BMW S 1000 XR versus KTM 1090 Adventure
BMW S 1000 XR
Crossover
KTM 1090 Adventure
Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2015 bis 2025~
Built von 2017 bis 2018
RRP 19.480 €
RRP 13.395 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Silky smooth, powerful motor with performance in all situations
- Really good QuickShifter
- Very finely balanced machine
- Brakes extremely well and can be controlled
- every conceivable accessory available
- hissing and at the same time hoarse sound
Pros:
- Performance
- Engine
- Comfort
- Space
- Precise chassis
Cons:
- Vibrations at higher speeds
- The driver always has one foot in prison
- QuickShifter, heated grips and cruise control not standard
Cons:
- Windscreen noisy
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.541 mm
Length : 2.156 mm Height : 1.460 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 227 (max: 450 ) kg
Length : 2.156 mm Height : 1.460 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 227 (max: 450 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.560 mm
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.485 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 228 (max: 450 ) kg
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.485 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 228 (max: 450 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: Number 4 Cylinder
Displacement: 999 ccm
Hub: 50 mm
Hole: 80 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 999 ccm
Hub: 50 mm
Hole: 80 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.050 ccm
Hub: 63 mm
Hole: 103 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.050 ccm
Hub: 63 mm
Hole: 103 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 250 km/h
Performance: 170 HP at 11.000 U/Min
Torque: 114 NM bei 9.250 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 323 km
Performance: 170 HP at 11.000 U/Min
Torque: 114 NM bei 9.250 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 323 km
Maximum speed: 228 km/h
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
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
Frame type:
Aluminium composite bridge frame, motor supporting (aluminium) Front suspension:
Upside-down telescopic fork, diameter 45 mm, rebound and compression damping electronically controlled (Dynamic ESA) (travel 150 mm) Rear suspension:
Dynamic "Electronic Suspension Adjustment", spring preload electronically adjustable, rebound and compression damping electronically controlled (suspension travel 150 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 190/55 ZR 17
Aluminium composite bridge frame, motor supporting (aluminium) Front suspension:
Upside-down telescopic fork, diameter 45 mm, rebound and compression damping electronically controlled (Dynamic ESA) (travel 150 mm) Rear suspension:
Dynamic "Electronic Suspension Adjustment", spring preload electronically adjustable, rebound and compression damping electronically controlled (suspension travel 150 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 190/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
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
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
Front brake
Double disc brake, 4-piston fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 2-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Double disc brake, 4-piston fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 2-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston radial fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, double piston floating caliper (∅ 267 mm)
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston radial fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, double piston floating caliper (∅ 267 mm)
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The machine was made available to us by Bergmann & Söhne in Neumünster. If you really want to experience something, go there and dare to take a test drive. Every test driver is guaranteed not to forget them.
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 ...
