We'd better have a 790 thread, I 'spose

Are you sure you've actually bought one?? I mean, there aren't any pictures.... Could have been anyones tyre tracks.
Perhaps youre hallucinating??.

I suppose it's a possibility.
If you fall off enough motorcycles the resultant concussions do strange things to your grasp of reality ..

buyers remorse, even before you got on the orange whore!

You had realised that the new ‘19 690 would have been a better choice right?

I thought about it.
But I have half a pound of titanium in my left foot and a fucked right knee.
Just too tall...

I had all the titainium removed from my leg....thinking of making a lamp out of it.

A leg lamp, that'll be interesting...

It took them three and half hours to install it.

The surgeon asked me if I wanted it taken out, but warned that it would do quite a bit of damage, scars on scars and such like.
I politely declined.

"Yeah, nah...um....no really, fuck that."
I think was my exact reaction.

should be a walk in the park

@Oscar You and I have both had an Aprilia Pegaso in the past, compare the two for me....

Nah, that Pegaso belonged to @slowbike smallpenis
It just lived in my shed.
I had a Toureg 600.

I believe the last person to ride the Peg prior to its escape from Chateau Oscar was enthusiastic about it .... He knows a thing or three about things on two wheels so I understand

Proper skid plate might be wise

'engine guard' not skid plate designed for light abrasion resistance to the engine. Like most adventure bikes you would assume someone will develop a robust aftermarket 'bash plate' which clearly the 790's isn't. The mounting points will be key though. Not much good having a plate that bolts to the engine as some do.

It is difficult for any manufacturer to warrant damages caused to a bike via a crash or some other impact. Clearly in this case something gave it a good wack. I don't like the pegs being fixed to the engine casing though....its $$$ waiting to be spent, but then that's what insurance is for. All worked out good in the end but that won't stop the haters bangin on about KTM design issues......like every bike doesn't have them. We should all play it safe and ride beamers

You get the impression that if that same damage was on the R model then KTM would have covered it under warranty? Somehow I doubt it. I could see them saying something like....The R model is designed for more extreme off road riding than the S, which will mean some owners will take it to and beyond its design limits. Like every motorcycle used in this fashion the owner should weigh the risk of damage to the motorcycle. This is to be expected and is a part of ownership cost.

Are the 'A' and 'R' models pegs fitted the same? And is it simply extra ground clearance the makes the 'R' ok to ride rough stuff?
Hands up, who-ever hasn't clonked a footpeg onto a rock/root/rut. Hmm, not many hands up....

I grounded my XR400 in third gear on a downhill, man, gravity is a bitch when you stop instantly...

On my DR 400 I clipped a rock and put my brake pedal thru clutch cover

No pictures of said 790s yet...?