2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

KTM's 2023 1290 Super Adventure S sits at the top of the Austrian brand's road-biased adventure range, with the R-badged version handling the off-road duties instead. This is a big, torquey V-twin built for covering serious distance on pavement and good gravel without punishing the rider — the kind of machine that eats a six-hour autobahn stretch and then handles a twisty mountain pass with the semi-active suspension quietly adjusting underneath you. It's a physically large motorcycle, and the electronics package (cornering ABS, traction control, adaptive cruise on higher trims) does a lot of the work of making that size manageable at speed. The 2023 model carried over without significant mechanical changes from the prior year — buyers comparing it to a 2022 example should focus on mileage, service history, and condition rather than spec differences. Expect owners to be experienced riders in their 40s and up, often stepping down from a GS or up from a smaller ADV bike, using the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S for European touring rather than green-laning. Collector interest is minimal; this is a using motorcycle, not a garage queen.