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KTM's flagship travel bike, the 1290 Super Adventure, falls under the most recent recall of the House Mattighofen. Both model year 2015 and 2016 1290 Super Adventure machines are expected to pay a visit to the authorized KTM dealers to undergo an inspection of the rear suspension system and receive the necessary repairs.
It looks like the problem lies with one of the components of the semi-active rear monoshock, but KTM is not too keen to tell the world what's going on. To find out more details, 1290 Super Adventure customers must authenticate in the Service section of the KTM official website, as the Austrian maker requires more than the usual VIN of the bike.
According to sources in Italy, KTM has already started to notify the 1290 Super Adventure owners, instructing them to contact the nearest dealership and have the bike checked.
Apparently, the problem is a leak at the plug connector of the semi-active suspension, with the hydraulic fluid posing a crash hazard. The loss of suspension oil could also damage the rear suspension internal components, in case of a prolonged leak. Naturally, with low levels of suspension fluid, the rear shock absorber would malfunction, with a potentially hazardous outcome.
Mattighofen adds that the inspection and repair can only be carried out by qualified technicians and is in no way a DIY operation. The KTM dealers will also upgrade the software that operates the semi-active suspensions to a newer version.
Introduced in late 2014, the KTM 1290 Super Adventure is one of the most technologically advanced travel motorcycles in the world. It represents the fruition of an ambitious project aimed at building the ultimate long-distance travel machine, using the off-road experience accumulated with the 950, 990 and 1190 Adventure models and blending it with the most badass engine, that of the 1290 Super Duke R.
Still, KTM took things a step further, adding more top-drawer technologies, such as multi-mode semi-active suspensions independent of engine mapping, hill hold, cornering ABS, and more. Here is a gallery of live photos from the launch of the KTM 1290 Super Adventure at EICMA 2014.
According to sources in Italy, KTM has already started to notify the 1290 Super Adventure owners, instructing them to contact the nearest dealership and have the bike checked.
Apparently, the problem is a leak at the plug connector of the semi-active suspension, with the hydraulic fluid posing a crash hazard. The loss of suspension oil could also damage the rear suspension internal components, in case of a prolonged leak. Naturally, with low levels of suspension fluid, the rear shock absorber would malfunction, with a potentially hazardous outcome.
Mattighofen adds that the inspection and repair can only be carried out by qualified technicians and is in no way a DIY operation. The KTM dealers will also upgrade the software that operates the semi-active suspensions to a newer version.
Introduced in late 2014, the KTM 1290 Super Adventure is one of the most technologically advanced travel motorcycles in the world. It represents the fruition of an ambitious project aimed at building the ultimate long-distance travel machine, using the off-road experience accumulated with the 950, 990 and 1190 Adventure models and blending it with the most badass engine, that of the 1290 Super Duke R.
Still, KTM took things a step further, adding more top-drawer technologies, such as multi-mode semi-active suspensions independent of engine mapping, hill hold, cornering ABS, and more. Here is a gallery of live photos from the launch of the KTM 1290 Super Adventure at EICMA 2014.
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