Adventure bikes are becoming a major thing in the biking segment. However, the recently kicked in GST 2.0 has shed tears for many adventure bike buyers, due to price increase. But, in all this tussle, there’s one capable adventure tourer that became more value for money!
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Best Adventure Bike – KTM ADV 250
Yes, the bike that we are talking about today is the KTM ADV 250. While the majority of adventure tourer bikes got expensive, this KTM’s entry-level ADV got a bit cheaper. At present, KTM offers ADV 250 and ADV 390 (2 trims) for starters.
Earlier, the price gap between the 250cc and 390cc ADV was minimal, making buyers upgrade to the 390cc version instead of buying a lower tuned 250cc engine. But, with the recent changes in the GST structure, the price of ADV 250 has dropped down to a very extent making it one of the best choices for starters.
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As said, the price gap after the new GST reforms kicked in has made a huge push for this adventure bike. At present, the KTM ADV 250 is priced at Rs 2.80 lakh (on-road, Mumbai), while the base version of ADV 390 (X) is priced at Rs 3.98 lakh! That’s nearly 1.15 lakh costlier, this pushes many buyers to choose the ADV 250 instead of ADV 390, who urge for affordability.
More About The Bike
Talking about the KTM ADV 250, the model comes powered with a 249cc liquid cooled engine. The same which we see in the naked version. The engine is capable of producing 30bhp and 25Nm. The model gets the same updated look as its 390cc siblings, but doesn’t offer the wide range of features. But, it gets some notable ones like a ride-by-wire, bidirectional quick shifter and slipper clutch, USD forks, dual channel ABS with selectable offroad ABS mode amongst others in its package.
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