The KTM 390 Adventure is an adventure tourer motorcycle from KTM. It was launched in 2020 and is still on sale. Adventure bikes are built to travel long distances on good and bad roads alike, typically with long-travel suspension and an upright riding position. With a 398.7 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 398.7 cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 41.5 PS at 8,600 rpm and 33.5 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (89 mm x 56.15 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 229 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a trellis frame. Suspension is by USD - wheel travel - 200 mm forks at the front and monoshock - wheel travel - 205 mm at the rear. Braking is by a 320 mm disc at the front and a 240 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 19-inch front and 17-inch rear alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 100/90-19 at the front and 130/80-17 at the rear.
The seat is 825 mm off the ground, which is on the tall side, so shorter riders may want to try it first. It weighs 181 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 228 mm — plenty for broken roads and tall speed breakers. It is 2,154 mm long, with 1,470 mm between the axles. Its 14.5 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 29.5-32.7 kmpl work out to roughly 474 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes a digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, distance-to-empty readout, gear position indicator, cruise control, quickshifter, daytime running lamps and real-time mileage indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes side-stand warning, engine kill switch, hazard light switch, traction control, low fuel indicator and malfunction indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 2 years /30000 kms. For the KTM 390 Adventure, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,199 doorstep service.
It is best suited to long-distance touring and roads of mixed quality.
Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
