![]() Probably the only silver lining to experiencing a crash at speed on dirt is the relief that the bike didn’t suffer any damage whatsoever. “During the last few months, one thing I loved about my bike is its ability to sustain crashes. It’s always better to indulge in off-roading with companions.” We ripped through amazing dirt roads bordering with Afghanistan. ![]() I rode for a week through the Pamir Highway and Walkham Corridor with two fellow KTM 790 ADVENTURE R riders, Roman and Florian. “Part of the reason I like motorcycle travel is meeting other riders along the way. ![]() Even with these more street-oriented tires, I couldn’t believe how capable the bike was in all kinds of conditions ranging from good to bad quality tarmac, gravel roads and even dusty paths with dirt so soft it felt like riding in sand.” “For this first part of the trip, I used the standard Avon tires my bike got delivered with. Entering this world was like submerging into a dream.” It was my first glimpse of the Silk Road. “After days journeying through the desert in the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, I arrived at the fortress city of Khiva. It makes you feel that you are cheating.” “After thousands of kilometers on any kind of terrain, I feel this bike is deceptive in the best way possible – it has the appearance of a large adventure motorcycle but operates like a smaller dual sport vehicle. It was in these amazing landscapes that I also got to test the real offroad potential of my KTM 790 ADVENTURE.” Riding through those mountains was like experiencing an out of this world riding experience. “Taking the ferry from Spain to Italy and then crossing Albania and Greece, I landed in that awesome part of the world that is the mountains of Cappadocia in Turkey. Throughout my whole three to four months of riding, I had many full days cruising smoothly along highways and twisting roads and that was just pure fun.” “From the first hundreds of kilometers on European soil, I immediately loved the on-road performance of the KTM 790 ADVENTURE. It was exhilarating to be on the road on a new motorcycle and covering the first of the many kilometers to come.” I would fly to Madrid from NYC, collect my KTM 790 ADVENTURE and spend the next three months travelling east with the goal to reach Mongolia. “Departing straight from the dealer in Madrid on a brand new KTM, I felt a simultaneous rush of adrenaline and uncertainty as I drove off to a destination on the other side of the world.
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