The Bridgestone Adventure A41 is said to perform very well in wet conditions without giving up stability in the dry. A 90% street, 10% off-road tire, the A41 doesn’t make any promises it can’t keep off-road, but as Brent stated in his review, he came away rather impressed by just how good a tire like the A41 could be off-road.
The 1190 is in the realm of sportbike standards, yet still displays competent gravel-road functionality – even in the non-“R” version. The Adventure uses Continental 19- and 17-inch tires, which performed well within my comfort level on these winding California roads.
KTM 1190 Adventure is the first travel bike to roll on state of the art with its extremely durable and grippy tyres. The front tyre sized at 120/70 ZR 19 and the rear one at 170/60 ZR 17. Ride and Handling. The KTM 1190 Adventure offers a new MTC (Motorcycle Traction Control) that guarantees sporty yet controllable propulsion on all surfaces.
The KTM 1190 Adventure R can take you through any terrain and riding conditions imaginable with the utmost comfort and style. A variety of modern technologies are installed into the bike to make your ride as stable as possible. It includes a first-in-the-world lean-sensitive cornering ABS that is unique to this model.
Exhaust. Providing the bark for the bite, the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R features a completely reworked exhaust system. Two new headers lead the exhaust gas to a hydroformed collector chamber with two catalytic converters. These, in conjunction with 3 lambda sensors allow the emissions to stay within the latest EURO 5 limits.
READ MORE: The 2015 KTM 1190 Adventure Review: I gave Jesse Kiser a call to ask if he could get a long-term adventure bike and explained to him that I wanted to ride it to North Carolina. We
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