2018 KTM 790 Adventure Spied

This might be a bike I would write a check for:

http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/2018-ktm-790-adventure/

Highway capable, expected to be around $13K, looks like it will actually hold two full-size adults.

Yay!

It looks like KTM is going to do what Yamaha would not with the FZ07 motor.

Parallel twin - why? I was hoping for a V twin.

P-twins offer a more compact package , but yeah , love the way V-twins run/feel .

Wouldn't a V twin at least be narrower? Me likey a V.

...and a beak.

It is 270deg p-twin with 90deg crank, so it would be similar to v-twin in feel.

Yes p-twins are more compact and lighter, weight only fraction more than thumpers but without the vibes and better top end.

The crankcase is the same width

Cheaper...........one head, one cylinder, half the camshafts etc.

Funny, I don't think anybody is noticing this thread in here because a lot of the people who would want a bike like this have been riding singles.

And with the power and smoothness of the 701 engine, it does seem like a funny time to be moving to a twin.

Or perhaps because anyone looking for a multicylinder ktm would be looking in orange crush where this thing has been discussed at length?

http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/ktm800adv-is-comming.1156815/