console should be present in the 390 Adventure, with electronic components equivalent to those of the 390 Duke, if not more.

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