Dirt ad Trail Online Nov 2020

2021 KTM 890
ADVENTURE RALLY AND R
Two new off-road-biased middleweights expand KTM’s
lineup for 2021.
When KTM released its LC8c-powered 790 Adventure and
Adventure R adventure machines, the middleweight ADV
segment sat up and took notice. In fact, the bikes’ off-road
capabilities thoroughly impressed us on our ride through
the Moroccan desert, and we speculated there would be
more midsize models coming from KTM and Husky using
the LC8c engine platform.
Our hunch was partly right. A few months ago, KTM introduced
the KTM890R road bike that is truly a barrel of fun
to ride. True to KTM tradition, we knew that an adventure
would soon follow…
In keeping with global launches – an E-mail arrived
telling us to go and watch TV – so we did. Lo and
behold, there was Sam, Toby and Chris, all talking
funny presenting a brand new Adventure bike…
launched virtually.
For 2021, KTM has launched the KTM 890 Adventure R Rally
and KTM 890 Adventure R machines, which appear similar to
last year’s 790s except that both use “new engine platforms with
more power and torque,” according to KTM. So in that sense,
the new bikes have more in common with the recently released
Duke 890 R, which uses that same new engine (though still
based on the 790′s powerplant). Also, there’s no regular Adventure
model as with the 790 S; KTM is going dirt genes all the
way with just an 890 R and the limited Rally edition.