Fuck me the KTM 790 ADV is UGLY

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 02/04/2019 at 21:19 • Filed to: None

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look, I LOVE the 790 duke and the 1290 Super duke. monsters, both of them. I rode a super duke and no bike on earth has instilled fear like that in me before or since.


but my LORD this is an ill proportioned bike. Why is there such a HUGE gap between the headlight and the rest of the bike? bleg

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > bob and john 02/04/2019 at 21:24

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I’d still ride it if somebody gave me one.

bob and john > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/04/2019 at 21:32

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I agree...but god dam, i would need a blind fold when I walk away from it. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > bob and john 02/04/2019 at 21:33

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I see you and raise you

bob and john > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 02/04/2019 at 21:33

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at  least the H-D has some more solid proportions. and there isnt some giant fuck off gap between the light and the rest of the body work

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > bob and john 02/04/2019 at 21:59

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Nothing > bob and john 02/04/2019 at 22:26

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The R is slightly better. Slightly. The higher fender makes a little difference.

bob and john > Nothing 02/04/2019 at 22:27

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yea. esp from the side.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > bob and john 02/05/2019 at 03:37

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No. I like you. But you’re wrong. The headlight shenanigans are no worse on this than on a street triple. I see this as functional and not overly styled just for the sake of style, and that to me is attractive. Polarizing? Maybe. But so  many bikes worth riding are.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/05/2019 at 14:34

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Yeah... ugliest headlight since the speed triple bug-eyes...

But the thing that gets me about this bike- why the fuck are the fuel tanks right in the bash zone....???

Obviously I get lower center of gravity.. but fuck... How are those not going to get ripped open when bashing through baby heads??

bob and john > BobintheMtns 02/05/2019 at 15:30

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I dont think thats fuel tank, I think thats just plastic cladding.

its just the light sticks out WAAYYY to far from the body work and there is a weird gap there. its significantly worse in profile.

BobintheMtns > bob and john 02/05/2019 at 15:41

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Nope. That’s the fuel tank. Seriously.

But yeah, I’m with you on the ugliness of the light/head unit...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 02/05/2019 at 18:06

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It looks like they were leaving themselves space for larger fairings, fenders, tanks, etc...but then just said “fuck it” and did it as is. I mean, bash on the refresh of the KLR (both for ugliness and still being a dinosaur) but at least the fairing is useable and gives some wind protections as well as a place to mount a compass or a phone or gps or whatever you want.

This thing looks like the worst combo of an adventure tourer and a dirt bike. Dirt bike comfort, adv weight.