For those who prefer their adventures with a double-dose of dirt, KTM offers the 1190 Adventure R. It swaps the standard model’s 19-inch front wheel for a 21-incher, increases front/rear suspension travel from 7.5 inches to 8.6 inches (which raises ground clearance from 8.7 to 9.8 inches) and adds tubular-steel engine guards. Not only is the suspension taller, it’s manually adjustable, allowing more precise suspension adjustments than the three damping levels (Comfort, Street, Sport) offered by the standard model’s pushbutton adjustable Electronic Damping System. To withstand the hard hits that a big dualie will take when ridden aggressively off-road, the 1190-R has beefier fork internals and a heavier-duty shock that’s fully adjustable, including high- and low-speed compression adjustment.
