Best Adventure Bike In The World

Priced starting at 16 990 the 1190 hits the happy middle ground of pricing.

Best adventure bike in the world.

I do feel confident in saying it s one of the best. Only time and sales will tell. The bike s improved long travel suspension and knobby tires ensure adequate control on and off of the roadway. A dakar style bike for good reason it followed the austrian company s first win in the world famous race.

In rapid fire order various 990 1090 1190 and 1290 adventure adventure r and. Launched in 2015 this 1301 cc v twin was immediately selected as cycle world best adventure bike of 2015 an accolade that just can t be ignored. To be frank i don t know. Now the big brother of the ktm adventure 990 the adventure 1290 is a whole different kettle of fish.

The bmw f750 gs is pitched as a road focused can do it all motorcycle. Ktm is the hardest bike to understand in this group. With a new shift cam motor it is forging ahead to be king of the pack for this year. Pair these attractive attributes with the bike s generous fuel capacity and you ve got yourself an iconic adventure bike that won t let you down when the going gets rough.

I haven t ridden all adventure bikes on sale. Bmw motorrad recently revamped its mid level adventure bike lineup with f 750 gs and f 850 gs. Is it the best. It s probably the best choice for a beginner adventure touring enthusiasts.

It offers the ktm msc which makes it possibly the safest. Not long ago there wasn t a lot of choice out there just the bmw gs and a handful of others but now the class has grown so much that we re going to split it into two segments covering bigger bikes. Our list wouldn t be complete without the r1200 gs adventure. 2 bmw f750 gs f850 gs.

The newest bike to the bmw gs family it is not total rebuild but almost with the motor and farings being updated. Now that the top tier adv bikes weigh around 500 600 pounds and boast price tags near 20 000 there s a segment opening up underneath for a bike like this to slot into the lineup. Ktm long teased a middleweight adventure motorcycle like the 790 adventure r. While bmw f850 gs is offered as a purebred offroader adventure bike.