My current ideal ADV bike is a big dirt bike that is good on the highway but still allows me to explore semi-challenging off-road terrain around my home in Prescott, Arizona. I have ridden most of the big and small ADV bikes over the past 15 years, including spending a week in Europe on a BMW GS 1250 a couple of years ago. On the ADV side, I owned a Suzuki V-Strom for a while, used mostly for So Cal commuting, and owned a KTM 1190 and a 2017 Honda Africa Twin. I have slowly transitioned to mostly riding off-road and ADV bikes to explore new terrain.
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I also did a fair share of West Coast GPs and raced a few GNCCs. I spent much of my 20s, 30s and early 40s riding or racing at the local motocross tracks nearly every weekend and riding in the desert with my friends and family. I have been riding motorcycles for most of my life both on the dirt and street. VIDEO | KTM 890 Adventure R vs Yamaha Tenere 700 But the Yamaha has better long-distance comfort. These are a good all-around tire for street and off-road riding and come standard on the KTM 890 Adventure. Did they get it right? Read on to find out.īut first, we must note that new Continental TKC 80 tires were installed on both bikes.
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This test between the two is a three-way opinion piece with Sean Finley, Jesse Ziegler and Rennie Scaysbrook, each with varying points of view as to what makes the ideal ADV steed. We’ve tested the KTM 890 Adventure R and the Yamaha Tenere 700 extensively in the past, so if you’d like to read up on those two individually, please check out the links. The pandemic has only heightened the excitement around the class and put these bikes under an even greater spotlight. Yes, that’s a lot, but it depends on what you value in your ADV steed.īy Rennie Scaysbrook, Sean Finley, Jesse Ziegler | Photography by Kit PalmerĪdventure riding is the hottest ticket in town for manufacturers and it’s been this way for a while now. But are they comparable? We took them for a month to find out. These are the two hottest ADV bikes on the market.