- 7/18/2025
KTM has revamped the 390 Adventure to be more aggressive and dirt worthy, but is it the one for you? Editor Adam Waheed and Associate Editor Evan Allen give their opinions in this episode of The Motorcyclist Podcast.
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00:00Hey, welcome back to the Motorcyclist podcast. This is where we talk about motorcycles and what makes them great.
00:05Topics on the show constantly change, but what always remains is two-wheeled fun.
00:10On this episode, we've got myself, Executive Editor Justin Doss.
00:15We've got Editor Adam Waheed, and we've got Associate Editor Evan Allen.
00:20Today, we are going to talk about the 2025 KTM 390 Adventure R.
00:26Last week, we talked about the Enduro R and got a lot of insight on what that bike is like to ride.
00:35Both Evan and Adam have both ridden the 390 Adventure R as well, and it's pretty much a new ADD bike, right, guys?
00:47Yeah, yeah.
00:48Yeah, yeah, yeah. All new, really nice machine, which we'll get into in a little bit.
00:52Yeah, so it seems to be, you know, the 390 platform has been kind of a Swiss Army knife for KTM.
01:03For a long time, it was just the Duke and the RC 390.
01:07And then in 2020, they added the 390 Adventure to the mix.
01:13But it wasn't as hardcore as maybe some of the other adventure bikes, right?
01:19It had a 17-inch rear. It had a 19-inch front.
01:24Spoked wheels. Not spoked wheels.
01:26Cast wheels.
01:27So it was like kind of a half step.
01:30It still did okay in the dirt, but it wasn't like super like KTM ready to race, right?
01:36So now this new one, it looks bigger. It looks more substantial. It looks more like an 890 than ever before.
01:47So it seems like it's maybe a more capable adventure bike than before.
01:53Just like all the other 390s, it's built in India by Baja, but it's built with KTM's input and DNA, obviously.
02:04It's just built there because it can be built at a cheaper price, right?
02:07Yeah, 7,000 bucks.
02:097,000 bucks.
02:11Yeah.
02:12That's still, you know, that's a nice price range.
02:14That's kind of the going rate in a lot of these smaller adventure bikes now.
02:20Like the Ibex 450 is $68.99.
02:25I think a Honda CRF300L is like $64.99.
02:30So, I mean, it's right there in the price range.
02:33Yeah.
02:33And it seems to be full of features.
02:35So let's get into the details on the bike.
02:38Evan, why don't you take us through like the specs and maybe some of the differences between the 390 Adventure R and the Enduro R that we talked about last week?
02:51Yeah.
02:51So, like you mentioned, that whole platform is based off the 390 Duke, which was all new in 2024.
02:59So there's been some differences, obviously, making the Adventure bike versus the 390 Duke.
03:06But really, the story is that the 390 Adventure R and the 390 Enduro R utilize the same chassis, the same engine, the same suspension components, same wheels.
03:18So the Adventure really is like the Adventure R is the true like off-road adventure bike because they also have a 390 Adventure X.
03:27So that one's a little bit different, more like the original 390 Adventure.
03:31But yeah, it uses a 399cc liquid-cooled single.
03:34They claim it makes 44 horsepower, 28.8 pound-feet of torque.
03:41So it's the same engine as the 390 Enduro, same spec and everything.
03:46And then it's got a steel trellis frame just like the Enduro.
03:50The weight is a little bit more on the Adventure R.
03:53It's 388 pounds where the Enduro is 364.
03:57Seat height's a little bit lower, too, on the Adventure R.
04:00It's 34.2 inches.
04:03And so, yeah, they kind of took the – they developed these bikes together.
04:08And Quinn Cody, one of the R&D guys, admitted that they spent more time developing the Adventure R and then kind of just gave the Enduro R the last treatment, kind of sharing some of the same parts and stuff.
04:18But, yeah, it's got proper off-road wheel sizes, 21-inch front, 18-inch rear, adjustable suspension, 9 inches of travel.
04:26So it really is –
04:27So is it fully adjustable all the way around or did they leave like one circuit out on the rear shock like it seems like everyone seems to do to save cost?
04:36Yeah, so you have 30 clicks.
04:38It's a separate function fork.
04:40So at the front, you have compression, damping in one leg, rebound in the other.
04:44You have 30 clicks on each side.
04:46And then the shock has 20 clicks of rebound adjustment and preload adjustment.
04:51So you don't have compression adjustment at the rear.
04:52So no compression as well.
04:53But they are rolling out these WP Pro components that they're calling it, which is you can upgrade the suspension on the Adventure R and the 390 Enduro R and get fully adjustable components front and back.
05:05For like another, what, $1,600 or something like that?
05:09Yeah, they haven't announced pricing yet, so I'm not sure.
05:12But, yeah, I'm sure it's –
05:14Yeah, I mean the WP Pro components are usually not cheap.
05:18I expected they'd be a lower price than they would be for like an 890 or whatever.
05:26But I remember when I put the forks on my – forks and shock on my 790 Adventure, I think at that time, it was like $4,000 for the suspension.
05:38It was a lot of money.
05:39Yeah.
05:40So I can't see them being – like anyone adding $4,000 with the suspension to a 390.
05:47So if they can come in at like a little bit below half, I think that's an acceptable number to go after if you want to get gnarly on your 390.
05:54But anything more than that might be a little too much.
05:59Yeah, it's the – yeah, we don't know the price, but the suspension travel I believe stays the same.
06:06And they said they really – the reason they wanted to develop this was when they do all their adventure rallies, whether it's the KTM Adventure Rally or they go to other adventure rallies.
06:15And they just found that a lot of people end up modding their suspension in the aftermarket.
06:21So they're like, hey, maybe we'll just offer our pro components on the 390 platform.
06:26So yeah, I think they do it with the RC 390 as well.
06:30So yeah, it's kind of that KTM.
06:32It makes sense, especially the adventure bikes are close to dirt bikes.
06:36So people do see the value in customizing or I should say setting up their suspension for their riding style, weight, skill level, all that stuff, which is solid.
06:49It's a good aftermarket jam.
06:51There's some other like differences on the bike, obviously.
06:54I mean, yeah, it's more heavy because it's got body work on it, but it also has a bigger TFT dash, right?
07:00Yeah.
07:01Yeah, the Adventure gets a little bit more of a refined electronics package.
07:06So you have a five-inch TFT display just like the one on the 390 Duke.
07:10You get an additional ride mode.
07:12So you have – on the Adventure R, you have street, off-road, and rain.
07:17And it's got a 3D IMU, so the rider aids are lean sensitive.
07:21And then obviously a bigger fuel tank on the Adventure R, what's it at?
07:26I think it's at 3.7 gallons, and the Enduro is like 2.4.
07:32So a lot more fuel there.
07:34Yeah, so that's where some of that weight is.
07:36It's 30 – well, 50% more fuel if you're going from 2.4 to 2.2, eh, 25, 30% more.
07:45So that's a decent amount of fuel.
07:48Mm-hmm.
07:48And then it's obviously got that windscreen, which gives it that little Adventure Bike Rally-style look.
07:56And it's a non-adjustable windscreen, right?
07:59It's kind of just like this Rally look to it.
08:02Yeah, exactly.
08:03It's non-adjustable.
08:04But I was really impressed.
08:06At my height, 5'8", I had no buffeting on my helmet.
08:11Just the only thing that really was exposed to the elements was, like, my shoulders and my arms.
08:15So I was really impressed with the windscreen on that thing.
08:19Well, what about Adam?
08:19Adam, you're, what, 6'1 or something?
08:22Yeah, I'm 6' tall.
08:24And, yeah, it's a very accommodating motorcycle to ride, you know, in the seated and standing position, even for, you know, a taller-than-average rider.
08:33So, yeah, it's nice.
08:34And it didn't, I didn't, one thing, too, being adjustable, and I thought for sure I would have issues with the windscreen hitting my helmet, like, riding off-road and trying to get over the front.
08:45But I had no issues with it.
08:46So I was impressed with that, too.
08:49Awesome.
08:50All right.
08:51Well, let's, I'm going to pose this question to Adam.
08:55Who's this bike for?
08:56Like, who are we, who is KTM targeting?
09:00And then after who's KTM is targeting, who do we think it's really for?
09:06Well, KTM's basically targeting just a, you know, a more, not even really an entry-level rider.
09:14It can be an entry-level rider.
09:15But realistically, it's just any, any would-be adventure rider who wants just a, you know, more easy riding motorcycle that's still capable.
09:24You know, honestly, like, the 390 Adventure, I would be a target customer for the 390 Adventure.
09:32You know, it just, it does everything the bigger bike can.
09:35It's just way easier to ride, way less intimidating.
09:40So, you know, way less expensive, too.
09:43So I was actually having a discussion with a colleague of mine the other day about this product.
09:48And they're like, oh, I would take the 890 Adventure.
09:52And I'm like, no way.
09:53I would take the 390 Adventure, you know, just because the 390 Adventure can do basically everything the 890 Adventure can.
10:00It just can do it, like, way easier, way more affordable.
10:03Yeah, it just doesn't have the, it doesn't have the, obviously, the power, you know, to feel super sporty and super powerful.
10:11But let's be, let's be honest, almost every, once you get in a middleweight territory on an adventure bike, the power is wasted in the dirt.
10:19It's great on the road, but in the dirt, it's, it's kind of wasted, right?
10:23Well, yeah, I would agree.
10:25I mean, they're really the only point in having these high capacity powertrain configurations in these vehicles is just for freeway capability, highway capability.
10:35That's really the only reason.
10:37And that 390 Adventure, I mean, I mean, Evan can speak to the speeds we were traveling on this product.
10:43It was crazy, you know, and it's like, yeah, it would be nicer to have more acceleration, kind of, but honestly, it doesn't really matter.
10:51And it just, the weight savings and the convenience of having something that's actually small, you know, and that's the one thing, like, the thing that always gets my goat on those 890 Adventures, it's just that fuel tank placement.
11:04Like, I know why they did it, but, like, it just makes for a motorcycle that's, like, too wide on the trail, you know, right when you need it not to be wide.
11:12And this 390 Adventure is not wide in that part, so it goes in the areas where the 890 Adventure is going to struggle more.
11:20And, I mean, when it comes down to it, what's an adventure, what's a real adventure ride about?
11:24It's about, like, going and seeing some stuff and going where most motorcycles can't go.
11:31That's an adventure, to me at least.
11:32And if you've got that smaller bike, then it ups your confidence level.
11:37If you're, you know, a newer rider, a shorter rider, someone that struggles a little bit off-road, if the bike, I mean, an 890 weighs, like, 470 pounds, we'll say.
11:52I think it's right in that area.
11:53This is 388.
11:54So it's 70 pounds or so lighter.
11:58That's a big difference.
11:59Yeah, there was one section where we kind of got off trail and we got stuck in this, like, sand pellets cat litter, volcano cat litter up a hill.
12:12And if we were on the 890, maybe we would have been able to use that twin-cylinder muscle to power through that volcanic cat litter.
12:20But we didn't, and we got stuck.
12:23But normally, you'd be stuck and the seat would be so tall that you'd want to tip it over.
12:27But I didn't tip it over.
12:29Evan didn't tip it over.
12:31And then just manhandling that bike in that condition.
12:35I remember, if I'm like, if we were on an 890 Duke, this would be terrible.
12:38I'm like, oh, my God, this would be terrible.
12:40But because the bike's so little, like, we were able to maneuver out of that situation, you know, which was really awesome.
12:48Yeah, those things are kind of top-heavy.
12:51Even an 890 that, like you said, has the low saddle fuel tanks, it's still a big motorcycle and it's very tall.
13:00Yeah, and that's the thing about this 8, I'm sorry, 390 Adventure is that the seat height, it's definitely favorable.
13:08You don't have to be a tall person.
13:09I mean, what did you think, Evan?
13:11It was fine, right?
13:12Yeah, yeah.
13:13I didn't have any issues with it at all.
13:15I didn't feel like stopping on the side of the trail and stuff like that.
13:18I felt like I could always find my footing.
13:21And like you mentioned, too, with the weight and all that, because this 390 Adventure R, it does, I mean, it makes sense because it's based off the 390 Enduro R.
13:30But it does ride a lot like a dual sport.
13:32But like the way it's pretty thin and slim and it feels relatively lightweight because there's other, you know, the other lightweight Adventure bikes, the Royal Enfield or the CF Moto.
13:44So, to me, those bikes don't feel as slim and narrow and lightweight as the 390.
13:51And that's what's impressive about it.
13:53Not only the engine doesn't have as much bite as, you know, something like an 890 where you could, you know, really get out of control on it.
13:59And then just the whole package feels very manageable, but still sporty and, you know, has a lot of performance on tap for the riders that want to, you know, ride spiritedly off-road.
14:11You can definitely do that with this bike.
14:13So, it kind of is a unicorn in that sense where even we had on our ride some of those really long, like, logging roads that they're really, they're off-road logging roads that are smooth and very fast.
14:24Like, it's amazing.
14:26That thing can just go at 70 miles per hour on a fire road, no problem.
14:29It's very comfortable.
14:30And then you get out on a long stretch of pavement.
14:33And that's kind of the thing with Adventure bikes that's so nice is how quickly you can cover long miles like that.
14:40And doing it on the 390, it kind of felt like I was on a middleweight.
14:44I never thought, felt like this, you know, you're asking too much out of it at high speed.
14:49So, yeah, it's a really, really good entry to the lightweight middle or the lightweight segment.
14:57So, where does it – go ahead, Adam.
14:59Sorry.
15:00Oh, I just want to say one last thing to add, too, about the seat is that seat is literally insanely comfortable.
15:07It is crazy how comfortable that seat of that motorcycle is.
15:11It's definitely more of a street bike seat, yet you can still ride in the standing position.
15:16It doesn't – you know, you can ride unencumbered, but it just – it's very, very comfortable.
15:22You could sit in that seat all day.
15:23We sat in the seat all day, and it was literally no problem.
15:26Nice.
15:28So, we've talked about power.
15:29We've talked about kind of handling suspension.
15:33Let's talk about like – or tell me where's the downside in this 390 smaller size bike?
15:42For me, it's kind of the same downside that I had with the Enduro R.
15:48It's just – I wish – it's not a huge issue for me, but I do wish I had just a little bit more bottom end, a little more bottom end torque and grunt for riding off-road in real tight situations.
16:00I felt like it just had to be – you had to shift the bike a lot and just manage the revs and slip the clutch a lot more than you would on something with a real torquey engine.
16:10So, that was really the only fault I had with the bike, and it's not that much of a deal breaker.
16:15But I would say for me, that's kind of the only thing I wish it had was a little bit more bottom end grunt.
16:22Okay.
16:23Adam, what about you?
16:23Yeah, I mean – I mean, Evan makes a fair point.
16:29It's kind of funny because, you know, it's this powertrain configuration.
16:34You have to ride it very, very aggressively and just, you know, run it up to the rev limiter and just be shifting all the time.
16:42When you ride it like that, it's actually very capable when you do it like that, and it's very fun.
16:47So, those are the two things.
16:48So, I actually enjoyed it.
16:50It was fun to ride like that.
16:51You don't usually ride an adventure bike like that, so that was really fun.
16:55But I could kind of see, like, if I was getting into adventure riding, you know, I really like the Tenere 700 because it's got just a lot of immediate power.
17:05That immediate power makes riding easy if you didn't, you know, weren't familiar with it, weren't familiar with the terrain.
17:12So, yeah, that top-end bias power plant is a little, you know, strange to me, but still fun.
17:18But really, besides that, there's really not.
17:21I mean, again, these bikes are made in India, and, yeah, the fit and finish is getting better, and they definitely look much more well-assembled than in past years and decades.
17:32But still, I don't know, you know, you just never know with those kind of bikes, especially with durability, and KTM doesn't have the biggest or best, you know, name in durability.
17:44So, that's always kind of a question mark, you know, especially when you're buying an adventure bike, you want something that's going to be able to last.
17:50And you're probably going to be riding it pretty hard for a number of years.
17:53So, you know, we'll just see on the durability.
17:56I know KTM says that the 390, that engine configuration is one of the more durable engine configurations it has in its U.S. model lineup.
18:05So, you know, who knows?
18:07Yeah, which wasn't the case when it first arrived.
18:10It had, you know, crankshaft problems for quite a while that, you know, I think got more play than in the forms than there was actually an issue, but there was issues.
18:25So, yeah, it doesn't, like you said, they don't always have the greatest reputation.
18:30So, but, so, touching on the, you know, fit and finish and quality, one thing that I've always noticed about the KTMs coming out of India is, like, the touch points.
18:44Like, so the switch gear usually feels a little less refined, and then the grips usually feel very slippery and hard.
18:56Have they fixed or changed any of that, or is it still kind of, like, you grab the grips and you go, oh, I know this, these grips are out of India, if that makes sense.
19:07I didn't think so.
19:09Yeah, sorry, go ahead.
19:10They felt like normal KTM grips.
19:12I know what you're saying with the hard grips and from the years past, and I would say, no, it felt, it looked and felt very much like a Austrian-made motorcycle.
19:22You know, you kind of looked up close to, like, the engine stamping, like, you see the serial number on the engine, and the serial number kind of looked a little hokey-pokey the way they etched that in the aluminum.
19:34That kind of looked hokey-pokey a little bit.
19:36But, like, besides that, it's kind of hard to tell, you know, that.
19:39That's good.
19:40That's really good then.
19:41I mean, you know, they're building the bikes at a price in, you know, 7,000 bucks is affordable.
19:51But it's still a lot of money.
19:53So, I mean, like, if you're going to be buying one, you want to be proud of it, and you want to be able to see the quality in it, and even at $7,000, right?
20:02I mean, you just want it to be nice, and especially if it's your first bike or that's the most that you can afford.
20:12Sure, there's plenty of people that are buying it, not because they can afford that, because that's what they want out of a motorcycle, but there's plenty of other people that this bike is a total price proposition, right?
20:24That's the most motorcycle they can afford.
20:27And so when that's the case, you want it to be – you want to be able to be proud of it, right?
20:33And you want to be able to look at it and see the quality.
20:35So that's good to know that they've upped the jam there.
20:41So other riding impressions, is there anything that was surprising that you were like, oh, like I didn't expect this out of this motorcycle?
20:51For me, the thing that was surprising, just riding both bikes back-to-back, we rode the 390 Enduro first, and then the Adventure R the second day, was how much better the suspension felt on the Adventure R.
21:08And Quinn Cody admitted that they spent more time developing the suspension setting on the Adventure R.
21:14But for me, on the first day – and we rode similar terrain, I felt like I rode at a similar pace, too.
21:20I just – for the Adventure R, just felt like it had better damping control, more holdup.
21:25I didn't bottom out the suspension as much.
21:27So that was kind of the one thing I noticed, is I felt like the – even though the same components, same spring rates, the valving's just a little bit more open on the Adventure R, a little bit softer.
21:38And ironically, it felt like it had more holdup and just better control.
21:41So that was kind of the only surprising thing I noticed.
21:44So – and kind of another thing, just mentioning, going back to Wahey's point about the engine, is I agree that the engine's super fun and lively.
21:55It just – it seems like the operating window is a little bit narrow.
22:00And when you're not switched on and really trying to attack the trail, there's times where you just – maybe you're in second gear in a tight fire road corner, and it falls on its face, and you're like, oh, I've got to drop a gear.
22:10So just some of that, that I kind of thought they would gear it a little bit shorter for off-road riding.
22:16I mean, let's – we got to address the fact that you guys were riding in Mammoth, California, 10,000 feet.
22:25That saps a lot of power.
22:29And like I said in the Enduro R thing, it's an interesting choice to show off your motorcycle in a place where it's going to be down on power.
22:39And so that makes it difficult for you guys to really ascertain the true power of the bottom end of the bike.
22:46You can kind of get an idea, but, you know, overall, you're going to have less horsepower and less torque at those altitudes.
22:57Mm-hmm.
22:58What about you, Heath?
23:00Anything else – did anything else surprise you about the bike?
23:05I guess really the thing that surprised me is just how fun and capable it was.
23:10You know, I just didn't really expect a bike to be so fun, versatile, and capable.
23:15I mean, I would totally get that bike over an 890 Adventure.
23:18It was really easy to ride and fun and comfortable, and, you know, I don't really know why you would want a twin cylinder bike at that point.
23:28Like, the only reason you'd want one is just for freeway, but that bike can go nearly triple-digit speeds.
23:34And, yeah, the single-cylinder engine, it does vibrate.
23:37Like, KTM engines love to vibrate, but it wasn't really that off-putting.
23:42It was really fine.
23:44So the biggest thing I was surprised about was just it's just capable, you know,
23:48and then it weighs substantially more than the DRZ-4S, yet it doesn't feel like it weighs that much more than the DRZ-4S,
23:56which was really awesome, too.
23:58So, yeah, I like that bike a lot.
24:02Yeah.
24:03So this is going to be a question that a lot of people are posing, I'm sure, or thinking about,
24:08is 390 Adventure R or 390 Enduro R?
24:14So, personally, which one would you guys go with?
24:19I would go with the Adventure R if I had just – I like the styling, I like the additional fuel capacity, and I like the windscreen.
24:28And like Adam mentioned, too, it doesn't – riding the both bikes back-to-back, the Adventure R feels so similar to the Enduro R that I don't feel like you're sacrificing performance or capability by getting, you know,
24:44a little bit of a heavier motorcycle.
24:46So – and you get a better dash, more electronics, just stuff like that.
24:51To me, for 1,500 bucks, if I had the extra coin, I would definitely go with the Adventure R.
24:57Yeah, I agree.
25:00The Adventure R is a better bike to me.
25:02It's just more versatile.
25:03Just having that broad front fairing and the tall windscreen and just the ability to, you know, ride on the freeway, not that you can't ride the 390 Enduro R on the freeway, but there's no wind protection.
25:18You know, the 390 Adventure R is just going to give you more comfort, yet you're still going to be able to ride that thing off-road and wail and go through trees and do all the same stuff the 390 Enduro R can.
25:31And you're not going to lose any off-road ability with not having that windscreen or fairing.
25:37So, for me, it's real obvious.
25:39But then at the same time, you know, for $5,500, it's pretty crazy that you can get, you know, a nice dual sport for that kind of money.
25:48I mean, that's like the cost of a Class 1 e-bike.
25:51So, it's pretty cool that you can get a real motor cycle that can go places for that kind of price.
25:58So, you know, I don't think you can lose either model.
26:01Yeah, I agree.
26:02Enduro is a great choice as well.
26:04Yeah, I mean, like $5,500, I think that's less expensive maybe than some Surons, you know.
26:10Yeah.
26:11And things like that.
26:12Yeah.
26:13And they do offer the 390 Adventure X, which we didn't get to ride.
26:17But that was something they had mentioned, too, is just when they developed this new Adventure R, because it's just a different direction than the previous, the original 390 Adventure.
26:28That was very street-focused and very much, I don't know, kind of tailored towards the entry-level off-road Adventure rider, you know, lower seat height, not as much off-road chops.
26:39And so, developing this new Adventure R, they didn't want to, you know, totally lose that customer.
26:44So, they have the Adventure X, which benefits from all the new updates for this 390 platform.
26:50So, we didn't get to ride that, but that's a great option, too.
26:53And I think that one's around $5,500.
26:56It's close to the price of the Enduro.
26:58So, there's always that option, too.
26:59Yeah, and I always say that an Adventure bike makes a great commuter and a great around-the-town bike.
27:07You know, in traffic, you sit up higher so you can see over things.
27:11You've got a little bit of more wind protection.
27:16You have a very comfortable seating position.
27:18So, the X would be very interesting, probably, to people that are looking to, you know, just use it as a daily commuter or a street bike.
27:30Yeah.
27:31Yeah, and they have accessories coming out, too, where you can get luggage and panniers and stuff like that.
27:36So, yeah, running around the city would be good.
27:40Nice.
27:40And it's got cruise control coming, the Adventure R.
27:42It's not available yet, but that was something I thought about.
27:46I would have felt very comfortable, especially with cruise control, riding that bike home from Mammoth, you know, five hours on the highway.
27:54I think it would have been totally doable.
27:58That's solid.
27:59That's cool to see that it's got the ability to add cruise control, which does increase its touring chops.
28:07Well, cool.
28:08So, as far as I understand it from you guys, it's upgraded.
28:14It's a more serious ADV while still being approachable and friendly.
28:20It's an excellent value proposition at just $7,000.
28:26Overall, it seems like it's capable.
28:29It's modern.
28:30It's approachable.
28:31It's very KTM still, which is staying, you know, with what people want out of a KTM.
28:38They want the orange.
28:39They want the pointy.
28:40They want the racy setup, right?
28:43So, it's all the things that you would expect, and it seems like it was more than you guys expected.
28:49Yeah.
28:49I feel like they really did.
28:50Very much so.
28:51Okay.
28:52Yeah.
28:53Well, with that, we are going to wrap up this episode on the KTM 390 Adventure R.
29:00It seems like we are going to – we're staring down the barrel of a small ADV shootout here.
29:09Yeah.
29:09Ibex, Himalayan, KTM 390, Honda 500.
29:16Yeah.
29:17Maybe even a CRF 300L, Rally.
29:21Like, there's so many bikes in that segment right now.
29:24It's growing like crazy, and people are paying attention to that size of bikes, and they're fun.
29:30And this weekend, I did a two-day ride on single-cylinder bikes like the CRF 300L, and we had a great time.
29:40Everyone was on the same thing, and it was killer.
29:43So, you don't have to have a gigantic ADV to do the ADV things, and these bikes are proving it.
29:50So, I look forward to getting them all together, shooting them out.
29:55So, look forward to that.
29:57But with that, we're going to wrap it up.
29:58So, thanks for listening.
30:03If you like what we do, hit the like button, subscribe, share with your friends, and always put your comments down below.
30:10Let us know what you think of the KTM 390 Adventure R, and let us know if you would buy the Enduro or the Adventure or something different.
30:19And with that, we'll see you next time.
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