BMW F 900 R versus KTM 1090 Adventure
BMW F 900 R
KTM 1090 Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
- Performance
- Engine
- Comfort
- Space
- Precise chassis
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
- Windscreen noisy
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.485 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 228 (max: 450 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.050 ccm
Hub: 63 mm
Hole: 103 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 125 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 109 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 23 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 411 km
Chassis
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Lattice tube (chromium-molybdenum) Front suspension:
WP USD telescopic fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 185 mm) Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 190 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum casting two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 110/80 R 19
Rear tyres: 150/70 R 17
Brakes
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston radial fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, double piston floating caliper (∅ 267 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
Thumbs up!
Well, we had little to complain about during the test. We are curious to see what KTM wants to bring as a successor, because the gap left by the discontinued model is a big one.
The handiness, the great engine and the overall package of the KTM 1090 Adventure show once again that the very big adventures with 150+ hp bring only very little advantages in practice. So why not even screw down a number?
Would going to the dealership be worthwhile? Yes in any case. Maybe at the 11,500 Euros he even puts a bigger disc or the missing main stand on it ...
