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I see two problems here: 1) Definition of OFFROAD. For most Germans, offroad starts where hard pavement ends. However here in Scandinavia we got tens of thousands of kilometers of unpaved, public roads between settlements. Simply because those roads withstand the harsh nordic climate better than asfalt roads, are easier to maintain and cheaper to build. I would never call those offroad, because you could ride them basically on any bike, even a Harley. Then there are smaller logging roads of variable state of maintanance, but real terrain (off the road) is off limits to motorized vehicles anyway. 2) Marketing. Just now when watching this video, it was interupted by a BMW commercial, showing a rider on a F900GS in terrain where a light dual sport or even enduro is much more suitable. People buy then those 230, 250, 280 heavyweight bikes and get out on tracks like the TET, with the result that we basically every week see one or several posts in FB of riders who crash, get stuck, cant lift their bike... and cry out for help in remote places. For most of us average riders a lighter dual sport would be much better suited for trips like this, but far too many fall for this kind of marketing. I downgraded now, by the way, to an "adventurized" 701 Enduro (165kg fully fuelled) and did a trip from Stockholm to Albania and back on it - 7000km in four weeks. Worked very nicely, as long as you avoid the boring motorways.

Great review!

Someone please convince Triumph to make a Scrambler 400 XE with 21"/18" wheels and long travel suspension.

You need test drive it.

You're roads look pretty good compared to here in Southern California. I really like these 400cc Triumphs, but I couldn't ride one on the highway here.

When trying to determine the off road, or at least off pavement potential, I would love to know two things. 1- How does it behave at low revs? Does it have the tractor factor that is so useful on the trails? 2 - Is the first part of the suspension travel plush? Does it feel like it has progressive rate springs? How is the compression and rebound damping? Lots of street oriented bike favor a linear response to load, whereas I find a more progressive response better in the dirt. Cheers, and a speedy recovery to ya!

What is the price? Do they come in more than one color?

Looks like a good bike, maybe those engine vibes at 110 kph are due to newness of the demo bike? The speedo is a big miss for me, which is strange since Triumph normally do something interesting with the instruments. I heard people say it's difficult to see the RPM at a glance and the indicator warning light is too dim in daylight.

YEEEEEES! So happy to see you out riding and reviewing again. Good job, cool bike. Wish I could give you 2 thumbs up.

Great for bog laps🥳

Hi Solid. Hope you are well. I am still wondering what these scrambler bikes are for. I see the retro thing but I wouldn’t buy one for on road or for off road. Glad you enjoyed it.

I had a look at one in Rockingham and thought that triumph had really put a great bike together, and for the price, it's really good value.

Nice review solid , great bike looks nice retro & built well. Hope u do more reviews if u can in the future 👍👏👏

Beats me why would anyone choose this one over Fantic Caballero Rally. If both available

Thank you for your honesty.....

Great review please do more of them! Cheers

So, Solid,how do the vibes at highway speed compare to a DR650? Actually, how does the riding experience as a whole compare to a DR650? Because this bike is as likely a replacement as any for my poor old bush pig. 😃

I don’t want transformers looking bikes but don’t want this weird amorphous shaped design either. Also I never understood when people talk about felt “vibrations” from a motorcycle. It’s a motorcycle.

“Clunky shifting?” Have you ever ridden a Guzzi? Hahaha

I cringe everytime you say ‘motor’. It’s an engine godammit! Teslas have motors! 😂. Bike would look awesome with a pair of knobbies I think. Nice review. 👍

Love Triumph/Yamaha Balcatta, they're always great there. Also like how while the triumph looks more expensive on paper than some of the similar models by other manufacturers it comes with a lot of 'extras' in that price, so by the time you add all that on to the other models the prices are very comparable. Honestly its a toss up for me between this and the Honda CL500, Honda's parallel twin is very tempting for the highways but the Triumph does seem more offroad capable (and looks slightly nicer in my opinion). I think it's just going to come down to availability and the test rides when I'm ready to upgrade.

Recently bought 1 India, v r getting MRF tyres in stead of Metzelarz

Any possibilities of cruise control coming on the new 390 adventure?

Nice fit and finish!

FIRST WOO

I’m not interested in Chinese bikes.

There is no magic related to the weight of this bike. DR650 and XR650 reached even lower curb weights decades ago using heavy steel frames with no compromises on longevity or titanium/magnesium alloys. Modern bikes became bloated and obese, because nobody REALLY cares about the weight in the end. Riding backroads solo is a nice dream, though I doubt that 90% of adventure riders ever do anything more complicated than a group ride on some simple dirt roads. Who cares if you drop your +220 kg whale with 5 other guys around to help you out? A heavy bike is a nice thing to have on the highway though, which is the place where most riders spend most amount of time anyway. People vote with their wallets and we'd have a lot more sub 180 kg bikes if everyone really needed that. And we became so used to these bloated bikes that hearing about KOVE releasing a normal weight bike seems like a lie or a technical marvel.

I can't imagine how I pay for an Austrian-Chinese machine. No matter how good it looks and is praised. Whoever has the opportunity and desire, let him take the risk. I traditionally bet on Yamaha. Everything else, especially what is not Japanese, is a compromise with immeasurable risk.

Never heard of this brand and don't expect to hear from it in the future.

CHINA-KTM...What could go wrong?? 🤣

790/890 engines have been suffering from camshafts failures. If you buy Ktm/husky/kove or CF with 790/890 engine you’re gambling that you will have your camshafts fail at 10-15k miles.

Looks like the foot pegs are no longer tilted forward, much better.

I want it today! They are assembling KTM so quality should be the same.

everything was impressive, until the mention of the fact that its chinese

I've got a 93' Honda XR250L, 260 pounds dry, with 30hp at 9000 rpm.

I heard a rumor a long time ago about a third smaller displacement Tenere based on the MT03 engine. That would be really interesting.

After all these years the Chinese are doing what the Japanese did years ago. Providing cheap and reliable transportation to the American market. They are pushing the industry forward. Let’s see where it goes. I’d love to test ride the Kove 450 Rally the 800x and w few of the CFMoto bikes too.

I have a world raid and in all honesty Yamaha's reliability is 2nd to none. So I'd rather pay the extra on that reputation alone.

Your theory has become practical. We are only a few months away from the launch. Testing is underway

I was looking at the rally and the L. My final decision is going to be a LS that I can add a bigger tank and rally fairing to while ending up with a lower bike that I'll be better able to handle due to its lower height.

Kove 800 X pro was weighted 193 kg with a ful tank of fuel also in Italy ( Source 2 Ruote )

The KTM 790 engine is infamous for very low mileage camshaft failures, there are thousands of posts on the subject... Because that KTM engine is made in China. I'm too poor to buy shady sh*t, sorry.

I would rather buy 2 low mileage 2009-2012 BMW F650GSs with Rotax engine for less than one of these. Similar weight although 20 less horsepower (claimed by kove) .

I would never buy a Chinese vehicle, nomatter how good it looks.....

the Honda 300 Sahara has a 6 speed you dummy this is a improvement that makes it unparalleled

I used to have too large expectations as to off road riding. Now, at 62, I understand I will never be able to do what, I see, pro riders can. This is why I believe that realistically, with my skills, a scrambler would be more than enough to enjoy a "semi" off road situation (< 5%) and enjoy my on road (>95%) normal riding.

Sounds good. I will wait and see.

Where is link to these stickers i want to order it ASAP