KTM 890 SMT versus BMW F 900 XR

KTM 890 SMT

Crossover

BMW F 900 XR

Crossover

KTM's new 890cc SuperMoto tourer has to prove itself.

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KTM 890 SMT im Test

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The new centre

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Test BMW F 900 XR

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Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2023 bis 2024~

Built von 2019 bis 2024~

RRP 14.990 €

RRP 12.100 €

Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de

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Competitors

Pros:

super-agile bike
Powerful engine
V2-like Sound
Lean-angle sensor technology
Suitable for touring
comfortable seating position for driver and front passenger

Pros:

Powerful engine
Processing
Fitness to travel
Comfort

Cons:

QuickShifter, cruise control, track mode & MSR only for an extra charge
only one color available
not exactly a snapper

Cons:

Expensive extras

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.502 mm
Seat : 860 mm
Weight : 206 (max: 450 ) kg

Wheelbase: 1.521 mm
Length : 2.160 mm Height : 1.320 mm
Seat : 825 mm
Weight : 219 (max: 438 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: Row, four-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 889 ccm
Hub: 69 mm
Hole: 91 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 205 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.000 U/Min
Torque: 100 NM bei 6.500 U/Min

Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 350 km

Maximum speed: 215 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min

Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 369 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Chrome-molybdenum steel frame, motor is structural component, powder coated (steel)

Front suspension:
WP APEX USD 43mm (travel 180 mm)

Rear suspension:
WP APEX Monoshock (travel 180 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm

Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17

Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)

Front suspension:
170 (travel 172 mm)

Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 172 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm

Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc, radially mounted four-piston brake caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Brembo two-piston floating caliper, single disc (∅ 260 mm)

Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)

Conclusion - what sticks

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Conclusion - what gets stuck

All in all, the same-parts adventure was all about. She comes around the corner with this trusting attitude, which does not substride even when they get closer. You just have to want to afford it and, above all, you have to be able to do it. If that is the case, it will lead the way in the middle class.

The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg.