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Around town the machine is quite pleasant with a comfortable riding position and relatively smooth motor making for a relaxing ride.

A well equipped cockpit offers a conventional tachometer flanked by a large LCD screen displaying speed, odometer, tripmeters, temperature, low fuel and various trip master functions. It glows in an attractive orange hue, very KTM indeed.

The vertically arranged headlight illuminates your path well enough for such a design. The screen looks too small to be effective but is obviously quite well designed as I experienced very little buffering on the Adventure, even when riding in some atrocious weather conditions.  Due to the fairly slim nature of the machine very little protection is offered for the legs, any rain quickly soaks the riders knees and thighs.

Virtually no vibration is felt through the hands or feet as the Renthal bars seem well insulated while the serrated footpegs are rubber topped for comfort.  Unfortunately the same can't be said for the seat which is a little too firm for my liking, it also seemed to throb with low frequency vibrations. I think many owners will invest in a thick sheepskin or aftermarket seat for the Adventure. But it is by far not the worst I have experienced and you could learn to live with it, or maybe I am just getting a bit soft in my old age...

KTM offer plenty of accessories for serious touring with a set of factory panniers selling for just over $1,900 or a factory tankbag for a more modest $289. Another accessory worth considering is the $795 remote control factory alarm system. The 950 Adventure sells for $21,750 ride away in the low-seat silver version while the tall version in the customary KTM orange is $21,900 ride away.

Links to more images of the new Adventure are at the bottom of this page.