BMW R 1150 GS Adventure versus KTM 1190 Adventure
BMW R 1150 GS Adventure
Adventure
KTM 1190 Adventure
Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2005 bis 2005
Built von 2013 bis 2016
RRP
RRP 13.995 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Comfort
- Processing
- Off-road capability
Pros:
- Sporty engine
- Chassis tuning
- Sound
- Long-distance suitability
Cons:
- High weight
Cons:
- Weight
- Off-road capability
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.501 mm
Length : 2.180 mm
Seat : 900 mm
Weight : 287 (max: 460 ) kg
Length : 2.180 mm
Seat : 900 mm
Weight : 287 (max: 460 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.560 mm
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.485 mm
Seat : 860 mm
Weight : 238 (max: 440 ) kg
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.485 mm
Seat : 860 mm
Weight : 238 (max: 440 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: Boxer 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V2 LC8 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.195 ccm
Hub: 69 mm
Hole: 105 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.195 ccm
Hub: 69 mm
Hole: 105 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 192 km/h
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Maximum speed: 246 km/h
Performance: 150 HP at 9.500 U/Min
Torque: 125 NM bei 7.500 U/Min Tank contents: 23 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 411 km
Performance: 150 HP at 9.500 U/Min
Torque: 125 NM bei 7.500 U/Min Tank contents: 23 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 411 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (chrome-molybdenum steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 48 mm (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut, directly hinged (travel 190 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm made of aluminium Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 19
Rear tyres: 170/60 ZR 17
Tubular space frame (chrome-molybdenum steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 48 mm (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut, directly hinged (travel 190 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm made of aluminium Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 19
Rear tyres: 170/60 ZR 17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc brakes (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc (∅ 276 mm)
Double disc brakes (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc (∅ 276 mm)
Front brake
Double disc, radially bolted 4-piston fixed caliper, Brembo, floating brake calipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc with two-piston fixed caliper (∅ 267 mm)
Double disc, radially bolted 4-piston fixed caliper, Brembo, floating brake calipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc with two-piston fixed caliper (∅ 267 mm)
Cheap never, well mostly
MW driving has never been a particularly cheap pleasure. Although many specimens are around 20 years old and have collected correspondingly many kilometers, these GS are still not a bargain. It must be at least 5,000 euros, top-maintained specimens like our test bike like to scratch at the five-digit. You can understand this: The BMW R 1150 GS, if you don't catch a rocked-out model, is an almost ideal companion for the very big tour.
If you can do without cornering and agility, the GS is the ideal travel moped, where the road can be three steps below perfect.
As I said, a buddy for the good and the bad days.
Conclusion
The KTM 1190 Adventure is rather the craftsman among the adventure bikes. Practical, useful, but not suitable for opera. It has a lot of Ducati's Multistrada, more so than from the BMW GS series. Because of the very special engine design, it is not the ideal all-rounder, nor does it want to be.If you are looking for a sporty, rough adventure bike and bring the physical prerequisites, you have a good alternative to the model student from Germany and certainly does nothing wrong.
The test bike was provided to us by Motorrad Ruser.
