Welcome to MOTOTREK! i'm Tim Tyler i'm the guy behind the
camera here at MOTOTREK i've produced shot and edited all the episodes we've put a
lot of time and effort into MOTOTREK and I've enjoyed making every video
you know when i came up with the idea for this channel in 2017 i had no idea it
would gain as much traction as it has so thank you for watching commenting
subscribing and sharing so up until a couple of weeks ago i've
been riding a Kawasaki Versys 650. the Versys is a great bike but with the
17-inch front wheel short suspension travel and low ground clearance it falls
short when the going gets tough
earlier this summer i was riding some rocky climbs and descents on the arizona
BDR with dusty and the versus was not having a good time
{...today i get to ride the KTM 790 Adventure...}
back in 2019 we made a video about the KTM 790 Adventure when it was first
available here in the united states that review bike belonged to my friend,
David Fox
hey, David. Hey Tim. you've had that 790 Adventure for a year now do you still
like it? i really do I've got 8500 miles on it now and i still love the way it
rides i've heard mostly good things about the
790 Adventure so i joined the club compared to the Versys it's lighter more
powerful the wheels are bigger the saddle's lower the ergonomics are better
and it's easier to balance i sat on the Tenere 700 but it was too
tall for me i'm a mediocre rider with a 29 inch in seam so yeah.
that's also the reason i didn't get the R model of the 790 Adventure
i'm short. the 790 is really fun to ride it's smooth it shifts easy
it only took me a half a day to get comfortable with the 790.
the low center of gravity really is a game changer
five gallons of gas weighs 30 pounds and keeping that weight low makes a big
difference of course adding a hard case to the tail
to carry 15 pounds of camera gear pretty much cancels that out though
i didn't feel the need to customize the 790 that much the tires it comes with
actually feel okay but i'll probably try the Mitas E07's or the Shinko 705's which i
liked on the Versys i added KTM's heated grips and cruise
control i thought about getting a rackless pannier system like David's
(David) my goal was keeping as much weight off the bike as i could so the simplicity of
the rackless system really does work for me but i decided on
KTM's pannier rack since i wanted to stick with the big
Mosco Backcountry bags i already own and the aftermarket racks are a little
wider i added these inexpensive led conspicuity lights i found on amazon
they're lightweight and amazingly bright with a beam pattern that won't blind
oncoming traffic i like the amber but they come in white
too i'm a little concerned about the rear shock
partially because it's not adjustable but then mostly because it doesn't have a
reservoir so it could overheat and fail i put a call in to Ted Porter at Beemer Shop
who told me that Tractive is making fully adjustable rear shocks with
reservoirs to fit this so maybe i'll do that the Harbor Freight
top case is just bolted directly to the bike's stock rack
i also switched to the smaller screen from the R model because
the other screen was too big i know a lot of riders switch out the bash plate
for something more sturdy but i'm just going to stick with this one for now
i'm using a bicycle handlebar bag up front which looks a little bit dorky but
it doesn't get in the way when i fuel up i connected the unswitched power in the
front of the bike to a usb adapter in the handlebar bag
Moto Minded makes this sturdy GPS mount to which i added a ram ball and the new
Garmin Zumo XT GPS
anyway we have a bunch of
cool new videos on the way so stay tuned thanks again for subscribing especially
if you've joined and become a member sorry the upload frequency has been kind
of lax but you know... pandemic i love making these videos and i'm glad
you like watching them try to get out in nature if you can and stay safe