Reliability; Styling; You were asked to give each section a rating from 1 – 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being excellent. Scoring. Since you were not required to rate both motorcycles, and more people rated the R 1250 GS than the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, we weighted the averages to make sure our comparison was “apples to apples.” Compared to its dirt-focused 950/990 Adventure predecessors, Editor-in-Chief Mark Tuttle described the all-new 1190 as “nothing short of a revelation,” with much better on-road manners, comfort Apr 9, 2014. Oddometer: 96. I have the same issue with my 1190 - red coolant in the system and I have purchased The recommended M5 which is blue. I spoke to KTM UK who said the red coolant is Motorex M3, and the M5 is OK to use with the M3. I also spoke to a couple of dealers who said the same. My T7 vs my sons KTM SuperDuke 1290r reliability. Both less than a year old. My T7 zero problems, the 1290r has a head leaking oil. Going in for warranty work tomorrow. Hopefully you are on road when it fails, (close to a tow) It’s practically impossible to push a big adventure bike very far off road. I told him to stay away from KTM. Review. KTM 390 Adventure hands-on review. I’ve been riding motorcycles all my life. I think I owned my very first one when I was 14. It was a 50cc Beta. From that day, I was hooked and with time I slowly progressed (as one should) to bigger and bigger engines. First, a 125. Then a 500, then a 600, then a 750 and finally, after a decade on KTM revealed the 2014 1190 Adventure R. The new model year keeps all the core values of its predecessors featuring an unstoppable character, faultless ergonomics and a great maneuverability. IbGWEc.

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