Why I've sold my KTM 890 Adventure R.

[@cliftonsr]

No camshaft problems after 2021, KTM is not going anywhere and all companies have faced financial problems

[@droommotor]

It's not true, there are several which I know off who has excessive wear, but I do agree regarding the financial problems.

[@terrarecon]

Not going anywhere could simply mean they failed, collapsed financially and someone else bought the company. If you mean they will pull themselves out of the mess, that remains to be seen. Regarding issues after 2021, is not true I heard of issues with newer bikes. Logical conclusion is their current practices have not changed significantly enough that caused problems prior to 2021.

[@NoTengoIlusiones]

@@terrarecon they are going to be an Indian or chinese sticker. K(aput) T M as we know it. Go Japanese 😍

[@terrarecon]

@@NoTengoIlusiones Totally on board with Japanese. No arguments.

[@john7912h]

Bought a 1290 sas 2023 , never going to buy KTM ever again, abs pump issue causing panic brake randomly, started to have coolant lost 250ml in 4 days and counting , paint peeling everywhere on the clutch bracket and reservoir , battery drain issue , between 50-80km the steering will wobble uncontrollably , if you let go and will also go right instead of straight. There was also a chemical / electrical smell when starting in the garage , the wireless key even in the bike compartment kept being out of range . KTM dealer said everything was "normal" . The adaptive cruise control took them a month to fix . I traded it and never looking back , lost thousands but that was better then keeping it. Dangerous bike. Believe everything you see in forums about KTM , it’s not exaggerated. Extremely unreliable!

[@droommotor]

Sounds dangerous! My 890 was free of issues unfortunately.

[@daviddavis6618]

I bought a 1290 SAS in 2022, which now has >20‘000km. This year there was only 1 issue: at a red light in Cannes the engine turned off on a very hot day. So I turned it on again. That’s it. Nothing else. Thank God.

[@Stephen-oy7fl]

You did the right thing. Find someone else to take on the risk of owning a brand that trashes customers with known problems, a dealer network on life support, and a product thats reliable for months not years. Kevin Cameron, Technical Director of Cycle World and a doyen of motorcycling engineering, has a word for these brands of bikes. He calls them 50 mile bikes for good reason. There are only three companies that stand by their products and give you reliability, dealers and spares, anywhere in the world. They are Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki. End of story.

[@droommotor]

Thank you, but I got a 690 instead. And also own BMW and Harley Davidson.

[@gxm164]

Did the opposite, traded my white 690 (701) for an 890. It was the right move for my needs. Love my 890. Please make a video about 690 vs 890 when you have some morecexperience with the 690.

[@droommotor]

I can imagine! I will try to make a comparison.

[@Freeflying_kiwi]

Glad you stayed with the brand

[@ianparkes2538]

Dam doommotor is the right name for you fella , and you’ve bought another ktm

[@droommotor]

Hahaha

[@thaithaipop-d8z]

Nicely explained dude

[@hardyeleonore]

You should have done what I did and get a KTM 500, the 690 also has allot of known issues.

[@droommotor]

Could be, the issues are not a problem for me.

[@montaego]

Also sold my 890 adv. R, which I miss a lot, and switched to a 690 adv. R. There is still no other brand out there, IMO, which builds bikes that simply go like stink.

[@droommotor]

I agree!

[@robh4738]

Terrible decision. The financial issue only means dealerships will have less to sell and therfore will mark them up in the years to come, Yamaha makes instruments, Kawasaki makes trains, Honda makes everything... KTM only makes bikes, period..and bikes just aren't selling across the entire industry... KTM makes an incredible product, and when they become harder to purchase as a direct correlation to their financial woes, that will solve the "depreciation" issue

[@droommotor]

I have not Sold it based on the financial issues they have. Thanks for your comment!

[@erkutturan7669]

Bro, you still haven't parted ways with the KTM 890.

[@droommotor]

I did actually

[@NoTengoIlusiones]

Buy Japanese ❤❤❤

[@droommotor]

Always good but a little bit boring most of the times

[@NoTengoIlusiones]

@droommotor boring it's to have the fancy bike on the shop floor all the time !

[@droommotor]

@@NoTengoIlusiones Had no issues with my KTM :)

[@NoTengoIlusiones]

@@droommotor glad for you. Many miles ?

[@droommotor]

@@NoTengoIlusiones Not at all! Around 2k in one year of ownership. But know a lot of people with no issues at all.

[@mototrailz]

If you a serious off road rider but you can afford one bike then ok 690 but if you can afford 2 : 500 & 890 Simple 👍 Also spend less on parts and get out & ride

[@droommotor]

I like the modding thing. I can afford more but choose to have a BMW R1300GS and a Harley Davidson next to the 690.

[@mototrailz]

@ no offense but you are not an offroad person

[@droommotor]

​@@mototrailzI don't aim to be an ''offroad'' person.

[@christianmouraux7269]

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one to be crazy buying and selling bikes all the time.... my average keeping bike time is roughly like you 😉

[@droommotor]

Haha thank you Christian!

[@seventymai7660]

Langweilig.... Zeitverschwendung

[@droommotor]

Hopefully you got a good sleep out of it.

[@RossKuzma]

Who cares...click bait crap

[@droommotor]

If you don't care, why bother to comment? It is not really clickbait right? because it's why I sold my KTM