Location: Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. With the fly by wire the ECU will prevent full open throttle for a fraction of a second just enough to hesitate the acceleration rate that would lift the front wheel. You can still get it up but the bike will be working against your effort. With the dongle and MTC off. Top Speed: Very High (150 mph / 241 km/h) The KTM 1190 Adventure R is a premium adventure style bike and is powered by a Euro 3 compliant liquid cooled 1,195 cc V The non-R RC8 makes do with 1148cc and 15 horsepower less than the R’s claimed 170 crankshaft hp made at 10,250 rpm. The R has several high-tech features such as titanium intake valves, a lofty 13.5:1 compression ratio and a low-friction DLC treatment on its camshafts’ finger followers. ktm powersports seat This has helped a bit, foam is much better at keeping the heat off of the rider, not a complete solution. Plus, the radiated heat off of the sides is still there. Small heat blanket over the rear pipe I got this idea from the spy photos of the 2015 bike. Found one for sale at JEGs, which carries of ton of drag racing parts. Aug 14, 2013. Oddometer: 4,490. The 1290R in the US is sold with TKC80's and is limited to 125-130mph (~200kph). I'm sure if the 1090R is equipped with off road tires at the time of sale it will be the same. #4. Top Speed: 126 mph The 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 received new Adventure Bike styling and electronic aids like Traction Control and ABS as standard equipment. The new model also lost 22 pounds (10 kg) and gained a few horsepower over the previous version. The 790 Adventure is geared just a tad too high for slower, technical riding or holeshots but the smaller front gear fixes this nicely. Despite that, the stock 790 will run the ¼ mile in about 11.5 seconds with a competent pilot at the helm. Top speed & performance: Max power: 160 bhp: Max torque: MCN Fleet: KTM 1290 Adventure S – Arrival imminent! 1290 Super Adventure R. Year: 2017. zX97B.