Since you were not required to rate both motorcycles, and more people rated the R 1250 GS than the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, we weighted the averages to make sure our comparison was “apples to apples.” The BMW R 1250 GS. Photo credit: BMW Ultimately 58% of participants chose to rate the BMW while 42% decided to evaluate the KTM. The GS Bimmer is more like the Super Adventure 1290 in purpose. Comparing the GS to the GT is apples to oranges and the choice should be obvious depending upon one's leanings-GT has ZERO off-road pretentions as does the RS. The GS and the SA's are much more alike and would seem like a tougher decision. A. 2019 BMW R 1250 GS Adventure. 2019 BMW R 1250 GS/GSA Specs For my 70th b’day my wife bought me a KTM 1290 SAR. Might kill me eventually, but it knocks 20 years off how I feel every time I What's best? - BMW R1200GS or KTM 1290 Super Adventure? It's a question I seem to get asked quite a lot so, as I was lucky enough to have both my own BMW R1 But it’s in the ballpark against rivals like the £16,599 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S and £16,995 Ducati Multistrada V4, but the £14,995 Triumph Tiger 1200GT and £14,749 Honda Africa Twin 1090 Adventure R; 1190 Adventure R; 1190 Adventure; 1290 Super Adventure KTM 1190 & 1090 Adventure / R / 1290 SA. Adventure Touring Windscreen, BMW R1250GS Details. ZUMO XT Locking Mounts ON SALE FOR $25 OFF, 11/19 - 12/28/2023. NORMAL PRICE $199.95, SALE PRICE $174.95. The Touratech locking GPS mount for the Garmin Zumo XT navigators provides the ultimate in security and vibration protection for your GPS while on any motorcycle adventure. Enjoy peace of mind walking away from your motorcycle KTM wants to build a more comfortable 1290 Super Adventure Let’s put it straight: BMW R1250GS is the comfortable and versatile one, while the KTM is the wild guy. And the sales charts suggest that the adventure-touring customers are more interested in comfort than in having 160 hp figures. That’s changed for 2021 – with the introducti­on of the new 1290 Super Adventure S. It's more road-focused than before, with road-going tyres, a sportier chassis, a revised engine, tweaked semi-active WP suspension and some new radar-assisted cruise control. SKU: OBM-BMW-R1250GS-SKP-BK. $699.95 In stock: Add to compare. Outback Motortek KTM 1290 Super Adventure R/S (2021-2022) Skid Plate. Designed to Fit OEM Crashbars. lBbUNDP.