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Brand new black 790 owner here – picked it up from the dealer (KTM Tokyo East) on Saturday after trading it in for a 2017 Duke 390.
Since the dealer was offering 100,000 yen's worth of PowerParts for free, I upgraded to the +2cm ergo seat (front and rear), the bar-end mirrors (absolutely essential aesthetically), heated grips, USB outlet and (last but not least) a KTM mug. Have also ordered a Mustard Bikes Tail Tidy, which the dealer said they'll fit for me.
The increase in power over the 390 is very welcome. Smoother than the 390, too.
The only thing I haven't been so impressed with is the heat coming off the radiator (which I didn't notice when I took a 790 for a test ride). Sitting in some traffic yesterday (welcome to riding in Tokyo) with the ambient temperature about 24ºC, the heat hitting my knees was close to unbearable. Can that really be right? The engine temp. read normal the whole time (4 bars). It's hard to read the coolant level 'indictor' on the side of the bike, but I assume if there was insufficient coolant, the temp gauge would be indicating an overheating engine. Anyway, will get that checked out ASAP.
Brand new black 790 owner here – picked it up from the dealer (KTM Tokyo East) on Saturday after trading it in for a 2017 Duke 390.
Since the dealer was offering 100,000 yen's worth of PowerParts for free, I upgraded to the +2cm ergo seat (front and rear), the bar-end mirrors (absolutely essential aesthetically), heated grips, USB outlet and (last but not least) a KTM mug. Have also ordered a Mustard Bikes Tail Tidy, which the dealer said they'll fit for me.
The increase in power over the 390 is very welcome. Smoother than the 390, too.
The only thing I haven't been so impressed with is the heat coming off the radiator (which I didn't notice when I took a 790 for a test ride). Sitting in some traffic yesterday (welcome to riding in Tokyo) with the ambient temperature about 24ºC, the heat hitting my knees was close to unbearable. Can that really be right? The engine temp. read normal the whole time (4 bars). It's hard to read the coolant level 'indictor' on the side of the bike, but I assume if there was insufficient coolant, the temp gauge would be indicating an overheating engine. Anyway, will get that checked out ASAP.