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KTM's large adventure bike, the 1390 Super Adventure, arrives for 2026. Its 1,350cc LC8 V-twin produces up to 173hp. The S Evo gains a newly adjustable windscreen with up to 70mm of travel, while the R leans further into off-road capability with semi-active WP XPLOR suspension and spoked wheels.
1,350cc putting out 173hp already has me full just from the numbers, but what really gets me is the S Evo vs. R split. A 70mm adjustable screen leaning road-biased, versus XPLOR plus spoked wheels leaning off-road. Splitting personality across the same heart like that is genuinely elegant engineering. That KTM can deliver this level of polish in the middle of restructuring says a lot about the engineering team's pride.
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Is it fair to understand the S Evo vs. R difference as road-biased versus off-road-biased?
The S Evo's 70mm adjustable windscreen is a welcome feature for the long-distance touring crowd.
The R's semi-active WP XPLOR suspension and spoked wheels are a serious shot at the GS Adventure crowd.
With the spec race gone this far, the next battleground is basically going to be curb weight.
Honestly wondering how many people could actually make full use of 173hp on an adventure bike.
There should be an electronic mode that dials back the power, so it's probably manageable in practice.
Going from 1290 to 1390 and piling on both displacement and power — very KTM.
173hp from a 1350cc LC8 — just on the numbers alone, that's a monster-class adventure bike.
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