KTM has announced it will be at the giant EICMA motorcycle show in Milan this November, revealing plans for new models including a 390 Enduro R and Freeride E.

“Solidifying the brand and its long-term vision by focusing on growing its portfolio and expanding its market presence” isn’t the most exciting way to capture us into a news story.

Even the news that KTM will return, for the first time in years, to the annual motorcycle show in Milan, EICMA, doesn’t get the heartrate rising too much. But bear with us, there is some good stuff in among the corporate speak from their latest press release.

The devil’s in the detail and among the pomp and celebration of an actually pretty successful year (capped by Josep Garcia and Mani Lettenbichler’s victories at world championship level, plus Johnny Girroir in the US), alongside new street bikes, there’s also a glimpse of the future models.

Big reveals

KTM will be at the biggest two-wheel salon in Europe, one of the largest annual motorcycle exhibitions in the world. The 2024 EICMA show, the 110th edition of the event, will be held at the Fiera Milano from November 5-10.

Among the bike sand products to be revealed is the Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), something Enduro21 revealed Johnny Aubert was riding at Erzberg in the summer.

More on that here: KTM developing clutchless gearbox – Johnny Aubert tests new Automatic Manual Transmission (AMT) at Erzberg

The 2025 KTM 1390 Super Adventure R is joined by the KTM 1390 Super Adventure S EVO (with some “ground-breaking and unmissable new hardware” KTM say that will be presented leading up to EICMA).

Perhaps more exciting to those of us who prefer the dirt more than asphalt is the news of a KTM 390 Adventure R. The smaller capacity 390 street bike models KTM are super-popular, as are the Enduro R versions of the 690/700 so to see them introduce a baby version will mean a new accessible level of off-road capable bike.

Going (back) to electric

With the some high-profile competition, and a serious lack of progress on their part, KTM’s electric R&D has finally taken “significant steps” they say with a new KTM SX-E 5 minicycle and a “revitalised KTM Freeride E. No word on a new petrol version of the Freeride however.

KTM also promise “a slew of FACTORY Editions and dedicated project bikes” at EICMA 2024 including the 2025 KTM 300 XC-W Champion Edition and KTM 350 EXC-F Champion Edition for enduro fans, the 2025 KTM 250 and 450 SX-F FACTORY Editions, the MotoGP-derived KTM 990 RC R (as well as a secret and exclusive offshoot to come) and the inimitable 2024 KTM RC16 MotoGP racer.

Consolidating or commiserating?

From where we sit things have looked less positive for KTM of late, cuts to race teams (across the brands of KTM, Husqvarna and GASGAS), cuts to staff all over the world, cuts to 2024 model prices in the dealers affecting the bike market significantly and still an enormous amount of money spent on MotoGP where, frankly, they’re nowhere near as successful as they are in enduro, motocross, supercross or off-road generally (or Ducati).  

However, 2025 should be a period of consolidation, they say, as KTM “explores opportunities for global expansion and increased brand awareness”.

That’s corporate speak but the facts are the parent company – PIERER Mobility Group AG – saw increased group revenue by 9.2% to 2,661 million euros and a 2% increase in motorcycle sales.

“The company continues to plough almost 10% of its total revenue into progressive R&D: there were 72 new and revised models between the brands in 2023.”

Sales between motorcycles and e-bicycles reached figures of almost half a million units. More than 385,000 motorcycles were produced; 217,000 of them in Austria and over 280,000 were KTMs.

We’re not trying to pedal propaganda from KTM here, more give some food for thought. Meanwhile we look forward to heading to EICMA and checking the new bikes and ask some questions.

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