My T7 vs my sons KTM SuperDuke 1290r reliability. Both less than a year old. My T7 zero problems, the 1290r has a head leaking oil. Going in for warranty work tomorrow. Hopefully you are on road when it fails, (close to a tow) It’s practically impossible to push a big adventure bike very far off road. I told him to stay away from KTM. Help push us 35 miles down the road at: Buy QFS Fuel Pump Installation Kit for KTM Replacement for KTM 1050 1090 1190 Adventure 1190 RC8 1290 Super Adventure 1290 Super Duke 990 Adventure 990 Super Duke 990 Supermoto, 2005-2020: Electric Fuel Pumps - Amazon.com FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases Reliability; Styling; You were asked to give each section a rating from 1 – 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being excellent. Scoring. Since you were not required to rate both motorcycles, and more people rated the R 1250 GS than the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, we weighted the averages to make sure our comparison was “apples to apples.” Reliability rating. 4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5) View details. KTM 790 Adventure aims to combine genuine off-road capability with on-road comfort. 1190 ADVENTURE; 125 DUKE; 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE; 2020 790 adventure R reliability. ASKKTM. The 790 Adventure R is absolutely perfect for me, but the only thing holding me back from buying it over a Tenere 700 is reliability. It seems like tons of people claim that little things are always going wrong with the 2020 790 range - nothing too bad but enough that it’ll ruin a good day of riding. The 890 Adventure R utilizes KTM’s updated LC8c 889cc DOHC parallel-twin engine that’s also seen in the impressive 890 Duke R. On the Cycle World dyno, the 890 produced 86.5 hp at 8,300 rpm KTM 1190 Adventure R KTM 1290 Super Adventure. Owners' reviews for the KTM 1050 ADVENTURE Reliability & build quality 3 out of 5. Overall very well built with nice quality components. Had a Fq8A6.