i think you are the first yankee to call virago by the right name you call it v star right?

Do you know where can I get a luggage rack like the one on that bike? The bike looks perfect

Thanks for your review. Like many other riders who chose the 390 it is primarily about weight and versatility for me. I am in my early 60s and am developing my off road riding skills. Previously, I rode a CB500X which was good but the 390 is lighter and better off road. My bike has some vibration through the bars so any suggestions about resolving this issue would be welcomed. It's summer 🏝️ in Australia and over 105 °F and so a little hot for riding just now 😂!

Great video! Love your content btw. Have a 2024 390 adv and love it to death. Questions about the trailmax raid tires. I can’t find the stock size for the front tire for sale anywhere. Where did you find it? Or did you use an alternate size?

I agree about the nuts and bolts, I tried to exchange the brake pedal but both small Allen’s rounded so now I need to drill them out and rethread them, as you say you think twice and three times before you attempt to disassemble anything

The service manual says if you take of the swing arm bolt, which you didn’t need to do if you would have loosened the manifold bolts so you could move the whole exhaust, anyways the KTM repair manual says to actually raise the weight off of the swing arm and engine with a jack mostly like to take the weight of the motorcycle off of that bolt that you stripped.

Have you test driven the update?

Elon Musk's brother, Kimbal, OWNS a drone company, 😉

Great video angle. There's way too much negitive whining about ktm in general on here. I just bought this bike and I, come what may am committed to her. 🤠😁

I got a 390 adventure for my wife and i cant stop riding it, love that thing. I honestly dont know what people are doing to require liter bikes for adv riding. The 390 has plenty of power to get you through any situation you could encounter on or off road.

Candy ass

Thanks for the vid, which size Trailmax Raid did you put on the rear?

Just pulled the battery out of mt 390 ADV and brought it inside to stay warm and charged. I hope this winter is short one and springs comes early. Hope you and your family had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday.

What tires are you running?

Was out on mine on Friday here in Scotland , just over freezing. Other than I couldn't see for my eyes watering, no biggie. Heated grips for the win, neck tube and wheee, away we go. Its wet tractor mud is the worst here this time of year, as well as the slippy salt deicer stuff on the roads. Hope you folks over the water had a great Thanksgiving.

I had to put mine away 3 weeks ago, quit your belly achin !

Western New York 2023 KTM Adventure here, no snow in Rochester but temp just at freezing. I'll ride down in the 40's but now lower. Cherish the moment!

Do you mean you wouldn't travel for days on a Panigale 😄

Couldn't find a guide on how to do this on a duke200, so I'm here. I did the same thing and visibly noticed the lever going higher if i twist in one direction, but could barely notice the lever going down if i twisted the other way. Also how to adjust the lever free play?

Very helpful for me.

Great report. Thank you.

Thanks for your videos. You're reviews of this bike partially influenced me to purchase the KTM 390 Adventure instead of something else (price also played a big part). I was contemplating the BMW 310 and a couple others, but finally decided on the KTM. I have owned it now for one year and absolutely love riding it. I live in central Florida and sadly there are not a lot of places to ride offroad, so the Ocala National Forest is the best option for me which is extremely sandy. I still have the stock tires and surprisingly they are not all that bad. They hook up very well on the road and when we hit the forest, I usually leave my friends behind and have to wait for them at the end of the trail. They ride bigger adventure bikes so they struggle in the tight sandy areas. On the highway the 390 struggles a bit, especially when its windy, but on the back roads where it's tight and twisty, I'm "usually" the one leading the way. 😄 Thanks again, and keep up the good videos!

Not nearly enough power on the open road, its only a single. The 14 tooth sprocket and quality chain was the first thing i did.

I did the same mod , but used the Shift-Tech resonator replacement pipe…not that cheap ass Chinese shit you put on yours…and I only had to loosen the bottom foot peg bolt to get the long resonator bolt to clear…never touched the swingarm bolt. BECAUSE it’s easy to OVERTIGHTEN and STRIP….YOU fukked up, NOT KTM….I’ve stripped out ONE bolt in 50 years of wrenching…never again….which tells me you don’t know SHIT from Shiola about working on ANYTHING…..I just watch your shitty videos to see HOW BAD you’ll fuk up NEXT…..😂😂

Long winded AGAIN!! Just STFU, do the video….

Longwinded video

Nice review, I agree, easy to ride, I have the 2024 version.

great vid, are the tires tube type?

to me 250 is the perfect volume for lone riders who are not too heavy. I have an XTZ 250 Lander. Only sold in Brazil, search for it, you'll see it's an awesome trail style bike.

How long has he had this air filter on? Any tuning needed afterwards? I have the 2009 model myself.

More than 400CC on a motorcycle you'll only ever get to experience on a race track

great vid, what is the part# of the Fuel X Pro

Hi " The Belligerent Mechanic " If you had to say a few words for "KTM 390 ADVENTURE", what would you say?

Thank you! This is my first bike, and your videos come in very handy!

Why on the show did they add in gas motor sounds 😂

Thanks for de vídeo! I have changed the header and exhaust (all Dominator Stuff) and I doubt if Fuel X Lite version is enought or would be better the Pro Version to try exactly wich is the correct map. Do yo also have changed to 14 teeth sprocket? Thanksss

Get a Quadlock for the phone mount. You won't regret it! I used RAM mount X-grip and wish I'd gone straight to the Quadlock instead. I use them on all my bikes and the car.

But you need to tell everybody I finally found the release and it opened without sledge hammers !

What do you mean annoyance? I was doing adventure training today and the stalling bucked me off the bike twice!. Broke my mirror and hand guard because of the stalls. Its actually dangerous! My coach kept telling me to give more revs. Great beginner bike and great for getting into adventure riding but this kind of malfunction can take the fun out of it fast. The MTC reset is also annoying but not quite as bad as this.

Almost 22.000 kms on mine and still counting… sitting here getting ready to ride through the Dolomites 🇮🇹 today. In that time a chain change, some electric problem during heavy rain (horn stopped working) and that’s about it. Yes, sometimes I’m wanting a little more uphill grunt, yet off-road there’s all the power the the ground you need and (especially important) I can lift it by myself.

Almost 22.000 kms on mine and still counting… sitting here getting ready to ride through the Dolomites 🇮🇹 today. In that time a chain change, some electric problem during heavy rain (horn stopped working) and that’s about it. Yes, sometimes I’m wanting a little more uphill grunt, yet off-road there’s all the power to the dirt you need and (especially important) I can lift it by myself.

ur comment about weight is spot on, this is 1 of lightest adventure bikes, like you say there are always trade offs, I like the bike, its a good price

The Yoshimura AT2 slip on does wonder for this bike😎

I thought KLR stood for Kawasaki's Land Rover?

damn those are wide , better than the ones I got , on my crf.

That's not a uboat, false advertising !

Really nice to handle on all surfaces. I would say the autobahns only not the favour because of lightweight and short wheelbase.

My mind is blown😮

I'd take the KLR

Only one word, YES 👍