KTM 890 Adventure R vs Pinyon Mountain

2 KTM 890 Adventure Rs take on Pinyon Mountain trail during the ADV Rally in the Anza Borrego Desert.
Tags: Anza Borrego, KTM, 890, adventure, off-road, the squeeze, pinyon drop off, heart attack hill, Diablo drop off, fish creek wash, enduro, 2022, ADV Rally, Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Bonnier Events, motorcycle, crash, sand, Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Tuareg, Aprilia, T700, Africa Twin, Adventure bike, hill climb

[@CurtisBrandt]

That was pretty serious terrain. Good work. Not sure I would take an 890 there.

[@offroad-adventures]

You've got the skills! Man I hate it when the front slips on me...

[@manybikes]

Epic ride!

[@ZackRidesBikes]

Thank you! Are you at the rally this weekend?

[@MikeBeeman]

Great video. my friends and i did this trail. we had 2 890's and myself on 690. very tuff trail.

[@ZackRidesBikes]

Tuff but rewarding! Big props to whoever does it on a big bike!

[@wetleyrocks3092]

Great post Gnarly, would like to know your height?
I'm 5'9" (1.75m) and I'm thinking about the '23 890 Adv R.
FYI I do own a 450 EXC-F and ofter struggle tapping down. Too often end up dropping it below 5mph so about to fit 50mm lowering kit (still higher seat than 890 but it's a lot narrower)

[@ZackRidesBikes]

The 890 R is a tall bike. Getting the Lt. power parts low ergo seat might help shorten it by a few inches. I’m 5’11” and just barely flat foot one leg when I ride with my KTM power part tall seat

[@wetleyrocks3092]

@@ZackRidesBikes Looking at specs for seat height. My 50mm lowered EXC-F is still higher than the 890 Adv R.
I think KTM do a 25mm lowering kit for the 890 Adv R (and different seats, although heated is my option) so there's going to be less chance of low-speed drops. However that'll probably be mitigated by the extra strain of 'catching' an additional 90kgs!
Thanks 👍

[@sanjosejeff]

I ordered a 23 890 back in October so my only experience is riding my buddies 790 on fire roads. I guess this is good practice for a big bike but sure seems like smaller bike terrain.
Camera angles are hard to decipher but this looks fairly simple on my 350

[@ZackRidesBikes]

Congrats. And your 100% right. A true enduro bike would make easy work of this trail

[@mrt4755]

ua-cam.com/video/yPLJn3IygAg/v-deo.html it aint about the bike but the skill of the rider

[@c.g.c2067]

how to ruin a bike

[@ZackRidesBikes]

Must be a GS owner 🙃

[@c.g.c2067]

@@ZackRidesBikes not at all mate 😀

[@c.g.c2067]

@@ZackRidesBikes it's just that I hate ruining and destroying man made items for no reason 😃 you can still have fun yet not scraping the bike on every single rock