front suspension adjustability rear suspension adjustability suspension travel front/rear front brake rear brake abs wheels front/rear tyres front/rear chain silencer steering head angle trail wheel base ground clearance seat height tank capacity dry weight 2-cylinder, 4-stroke, v 75° 1,301 cc 108 / 71 mm 118 kw (160 hp) @ 9,000 rpm 138 nm Shifting sands of time uncover a legacy of abandoned hopes and dreams. Published on 01.05.2023. Looking at a map of Southern California, civilization starts to thin out as you move east from Lancaster, and virtually ceases to exist once that eastward journey passes Barstow. It’s an adventure rider’s paradise, with endless challenging The 2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S features the 1,301cc LC8 V-Twin making a claimed 160 hp, two new color schemes, and augmented navigation software. suspension, ABS settings, and adaptive On the 1290 Super Adventure S, the tech keeps coming in the form of WP Apex semi-active suspension, which constantly modifies the damper settings with a choice of Sport, Street, or Comfort settings. Summary. KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 1290 Super Adventure motorcycles manufactured December 1, 2014, to December 11, 2015. These motorcycles have a rear shock absorber that may leak oil from the rebound damping plug, resulting in a loss of shock function. Remedy. A six-axis IMU continues to be used by the traction control and cornering ABS systems, but now the semi-active suspension on the 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S also benefits from the lean angle The optimized fuel tank, now holding 6.1 gallons, gets a keyless cap as part of the fully keyless security suite. The last big change is part tech, part suspension, as the 1290 Super Adventure S receives next-gen WP APEX Semi-Active Technology (SAT) suspension. Better damping and more sensors make for an ultra-responsive front end. KTM’s latest 1290 Super Adventure S is fittingly named, since it’s the adventure bike equivalent of a supersport machine. A quick look at the spec sheet reveals that its 1,301 cc liquid-cooled, 75-degree V-twin pumps out 160 hp. That’s two ponies more than Ducati’s powerful Multistrada S, but more importantly, the Super Adventure S aWAw.