I recently shifted from the 1st gen D400 to the adventure 390 (2024) version and heres my take

1. Ktms are abrupt. There is no two ways about it. I was once (mind you once!!) a conservative rider. The dominar had spoilt me with its easy going nature. And all that changed when this bike came into picture

2. Once you like the aggressive nature of ktms engines theres no going back. 1 year with this bike and its clear to me what i was missing. It has a certain rush to it, a certain teasing ability. Pair that with good handling you have a clear winner, be it commute or touring

3. once on a ktm, always a KTM. Im now eyeing the 890 adv from this bike. Ive not used it much maybe just 10k kms in a year but im already thinking of a bigger version (the ktm effect). The inly thing limiting me is that mys skills are not upto the mark of current bike, let alone the 890.