2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally Archives

CFMoto V.02-NK 1000cc Streetfighter Nears Production

The CFMoto V.02-NK 1000cc streetfighter is nearing production.
It is powered by KTM’s 990cc LC8 platform.
It is also designed by KISKA, who have designed all KTMs.

CFMoto is on the roll since their tie up with KTM and now the CFMoto V.02-NK 1000cc streetfighter is rumoured to be close to production.

KTM and CFMoto first tied up in 2014 to produce the 125 Duke, 200 Duke and 390 Duke for the region.

KTM had contracted CFMoto to build the 799cc LC8c engine which powers the former’s 790 series of bikes including the 790 Duke, 790 Adventure, 790 Adventure R and limited production 790 Adventure R Rally. The Austrians were so impressed with the production capabilities of CFMoto that they’ve decided that they will shift worldwide production of LC8c engines to China from 2021. The factory in Hangzhou can produce up to 50,000 bikes a year.

Since then, KTM sold the 990 LC8 engine which powered the mad 990 Duke to CFMoto. It’s from this arrangement that CFMoto unveiled the V.02-NK concept in 2017. Who know? The Chinese manufacturer may even introduce the first 1000cc superbike in due time.

CFMoto’s range of motorcycles are also designed by KISKA, who also designs KTMs. Thus, the V.02-NK has some design cues from the KTM Duke R but isn’t a carbon copy. There are some innovative ideas here including underseat-mounted radiator and carbon-ceramic brake discs.

Production ought to begin next year and we shall see how the final design turns out.

KTM 790 Adventure R Rally Unveiled

An even more dirt-focused KTM 790 Adventure R Rally will be added to the model’s ranks.
It gets the best of KTM’s off-road parts including suspension.
Only 500 will be built for 2020.

The KTM 790 Adventure is touted as the company’s attempt to revolutionize the dual-purpose/adventure segment. Now, a third variant called the KTM 790 Adventure R Rally is added to the line-up.

Although all three variants are positioned deep in the adventure market, they were given distinctively different characteristics to suit riders of different disposition. The standard 790 Adventure is more road biased although it’s still very much an off-roader. The 790 Adventure R is the off-road biased variant for seasoned and skilled off-road riders. The 790 Adventure R Rally you see here is for the hardcore off-roader. Think of it as 18 SX, softcore and hardcore.

The Adventure R already has some of the best features for off-road riding, but the Adventure R Rally takes it even further.

Starting with the suspension, the Rally gets the WP XPLOR PRO 7548 forks with cone valve technology. The rear shock is a WP XPLOR PRO 6746 with a progressive damping system (PDS) setup. The change of suspension raises the seat height by another 30 mm over the Adventure R’s 880 mm to 910 mm. That’s dirt bike territory. The wheels are also narrower and uses inner tubes.

The package also includes KTM Quickshifter+ (for up- and downshifts), even flatter seat, rally footpegs and Akrapovic exhaust. There are also translucent deflectors beside the headlamp nacelle.

No price was provided, but KTM will build on 500 of these babies for the model year 2020.

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