This is the third installment in our series of articles on the 2019 KTM 790 Adventure that we are modifying. Most of the modifications are aimed at making the bike more street-worthy, such as swapping out the 21/18 wheels for cast aluminum 19/17 wheels (the stock wheels from the KTM 1290 Super Adventure S). You […]
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2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX: MD Ride Review, Part 2 (News)
After posting our initial thoughts, we have had time to put a lot more hours, and miles, on our 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX test bike. Here is our final report. One of the first “comfortable sportbikes” offered in the industry, the Ninja 1000 has been through several iterations, and 2020 sees substantial changes, yet again. […]
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2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R: MD Ride Review, Part 2 (Bike Reports) (News)
We briefly described the riding experience provided by the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R in Part 1 of this review. This bike is fast with a capital “F”, but, in some ways, more usable than four-cylinder super-nakeds that make most of their power much further up the rpm range. As the third iteration of […]
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MD Project Bike: Dirck Modifies a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure, Part 2 (Bike Reports) (News)
If you read Part 1, you know that we are modifying a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure – the standard model, not the R (with longer, adjustable suspension and knobby tires). We started out by swapping the front wheel from the stock 21″ to a 19″ from a KTM 1290 Super Adventure S, which was a […]
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2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R: MD Ride Review, Part 1 (Bike Reports) (News)
It doesn’t seem that long ago that MD readers were constantly complaining that naked bikes were severely “de-tuned” in comparison with their sportbike siblings. In the last few years, of course, that concern seems to have disappeared. Witness the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R that is the subject of our latest test. Joined by […]
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2020 Kawasaki W800: MD Ride Review, Part 2 (Bike Reports) (News)
In Part 1 of our review of the 2020 Kawasaki W800, we enthused about this classic looking motorcycle after our first few rides. Having tested the bike further, our opinion is largely unchanged. This motorcycle was never intended to offer massive horsepower or arm-ripping acceleration. With power at the rear wheel limited to roughly 47 […]
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