65.4
/ 100
Adventure motorcycles
Big tanks, long travel and luggage racks. Adventure bikes carry riders and gear across continents, and the spread between road-biased commuters and rally-bred offroaders is wider than any other class.
Seven adventure bikes on the books, scored between 52.0 and 65.4 out of 100 within the class, with the KTM 890 Adventure R on top at 65.4. The CFMOTO 450MT is the lightest at 175 kg wet; the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 is the cheapest at €5,950; the KTM 890 Adventure R is the longest between oil services at 15,000 km. Scheduled servicing runs from roughly €215 per 10,000 km on the KTM 890 Adventure R to €370 on the CFMOTO 450MT, on the workshop rates published with every maintenance guide. The most powerful is the KTM 890 Adventure R with 105 hp, which the formula weighs against weight, price and running costs rather than taking at face value. Every figure comes from a spec sheet and feeds the same 100-point formula, so the ranking below is arithmetic rather than opinion. Each card links to the bike's maintenance guide and its closest head to heads, and the table underneath puts the whole class in one place.
Adventure in numbers
| Bikes | 7 |
|---|---|
| Score range | 52.0 to 65.4 / 100KTM 890 Adventure R |
| Lightest | 175 kg wetCFMOTO 450MT |
| Cheapest | €5,950Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 |
| Most power | 105 hpKTM 890 Adventure R |
| Longest service interval | 15,000 km between oil servicesKTM 890 Adventure R |
| Cheapest to service | ~€215 per 10,000 kmKTM 890 Adventure R |
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- 2
64.9
/ 100
- 3
63.4
/ 100
- 4
60.3
/ 100
- 5
55.9
/ 100
- 6
52.1
/ 100
- 7
52.0
/ 100
Adventure service intervals and costs
Oil and valve intervals from each service book, and what scheduled servicing costs per 10,000 km on the workshop rates published with every guide. Cheapest first.
| Bike | Oil service | Valve check | Servicing / 10,000 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTM890 Adventure R maintenance guide | 15,000 km | 30,000 km | ~€215 |
| YamahaTenere 700 maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 42,000 km | ~€230 |
| KTM390 Adventure R maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 20,000 km | ~€250 |
| HondaXL750 Transalp maintenance guide | 12,000 km | 24,000 km | ~€260 |
| Royal EnfieldHimalayan 450 maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 20,000 km | ~€260 |
| BMWF 450 GS maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 20,000 km | ~€300 |
| CFMOTO450MT maintenance guide | 5,000 km | 40,000 km | ~€370 |
Adventure comparisons
Honda XL750 Transalp vs KTM 890 Adventure R
91.8 hp vs 105 hp / 208 kg vs 215 kg
KTM 890 Adventure R vs Yamaha Tenere 700
105 hp vs 73 hp / 215 kg vs 208 kg
KTM 890 Adventure R vs Royal Enfield Himalayan 450
105 hp vs 40 hp / 215 kg vs 196 kg
CFMOTO 450MT vs KTM 890 Adventure R
42 hp vs 105 hp / 175 kg vs 215 kg
BMW F 450 GS vs KTM 890 Adventure R
48 hp vs 105 hp / 178 kg vs 215 kg
CFMOTO 450MT vs Royal Enfield Himalayan 450
42 hp vs 40 hp / 175 kg vs 196 kg