My 1290 R narrative!

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m0lt3n

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Location
Kathu (NC)
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KTM 990 Adventure
I like making a thread on my bikes. Its great for tips from other owners but also for myself to track on when I did what service or mod.

I also tend to break a lot of things so its nice to save my pictures on a thread and then delete it. Better than searching for old quotes and settings and stuff on old whatsapp messages.

Previous two ownership narratives was on my 1190 and 990. Unfortunately I never made any for my GS days, but it would have had similar amount of upgrades and repairs in it.
1190
https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=204555.0
990 (ongoing)
https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=249417.0


So, background...I abused the 1190 to death, then got 990 to better absorb abuse, missed a modern bike, saved up, added 1290 with the idea to abuse 990 and save 1290 for civilized outings.

also, the thought of a normal gravel road isnt inviting on a 990, so I ended up riding less and less.

I started keeping an eye out for a big bike, shortlisted 1200 triumph scrambler XE, 1200 GSA and 1290R, realized the scrambler is to close to the 990, the time isnt right for the GSA yet as my wife will not join me a lot, it was always going to have to be a 1290.
Saw a 1290 at a decent price on Wilddogs, bought it, brother had to fetch it for me as wify and myself did our second honeymoon/10year anneversary last week (Hows that for bad timing at buying a bike!). I had to spend a whole week as owner of a bike I could not be excited about!
Finally got home and rode it back from Kimberley to Kathu.

Pic of my new 1290!
(Then 1190 and 990, there will be a lot of comparison talk...)
 

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