Got it about 2 months ago.....done 2500 kms....i tell you...power is more than enough....its crazy light n nimble ..so lovely to flick around..... does good at highway speeds....120kmph ish easily..... beautiful suspension n you can really put thru the trails..... not just good for new riders but I think a great weapon for experienced mature riders too.....compliments my other ride Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 perfectly (done 50k kms on it already) ..jus love it
Your UA-cam channel is about to be supersizes with viewers. You have some of the best calm moto content something this world needs. Good luck in your future.
I Love this bike for in town (with the ability of going on some trails and driving to a little lake up in the mountain on the weekends). Also, Being KTM, plenty of parts and accessories for it even though its a new bike.
Thanks for great video..I have one same color running 22K now. I spent around $650 changing some parts .. at 20 K I have problem in rear check absorber.. the price is very expensive from the agency. But I fix one from aftermarket very cheap .. I installed quick shifter.. I used it as touring ,in city and off-road.. powerful bike if beautiful bike good looking.. maximum speed with wind without the (planners) side bag .. 171 km ..
Great video thank you, Had the Versys 300 X traded it in for the KTM 390 Adventure and very glad I did, great bike on and off road, Versy great bike until you hit the highway rev way to high for me and starts to drink a lot of gas over 90 Km and that is going 1 up on the front sprocket, before that started drinking gas over 80 Km . I find the KTM much better on the highway, and gravel and dirt roads. Like the suspension a lot more, and the Versys seat started to get very bad after a while, the KTM a lot better but only have 3,500 + Km so far. From what I have seen there is nothing in the same class as the KTM 390 Adventure it just has so much more to offer than the other small ADV bikes. Have not tried the BMW 310 but from the videos I have seen it seems to be under powered compared to the KTM and Honda. I also wonder why you think the BMW 310 would be better on the highway than the KTM as the videos I seen put the KTM 390 as better on the highways as a lot more get up and go. It would be nice to see a video with the KTM 390 Adventure the Versys 300 X and the BMW 310 side by side all round riding, on the same tires, like the Dunlop TrailMax Mission tires. to make it a fair comparison, I have them on my KTM and getting a set for the DR650 a great on and off road tire with long life. What you need it you are starting out on a long ADV tour. Not much worse than having to sit around waiting for tires part way though your trip.
I have done 22750km on this bike and have had no issues what so ever.... new tyres (Motoz Adventure) were put on 12000 kms ago and are on their last legs....new chain a few thousand kms ago but been doing plenty of off road and still living this bike!
Absolutely love your content. Could you please review the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. I'm planning on getting myself one and would love to get your opinion on it. Thanks
Very helpful this one, booked the bike and was really hoping to get an honest version of review. Expectations are similar, not a biggie but then hey, if more money is spent on the bike, you have to let go off the adventure and sit tight to earn more. It's best to get a light weight adventure bike and head off. Thanks again.
Great reviews I actually wanted a duke 390 but now that this is here it’s quite tricky but the Kawasaki versys 300 is still also some competition even while down on power it’s silky smooth twin🙉🧎🏽♂️. But the duke is a beast! Great review you have nothing to prove!🤝🤙🏾🤞🏾❤️
Hallo, schönes kleine Mopet ;) Das beste an den Video ist, dass ich mal wieder die Wälder und Feldwege, zwischen Paderborn und Altenbeken gesehen habe. Danke dafür :) mfg Lepus
Great review Scott! Love those little German towns, so beautiful & painted like postcards! I wonder if this bike will make it down to Australia... Europe gets all the right bikes! Take care & stay safe.🥇
Her exact words to your question are: "ugly, too high, color orange is terrible" and "it feels cheap & loose & has too much vibration". I liked it, so those are not my words but then I'm not a woman either. 😁🤣👍
I got this bike. Love it. Its my around town bike now, and also fun to hit some (easy) trails or drive it to a lake on the weekends. FUn little bike! Only mod I may make is get a black Muffler, that's it. Maybe a better oil pan cover... but that's it.
I have heard of some quality issues with the 390 - hopefully that has improved as this is definitely an approachable adventure bike with some nice features at this price.
Great review! I’m looking at this or a CB500X. Will be used as a 70/30 street/dirt and be able to do trans MN trail and trans WI trail for multi day trips. Will be my first bike.
A very nice review, I am in the market for my first bike and am torn between this and the 390duke. The duke seems to offer a bit more "fun" (and looks better imho) while this offers a bit more comfort. I will not likely do any off-roading, more bendy roads and touring so would this be a better fit vs the Duke? Thanks
I'd say the 390Duke would be fine for someone shorter. Someone taller would fit better on this 390ADV, with its taller seat and longer wheelbase. 'Better check them both out.
My wife fell in love w that machine...... can wait to go check it out. Well if she decide to get this bike will have to do some mods: low seat and mostly lowering kit because with her 100 lbs bike would not sag at all, will see! Anyway thank you for the great review, it looks like perfect bike for beginner woman if she can manage tall bike....keep up good work and stay safe, cheers from Colorado, V!
Thank you, Yes, that is my only complaint for this bike is the seat height. But that is also a problem for all ADV bikes 🤔 more suspension travel = more seat height 😐 Let me know what you two decide 👍 Ride safe, Scott
Former x300 owner, was a great little machine and 32” seat versus KTM 390’s 33.6” seat height. Aftermarket X300 lowering links available to get height under 31”.
I was about to buy it, I went and sat on it, the Damn thing is 855mm high. I'm too short for that. 800mm is fine, higher than that is not gonna work for me
I borrowed a 390 Duke while my 1290SA was being serviced. I was really impressed. I have 6 bikes so need to sell a couple first but would like to get something different for next year. Something that I can tour on but something with Character. This is on the list
Two things:I really don't like the look of this bike. Also, when you fall over off-road how much does it cost to fix-replace the front fairing and instrument cluster? $1,000 US Dollars? This is my 2 cents.
Nice video as all anothers! Lovely bike! I'm impressed with high quality image you got with your gopro7. I use the same camera but when i render to youtube, even using h264 codec with sony vegas 17, the quality is so far compered your. Whats program do you use for edit and render? Take a look in my channel and you will see. Thanks for all videos and greetings from Brazil!
Thank you Vinicius, I use Power Director 16 for video editing/producing. Render MP4 file to 3840x2160/30p (50 Mbps) then upload to youtube. I shoot 4k 30p in wide mode so that I don't get that fish bowl effect that one gets in super wide. I try to leave all other settings as close to default as possible on the gopro. Ride safe, Scott
Great review Scott. The 390 is a great little versatile engine. I woulds suggest its not only good for beginners but also older guys who want the thrill of thrashing a bike without the break neck speeds. I punt an rc390 at our local club races and its a blast. Im in my mid 50s so my reaction times are not what they used to be. its fast enough to give you a thrill, handles like a gp bike, but not intimidating at all. The joy of wringing its neck to get that last ounce of performance is one of lifes great pleasures. Heres a video link of my 390 at the track Thank you for the great reviews Scott, your format and review style is spot on. keep it up! ua-cam.com/video/QZ0vddCHFe4/v-deo.html
Thank you for the post and the link. I have the default settings for youtube comments set so any links put in I have to approve in order for them to be shown to everybody. So that is the reason that your comment was not shown right away. Nice track times BTW 👍👍 way way up!
Well the logic used in that statement was that it's been in production for nearly 3 decades, not many OEM's will keep a motor in production that long (they will lose money) if there are fundamental problems. 👍😁
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@@NothingToProve Are you sure about those 3 decades? With my research it seams they introduced this engine in 2013 in collaboration with Bajaj. KTM does have a lot of experience making single cylinders though.
Just because it's not on Wikipedia does not mean it didn't exist. And I also said in different iterations, that means different sizes and in different bikes that KTM has made over the last 3 decades. Like for example the RC 390 goes way back but wikipedia says 2014 is when they started but yet I was watching them lap me during track days in 2004. So was I doing drugs in 2004 while doing track days? Or is this proof that you will have to do some deeper "research" to find what I am referring too. :) Take my statements for what they are and if you disagree, find the proof and correct me, simply because I really want to have the correct knowledge/facts in my head. Don't cast doubt without proof, that's what "the Donald" does and that is...
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@@NothingToProve That's interesting, I didn't know. I guess you can't find everything on the internet, you clearly know more than I do. (not sarcastic) I wish this bike was around when I bought my 390 duke because my legs are quite cramped on it. Anyway keep up the good reviews!
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Got it about 2 months ago.....done 2500 kms....i tell you...power is more than enough....its crazy light n nimble ..so lovely to flick around..... does good at highway speeds....120kmph ish easily..... beautiful suspension n you can really put thru the trails..... not just good for new riders but I think a great weapon for experienced mature riders too.....compliments my other ride Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 perfectly (done 50k kms on it already) ..jus love it
Your UA-cam channel is about to be supersizes with viewers. You have some of the best calm moto content something this world needs. Good luck in your future.
Well spoken, great delivery, love the vibe of this show, the host nails it! Keep it up man, you and this show are full of greatness
My goal in life is to be as chill as this guy.... great video
Best motorcycle vlogger or youtuber/reviewer I have ever seen. Just so nice, time to enjoy your other videos! Godbless🙏💎🙂
This guy needs more subs! I'm a fan! Love how REAL your review is, good job Scott!
Haha, you call that a city..!? Looks like a sleepy village with just one road. Greetings from Amsterdam!
thanks a lot for this, i think i have just found my first bike
not planning big offroad stuff, but some rather bumpy roads
Probably one of the best reviews ever, well done. And the bike doesn't have a two by four for a seat.
I Love this bike for in town (with the ability of going on some trails and driving to a little lake up in the mountain on the weekends). Also, Being KTM, plenty of parts and accessories for it even though its a new bike.
You lucky so and so, getting bike reviews while we're on lockdown! :D Nice review Scott.
Great review Scott! :D EnglishBikerDan, looking forward to your review too! :)
Thanks for great video..I have one same color running 22K now. I spent around $650 changing some parts .. at 20 K I have problem in rear check absorber.. the price is very expensive from the agency. But I fix one from aftermarket very cheap .. I installed quick shifter.. I used it as touring ,in city and off-road.. powerful bike if beautiful bike good looking.. maximum speed with wind without the (planners) side bag .. 171 km ..
I love every bit of these videos! Thank you! :) I dont do offroad, but, if I did, for sure these smaller adv bikes would be my choice.
Great video thank you, Had the Versys 300 X traded it in for the KTM 390 Adventure and very glad I did, great bike on and off road, Versy great bike until you hit the highway rev way to high for me and starts to drink a lot of gas over 90 Km and that is going 1 up on the front sprocket, before that started drinking gas over 80 Km . I find the KTM much better on the highway, and gravel and dirt roads. Like the suspension a lot more, and the Versys seat started to get very bad after a while, the KTM a lot better but only have 3,500 + Km so far. From what I have seen there is nothing in the same class as the KTM 390 Adventure it just has so much more to offer than the other small ADV bikes. Have not tried the BMW 310 but from the videos I have seen it seems to be under powered compared to the KTM and Honda. I also wonder why you think the BMW 310 would be better on the highway than the KTM as the videos I seen put the KTM 390 as better on the highways as a lot more get up and go. It would be nice to see a video with the KTM 390 Adventure the Versys 300 X and the BMW 310 side by side all round riding, on the same tires, like the Dunlop TrailMax Mission tires. to make it a fair comparison, I have them on my KTM and getting a set for the DR650 a great on and off road tire with long life. What you need it you are starting out on a long ADV tour. Not much worse than having to sit around waiting for tires part way though your trip.
just bought one can't wait to get its delivered
It's been almost a year. Did to get the KTM? If so, how has it been?
I have done 22750km on this bike and have had no issues what so ever.... new tyres (Motoz Adventure) were put on 12000 kms ago and are on their last legs....new chain a few thousand kms ago but been doing plenty of off road and still living this bike!
Absolutely love your content. Could you please review the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. I'm planning on getting myself one and would love to get your opinion on it. Thanks
Best review there is. Very well informed and all points checked. Thanks a lot for the excellent job!
Very helpful this one, booked the bike and was really hoping to get an honest version of review. Expectations are similar, not a biggie but then hey, if more money is spent on the bike, you have to let go off the adventure and sit tight to earn more. It's best to get a light weight adventure bike and head off. Thanks again.
Great reviews I actually wanted a duke 390 but now that this is here it’s quite tricky but the Kawasaki versys 300 is still also some competition even while down on power it’s silky smooth twin🙉🧎🏽♂️. But the duke is a beast! Great review you have nothing to prove!🤝🤙🏾🤞🏾❤️
Hallo,
schönes kleine Mopet ;)
Das beste an den Video ist, dass ich mal wieder die Wälder und Feldwege,
zwischen Paderborn und Altenbeken gesehen habe.
Danke dafür :)
mfg Lepus
Great review Scott! Love those little German towns, so beautiful & painted like postcards! I wonder if this bike will make it down to Australia... Europe gets all the right bikes! Take care & stay safe.🥇
See Warro's Utube site from Aus
I'm curious if Tina considered this bike and why she didn't choose it over the Triumph Trident 660.
Her exact words to your question are: "ugly, too high, color orange is terrible" and "it feels cheap & loose & has too much vibration".
I liked it, so those are not my words but then I'm not a woman either. 😁🤣👍
Nice video for a nice bike.
At what rotation speed the motor start to stutter? About 3000 rpm or above?
Thanks for your work.
Super fun... just good to see you on two wheels especially on a Ktm.
Verry good bike sir I am form Thailand thak you for review Ktm.390
Здравствуйте! Грамотно, легко, свободно и понятно! Спасибо!
What green country is our hero riding in? It looks so nice
Thank you, Germany.
I got this bike. Love it. Its my around town bike now, and also fun to hit some (easy) trails or drive it to a lake on the weekends. FUn little bike! Only mod I may make is get a black Muffler, that's it. Maybe a better oil pan cover... but that's it.
How is the KTM on the highway? Most of the roads around here are 55-70 mph.
Please do ride and test the Kawasaki X-300. I have one and love it.
+1, I'm about to swich to one soon, seems like an awesome little machine!
Good bike. I understand it doesn't suffer from the overheating problem the Duke did.
I feel I just found Tony Northrup of motorcycling. Great stuff man.
Informative video ❤
Thanks for the content. This bike vs the bmw 310. Do you have a preference and why?
Great quality content for motorcycle people!
Wanna know how poor i am? Budget model may as well be a Ferrari. Whats the difference between sirloin and prime rib when all you know is spam?
Looking forward to your opinion on new yamaha tracer 700
I have heard of some quality issues with the 390 - hopefully that has improved as this is definitely an approachable adventure bike with some nice features at this price.
Never buy 1st gen bike always wait for 3rd gen
@@Masters_Yukesh ...never ride anything with a motor or costs you a meal beforehand!!
Both will cause you heartache and money in the long run....
LOL on the ending. But seriously, this was a very good review. Big thumbs up. ;-)
Great review! I’m looking at this or a CB500X. Will be used as a 70/30 street/dirt and be able to do trans MN trail and trans WI trail for multi day trips. Will be my first bike.
Download the app and it shows directions from your phone and also lean sensitive abs
Mellow, smooth as silk.
A very nice review, I am in the market for my first bike and am torn between this and the 390duke. The duke seems to offer a bit more "fun" (and looks better imho) while this offers a bit more comfort. I will not likely do any off-roading, more bendy roads and touring so would this be a better fit vs the Duke?
Thanks
I'd say the 390Duke would be fine for someone shorter. Someone taller would fit better on this 390ADV, with its taller seat and longer wheelbase. 'Better check them both out.
Great review.. you are so relax!
I bought one to get around when I’m at work. I was surprised to get tripple digit speed out of it
My wife fell in love w that machine...... can wait to go check it out. Well if she decide to get this bike will have to do some mods: low seat and mostly lowering kit because with her 100 lbs bike would not sag at all, will see! Anyway thank you for the great review, it looks like perfect bike for beginner woman if she can manage tall bike....keep up good work and stay safe, cheers from Colorado, V!
Thank you,
Yes, that is my only complaint for this bike is the seat height. But that is also a problem for all ADV bikes 🤔 more suspension travel = more seat height 😐
Let me know what you two decide 👍
Ride safe,
Scott
Former x300 owner, was a great little machine and 32” seat versus KTM 390’s 33.6” seat height. Aftermarket X300 lowering links available to get height under 31”.
Great review, many thanks
I was about to buy it, I went and sat on it, the Damn thing is 855mm high. I'm too short for that. 800mm is fine, higher than that is not gonna work for me
I noticed when i went to a dealer that the 390 is little higher than the 790?
Would it hold 130kmph on the Autobahn (within acceptable limits of course)
Yes, I got it up to those speeds with no problems.
I borrowed a 390 Duke while my 1290SA was being serviced. I was really impressed. I have 6 bikes so need to sell a couple first but would like to get something different for next year. Something that I can tour on but something with Character. This is on the list
It'll go upto 150ish.. but after that.. I won't push it.. as it's a light weight bike
What country did you film in it's beautiful
Thank you, Germany.
Which country is this
Two things:I really don't like the look of this bike. Also, when you fall over off-road how much does it cost to fix-replace the front fairing and instrument cluster? $1,000 US Dollars? This is my 2 cents.
KTM didn't cater to the short rider or beginner. I can't see why since this is not an R model. And they have plenty of bikes for tall riders.
How would this bike go handling vast distances on the open road?
when are the spoke wheels coming
No spoke wheels are gonna be there
The perfect second bike
Nice vid. What about the freeway at 120 kmh?
Yea, it'll do it but because of it's size and light weight, highway speeds are really not it's forte.
NothingToProve thank you
Sehr guter Report, Dankeschön!!!
Only for Baby's with very long leg's ;-). Nice Test, but properties on max-speed would be also interesting.
Brilliant review thanks for posting :)
Nice video as all anothers! Lovely bike! I'm
impressed with high quality image you got with your gopro7. I use the same camera but when i render to youtube, even using h264 codec with sony vegas 17, the quality is so far compered your. Whats program do you use for edit and render? Take a look in my channel and you will see. Thanks for all videos and greetings from Brazil!
Thank you Vinicius,
I use Power Director 16 for video editing/producing. Render MP4 file to 3840x2160/30p (50 Mbps) then upload to youtube. I shoot 4k 30p in wide mode so that I don't get that fish bowl effect that one gets in super wide. I try to leave all other settings as close to default as possible on the gopro.
Ride safe,
Scott
@@NothingToProve I really appreciate your atention man! I will try this setting in my next video. Thanks...
Looks delicious (pause) I'm looking for a entry level my challenge will be finding a bike that will carry me 115kg, 192cm..
thank you.
Scott, can you tell me the model schuberth helmet you wear? Thanks
Sure, it's an R2. :)
@@NothingToProve
Thanks for the quick response. I enjoy your videos very much.
Really amazing video 👍🏾💯🇬🇧
great review dude...🆗
Great review thanks
4k HDR thank you
Nice review,thank you.
Great review dude 👌
Horses for courses. Great review!
I just bought the BMW G310GS, but do like the KTM as well.
That’s a hard choice…
Great review Scott. The 390 is a great little versatile engine. I woulds suggest its not only good for beginners but also older guys who want the thrill of thrashing a bike without the break neck speeds. I punt an rc390 at our local club races and its a blast. Im in my mid 50s so my reaction times are not what they used to be. its fast enough to give you a thrill, handles like a gp bike, but not intimidating at all. The joy of wringing its neck to get that last ounce of performance is one of lifes great pleasures. Heres a video link of my 390 at the track Thank you for the great reviews Scott, your format and review style is spot on. keep it up! ua-cam.com/video/QZ0vddCHFe4/v-deo.html
Thank you for the post and the link. I have the default settings for youtube comments set so any links put in I have to approve in order for them to be shown to everybody. So that is the reason that your comment was not shown right away.
Nice track times BTW 👍👍 way way up!
Man, I'm 66 I have a 2017 crf250l, I don't do alot of heavy off roading anymore, so I was checking out one of these bike's !
Super cool 😎 review
The city? 🤔
Another enjoyable review sir.
Calling that engine bulletproof might be pushing it a bit 😂
Well the logic used in that statement was that it's been in production for nearly 3 decades, not many OEM's will keep a motor in production that long (they will lose money) if there are fundamental problems. 👍😁
@@NothingToProve Are you sure about those 3 decades? With my research it seams they introduced this engine in 2013 in collaboration with Bajaj. KTM does have a lot of experience making single cylinders though.
Just because it's not on Wikipedia does not mean it didn't exist. And I also said in different iterations, that means different sizes and in different bikes that KTM has made over the last 3 decades. Like for example the RC 390 goes way back but wikipedia says 2014 is when they started but yet I was watching them lap me during track days in 2004. So was I doing drugs in 2004 while doing track days? Or is this proof that you will have to do some deeper "research" to find what I am referring too. :)
Take my statements for what they are and if you disagree, find the proof and correct me, simply because I really want to have the correct knowledge/facts in my head.
Don't cast doubt without proof, that's what "the Donald" does and that is...
@@NothingToProve That's interesting, I didn't know. I guess you can't find everything on the internet, you clearly know more than I do. (not sarcastic) I wish this bike was around when I bought my 390 duke because my legs are quite cramped on it. Anyway keep up the good reviews!
Thanks.
Great review Scott.👍
"but this suspension is just soaking this u-u-uup"
Made in india 😋
Another fantastic review!
Your videos are 2 👍up
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