We were recently invited to ride the all-new 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S at the UK press launch. So we here’s our review, enjoy!

First off this bike definitely packs a whole lot of ‘SUPER’, the 2021 bike is 90% new, the team have done an amazing amount of rework to make this bike new and even more exciting for 2021. Often new bikes are updated with new colour schemes and brake setups and are branded as new for that year, this is definitely not the case with the new Super Adventure S…

A big improvement over the previous bike is the new lower centre of gravity, riding a big adventure bike with a high seat and high centre of gravity is horrible at low speeds so this is something I noticed straight away with this new KTM.

The engine has been taken from the Super Duke R, a re-tuned 1300cc v-twin motor producing a hefty 160hp and 138Nm of torque. Some described the previous Super Adventure as the Super Duke on stilts however this is not an accurate description, the bike is a lot more refined than that. The engine is a lot softer and it has been tailored to perfectly match the Super Adventure riding capabilities. We are not saying this bike is slow, it’s far from slow! 3^rd gear power wheelies are super easy and you can pretty much guarantee you’ll keep up with any sports bike on the road.