Test rode today and cancelled my order. DOES YOURS HAVE CBS BRAKES? Australia does

If you want to do Doordash and looking st this bike, I would recommend a scooter. Trust me half the job is getting off and on the bike. It becomes a pain. Scooters are much easier for that. Plus on a scooter you can install a box and have underseat storage as well. For weekend daytrips around the hills though this would be ace.

What did you end up buying?

Really enjoyed this lads👍🏽

I just stumbled upon this bike earlier today and have been watching just about any youtube video I can on it. This has been by far the best, something really refreshing about a down to earth aussie telling it how it is with a dash of humor! I want one now...

Just nuts.

I got a 650 adventura in the us 3 days ago. Im a 1st time rider. For the price im in love.The gps brakes and bags are great. Maintenance is pretty much do it yourself. The seat isnt comfortable for long rides (2hours plus) but there not terrible. The heat soak at the legs and the boggy power around 2-3k is a bit annoying. But a tiger or versays is almost 2xs as much. The cf also has good breaks on the adventura. I thought id regret buying chinese but i love it. Maintenance is easy

I used to position myself WAY to the left at red lights like you, but after I had cars pull up past me on the right and stop right beside me - I stopped doing it. I even had one lady drive through solid lines to cut in line into the space on the right I did not occupy. Now I position myself on the left tiretrack and point the bike slightly to the left so I can quickly pull out.

Was my favorite bike until the cams failed😢

as a 2022 standard Husky 901 owner if i had known or there was even a rumor of the Expedition with the "R" spec boingers coming out i would have waited and ridden my prior bike another season , the reason i had to go with Husky instead of KTM is our local dealership situation makes it a must , i swapped out the suspension for Tractive Extreme @ both ends so im happy with the result now but i do very much wish i had the Expedition instead. hell i only paid $179.U.S.D. to unlock the 'Explorer' mode/pack or what ktm calls tech pack ect ??

This is a most silly, ignorant and uninformed review. sounds like you never heard of extras. On every single motor vehicle you pay extra on top of the basic configuration for extras like quickshift, cruise control, etc. Do you think that when you buy the quickshift on the Tuareg somebody opens the engine to physically install it, rather than just flick an electronic switch in the ecu? The problems with these bikes are well different and well more serious than this

No, it costs nothing for the features. You simply have to get them to unlock it or you do not buy it, that is what I and my friends did. No problem

well spoken

I had shortlisted the Norden 901 Exp and Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. For the supposed better off-road handling of the Norden and claimed front end instability off-road of the Tiger I was opting for the Norden. I don’t buy into believing pub/cafe shit talking about KTM and blind brand loyalty to all thing Jap (I have a Husky 500) but…. In this case it seems there is indeed something to the talk that KTM/Husky is having an unreasonable amount of early cam shaft wear and failures starting at about 25000 km. Due to the release year of the Norden these are now coming up. Conversely I am now not convinced Tiger front end instability off-road (claimed by some short ride reviewers and new owners) is a rake angle issue as much as a new rider running out the factory 50/50 tires before putting decent off-road biased tires on issue And of course a change to less suited tyres and being on a bike with different ergos, power delivery etc all contribute to tucking the front end in. I can learn to ride to the capabilities and idiosyncrasies of a bike..I can’t afford to replace post warranty cam shaft issues or a be bothered dealing with avoidable catastrophic breakdowns in remote areas. I went from proper knobbies to 70/30 off-road biased tyres on my 500, tried to ride like I did on the knobbies and guess what - front end instability and tuck-ins on the slippery bends. In short I am now going to get the Tiger 900 Rally Pro.

I had a 2020 790 that I put nearly 30k km on, had the tech pack on that (price was the same or similar, no demo mode). I used all the features - rally mode, quick shifter, cruise control, etc - so when I eventually got the 2023 890 I was always going to get the tech pack. To be fair, it’s not as expensive in the US but I think if prospective owners are considering it, you can also buy individual bits of it rather than the whole deal I believe. I also don’t think the stock norden comes with the same suspension as the 890 R. Still if the more touring focussed screen, seat, grips is valuable to you then the norden is a much better deal. The 890 is more targeted at doing silly things offroad on a big bike than it is at covering miles.

Did you say lighter? The 450MT is wet weight very similar to the tuareg

The only option worth buying (on its own) are the full suspension features.

Its why I bought the expedition. Figured it up and I saved 2300usd over the ktm adv r for the same bike. Plus, imo it looks much better.

i read somewhere that some ktm,s ,i think this is one such have the engine made in china ,for me thats a deal breaker especially when they charge top dollar ,im more into reliability than technology

Good Video, well done guys. I agree, crazy pricing on the KTM way too much compared to the competition. The importers in Aus, really need to revisit their pricing. Charging customers an additional $1800 just to use features that are already fitted to what is already an expensive bike, is just pain silly and is treating people whom have spent a lot buying the bike with contempt.

Got my 2023 Expedition a few months ago in Brisbane for $25k Australian dollars. The 890 at another dealer was exactly the same price but without the Tech Pack, which is another $1600. So I went with the 901 Exp. QCheers

What your dealer failed to mention is that the KTM tech pack is negotiable, as the price is not fixed by KTM while on the Husky is already included in the bike price. We have often offers here in EU where the tech pack (contains rally mode, MTC, CC and QS+) is actually given for free (and they mention in the brochure 1000 EUR buyers advantage bullshit). Personally I got my tech pack on my 890 adv 23 for 400 Eur which is 300 EUR cheaper than what is in the KTM catalogue at the dealers, plus an overall 20% discount on the powerparts accessories list price and a marginal discount on the bike price (as when I bought it it was just launched. The reason the optional packs exists is to give the dealers leverage over consumers by offering them "discounts", it's not KTM being evil, it's the concept of dealerships existing and it applies to most dealerships. In the end the bikes run just fine without the packs. In a world with buy directly from manufacturer, the concept of haggling disappears and what you speck on the order form is what you get, but when you need dealers to sell you bikes, they also need to make profit and the most profit they make in case of KTM is trough the optional packs that buyer have no clue they could haggle on.

Pair of W⚓️

That's why I bought the Husqvarna 901 Exp. When you look at the standard features of the 901 Exp it blows the 890R out of the water price wise. And it looks better I think.

Brilliant video fellas! You blokes are funny as! Damn KTM, rip off merchants. Stuff them. But 3 450MT's, thrash 2, still have money to jazz up the last! The real reason why KTM's are painted orange? To hide the rust!

You blokes are funny as! Where are you based? Im guessing Vic? I couldn't tell by the car plates. Keep having fun & ill subscribe!

Great interaction guys. I've been waiting for the Versys 400, 500 and now Hybrid for a couple of years now. Looks like I'll have to get the 450MT instead. Oh and OTA update is a great technology.

Good video. What make is the neon yellow jacket and helmet please?

You both made a good few comparisons between KTM, Husqvarna, and such. What's interesting is the connection between KTM and CFMOTO in terms of engine manufacturing that you guys noted, yet somehow, and this is can be seen as an opinion, but CFMOTO seems to make bikes with more entertaining engines specifically that 450, with better tech, and seems to be easier to approach for most people. What do you think is something they're missing that they don't already have?

Intro was cool. Would have been better if you cut right into the flashing shot of the Papio instead of watching you walk away. But great review and video overall, I bought one mate. 😉

I saw it at the dealership by accident and I was keep looking at it .

Great video mate. It's convinced me to trade in my 650 (which I don't really use) and get this one. I'd be much happier revving the living daylights off the little Papio and be within the speed limit than looking over my shoulder for the cops every time I twist the throttle on an empty bit of road.

Nice Volvo homie

Best thing is that normies aren't scared by it. You can get away with silliness.

People who like live in apartments ride them and they fit in the service lift you could literally park in in your living room

i wonder how it performs on the twisties 🤔

I would advise not to pull over as you demonstrated, perhaps on the right of the lane but drivers always look to were the driver of a car would be - the right hand wheel track. Looks like a fun bike, the Honda CB125 and the Navi are cheaper…

1:42 You&Me both *sold on by the Press Images

nice vid, mate.. now i have one in my garage.. -___-

if you cant service one of these yourself you dont need a bike at all

i dont like the new look of em tbh maybe a better headlight and tac

What comms are you guys running?

Hey fellas awesome video,wouldn’t mind joining you on a trip or two. “901 expedition”

Great video. Thanks

i just bought one too, wanna see if someone will do a bigbore kit lol

Wait, you have 150km on it and you’re revving it right out? The manual says not to exceed 4,000 rpm before 500km and 6,000 rpm before 1000km 🤷‍♂️

How easy is it to get oem parts over there? I’ve been looking for the Malaysian oem flush mount turn signals to swap my usdm turn signals and I can’t find em.

I’m around like 5’6 5’7 and I can’t find a good mid size pocket. Bike any recommendations?

Great video! Thinking about getting one. What kind of phone mount is that? I was trying to figure out how to put one on.

Even more inspired to visit/ ride Aus.