KTM 390 Adventure [2025]

The new KTM 390 Adventure is expected to be launched in India in early 2025. It could be priced in the range of Rs. 3.5 lakh to Rs. 3.7 lakh, ex-showroom. Once launched, it will go up against the likes of the BMW G 310 GS, Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, Yezdi Adventure, and the upcoming Hero Xpulse 400.

KTM is testing the new 390 Adventure extensively in India and abroad, and a few spy images have revealed details of the bike. The styling, to begin with, takes inspiration from KTM’s Dakar Rally bikes. This is evident from the shape of the fairing, tall windscreen, and the contrastingly sleeker side and tail sections. It seems to be a case of function winning over form and it’ll be interesting to see what the bike looks like, especially with KTM’s signature orange and blue colours painted on the bike.

The new 390 Adventure will employ a steel trellis chassis that’s likely to be suspended by a WP USD fork with compression and rebound adjustability and a monoshock with preload and rebound adjustment. Braking duties will be taken care of by single-disc brakes at both ends with dual-channel ABS. There should be a provision for switching off the ABS at the rear wheel.

The bike is expected to ride on a 19-inch front, 17-inch rear wheel, wire spoke wheel setup, shod with dual-purpose tyres.

Expect the bike to be powered by the same 399cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that you see in the new KTM 390 Duke. It produces 45.3bhp and 39Nm in the street naked but we expect KTM to tinker with the state of tune for the 390 Adventure’s application. Revised gearing with a stronger bottom end is also likely to be on the cards.

KTM is likely to throw a bunch of features on the new 390 Adventure, such as all-LED lights, colour TFT with Bluetooth connectivity, traction control, and cornering ABS.

The new KTM 390 Adventure is expected to be unveiled towards the end of 2024 and the launch is expected to take place around early 2025.