The story so far:
I recently purchased an 890 Adventure from a well know KTM dealer in Vancouver; and ran it in as per instructions; babied it for the first 1000 km and put the bike in for its first service. A technician noticed my taillight was out and said they would check on it during the service. A fuse was replaced; service complete and I was on my way. 10 minutes riding on the highway and the front screen went out, as did all the electronic....no idea what speed I went through an RCMP radar trap on; I turned the bike around and went back to the Service shop........And that’s where the bike remains to this day, and that’s where it will sit for the next 2 months or so. After some extended diagnostics it was found that the rear tail light assembly was the culprit and kept blowing fuses. Now comes the really good news, it’s not a major issue; the taillight assembly is getting replaced under warranty; what sucks is the part is on back order until the end of July!
The Dealership was sympathetic and surprised that this fault had occurred as it’s never happened to any of the other brand new bikes they sold. It’s my problem and messed up my plans to ride north this summer.......buyer beware.
I recently purchased an 890 Adventure from a well know KTM dealer in Vancouver; and ran it in as per instructions; babied it for the first 1000 km and put the bike in for its first service. A technician noticed my taillight was out and said they would check on it during the service. A fuse was replaced; service complete and I was on my way. 10 minutes riding on the highway and the front screen went out, as did all the electronic....no idea what speed I went through an RCMP radar trap on; I turned the bike around and went back to the Service shop........And that’s where the bike remains to this day, and that’s where it will sit for the next 2 months or so. After some extended diagnostics it was found that the rear tail light assembly was the culprit and kept blowing fuses. Now comes the really good news, it’s not a major issue; the taillight assembly is getting replaced under warranty; what sucks is the part is on back order until the end of July!
The Dealership was sympathetic and surprised that this fault had occurred as it’s never happened to any of the other brand new bikes they sold. It’s my problem and messed up my plans to ride north this summer.......buyer beware.
