Australian Road Rider

ONE FOR THE BIG LAP

After a long history of owning KTM Adventure bikes, the 1290 Super Adventure seemed like the right bike for the time. I bought the bike brand new in April 2021 from KTM Newcastle. I had been working at the dealership, on the spares counter, for more than 10 years and had recently retired.

I had a long history with KTM Adventure bikes and had owned a

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