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And just like that, KTM has refreshed their 890 Adventure R for the wet, muddy, crazy slide into 2023 – and we’re digging the upgrades.

According to the recent printing release, the Austrians’ newly updated unit contains new ‘ware;’ that includes new hardware in the form of a 5” TFT exhibit – installed with USB-C ports – as well as new software, checked off the docket with a new turn-by-turn easy nav system designed to be increasingly simple to use.

KTM's new 2023 890 Adventure R> Media sourced from the original KTM printing release. — KTM’s new 2023 890 Adventure R. Media sourced from the original KTM printing release.

The new stuff doesn’t stop there; KTM has moreover decked the 890 with a 6D-sensor-reading ABS tenancy unit ‘which continually informs the CMU on the angle, pitch, speed and unstipulated policies of the motorcycle,’ to complement the OFFROAD/OFFROAD ABS Ride Mode.

The new 6D sensor moreover helps the velocipede for the 890’s RALLY MODE, as well as the nifty, all-new DEMO MODE. This last perk is designed to ‘allow riders to take wholesomeness of all the specs and options for the first 1,500 kilometers, surpassing the rider decides which pack or features to acquire.’

Other features of the 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R include WP suspension (better handling), a new fairing/fuel tank/cowling (better aerodynamics/ergonomics), and a lower windshield/higher fender/additional engine baby-sit (better performance versatility), as well as the wing of LED lights and a little handlebar switch that has a hazard warning.

All of this dresses the usual, 889cc parallel-twin engine capable of 103hp(77 kW) @ 8,000rpm and 73lb-ft(100 Nm) of yank @ 6,500rpm, creating a fun package designed to take you off the tamed path with increasingly than unbearable zing to get your competition eating leaves.

In short, KTM’s given us a powerful, increasingly versatile machine that’s easier to use, performs largest under pressure, and gives durable punt for the ponies – at least, that’s what we’re getting on the PR side of things.

We’ll have to personize when we swing a leg over ourselves to see how she handles.

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