BMW R 1150 GS Adventure versus KTM 390 Duke

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW R 1150 GS Adventure

Adventure
KTM

KTM 390 Duke

Naked

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2005 bis 2005
Built von 2013 bis 2024~
RRP
RRP 6.299 €
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Pros:
  • Comfort
  • Processing
  • Off-road capability
Pros:
  • Very good technical equipment
  • modern cockpit
  • Agile handling
  • Engine with an astonishing amount of pressure
Cons:
  • High weight
Cons:
  • a bit too small for taller riders
  • Sound could be heartier
  • Lambda probe underneath the manifold catches the eye

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.501 mm
Length :
2.180 mm
Seat :
900 mm
Weight :
287 (max: 460 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.367 mm
Seat :
800 mm until : 820 mm
Weight :
165 kg

Engine

Motor design: Boxer 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Motor design: 1-cylinder, 4-stroke engine 1 Cylinder
Displacement: 399 ccm
Hub: 64 mm
Hole: 89 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 192 km/h
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min
Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption:
5 l
Maximum speed: 160 km/h
Performance: 45 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 39 NM bei 7.000 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Reach:
387 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel)
Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm)
Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Frame type:
Trellis tubular frame, powder-coated (chrome-molybdenum)
Front suspension:
WP APEX 43 (travel 150 mm)
Rear suspension:
WP APEX Monoshock (travel 150 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 110/70 17 inches
Rear tyres: 150/60 17 inches

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brakes ( 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc ( 276 mm)
Front brake
Single disc, four-piston radial fixed caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, two-piston caliper ( 240 mm)

Cheap never, well mostly

MW driving has never been a particularly cheap pleasure. Although many specimens are around 20 years old and have collected correspondingly many kilometers, these GS are still not a bargain. It must be at least 5,000 euros, top-maintained specimens like our test bike like to scratch at the five-digit. You can understand this: The BMW R 1150 GS, if you don't catch a rocked-out model, is an almost ideal companion for the very big tour.

If you can do without cornering and agility, the GS is the ideal travel moped, where the road can be three steps below perfect.
As I said, a buddy for the good and the bad days.

Price / Availability / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: used from 5.000€
  • Years built: 1999-2003
  • Availability: good
  • Colors: Adventure in white-blue

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Price/Availability/Colors/Years of Construction

  • Price: 6.299 €
  • Used (3 years old): 3.750€
  • Availability: from 03/2024
  • Colors: Orange, Blue