If you’re looking for a mid-size adventure bike, you’re pretty spoiled for choice these days. Yamaha’s stupendous Tenere 700 is here, the BMW F 850 GS has always been here, and the new Aprilia Tuareg 660 is coming at the end of the year.
However, there are two stalwarts from Europe who’ve been at the top of the mid-size ADV market for longer than anyone, and that’s Triumph and KTM. Both manufacturers have larger capacity off-road vehicles than the Tiger 900 Rally Pro and 890 Adventure R we have on test today, but none are designed to do real off-roading as well as these two. These are dirt bikes with lights.