The small but perfectly formed KTM 390 has been a huge success story for the Austrian manufacturer, and rightly so; it’s small, light, with punchy performance, excellent brakes and handling, funky good looks and a modest price tag. What’s not to like?
Since the 390 Duke appeared all those years ago, KTM has developed the 390 platform into a very convincing adventure bike, the 390 Adventure, an enduro model (guess what, it’s called the 390 Enduro R…!), and one of KTM’s specialities, the hooligan 390 SMC R.
What has also just been announced are the 390 Adventure X and 390 Adventure R, which, if you’re familiar with KTM naming, means different levels of equipment and ability, but still wrapped up in incredible accessibility and value-for-money.
If any of the above tickle your fancy and you’d really like to have a closer look and perhaps a demo ride, then this Saturday, 2nd August, head to your local KTM dealer and there will be examples of all five models – Duke, Enduro R, Adventure X, Adventure R and SMC R – available to look at, poke and drool over.
With prices ranging from R105,000 to R140,000, it is obvious that these are machines that are offering an awful lot of ability for very reasonable prices. You really can’t afford to ignore them.
