BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE VS. KTM 1190 ADVENTURE R

摘要

It took us almost a year, but we finally pushed these two beasts to their breaking points-literally. For the first six months of this side-by-side long-term test, we cruised all over the western United States and Mexico with very few problems to report and only a few rider-induced mishaps that required repairs. Did this give us a false sense of security? Could these bikes take more than we were dishing out? Well, we intended to find out last autumn with more trips. After surviving the Cycle World Adventure Rally in Gunnison, Colorado, the bikes were prepped to head up to the California Sierras for the second of the two annual ADV rallies (for more information and to sign up for the 2015 editions, visit cycleworld.com/adventurerally). This time around, photographer Jeff Allen would accompany off-road ace Ryan Dudek on the poker-run-style event with strict instructions to take it easy on the BMW, which had just received nearly $2,000 worth of repairs after my crash in the Colorado Rockies.