2010 KTM 990 Supermoto T, Here we have a rare beastie, a KTM 990 SMT (SuperMoto Touring)! Who would be crazy enough to combine Supermoto and Touring together? The engineers at KTM that's who, and they're regarded as guys that build the bikes they'd want to ride. To paraphrase from the Rider magazine review, Supermoto Touring seems hopelessly oxymoronic, a cruel kindness perpetrated to fill a niche that doesn’t exist. So said the voice in my head—that is until I threw a leg over the KTM 990 Supermoto T’s plush seat and settled in for a ride. The peppy V-twin teased me, with initial on-throttle vibrations giving way to a smooth, counterbalanced purr. Upright with a cool lookin’ smoky windscreen, tough-guy hand guards, I was large and in charge, immediately feeling an Avatar-like affinity for the beast beneath me. Supermoto (fun!) and touring (comfort!) really aren’t at odds with each other. They’re more like chocolate and peanut butter. Occupying the light, nimble end of the sport-touring spectrum, this fun-to-flog bike has all the essential ingredients but no filler, just a few sensible concessions to comfort. And it possesses that elusive, hard-to-describe character found in few bikes. All of its parts work together organically, as if it were an agile creature—a highly evolved, top-of-the-food-chain species—rather than just a machine. This one has a tall Givi windscreen (stock one included also), factory aluminum skid plate, fog lights, heated grips, phone mount, and racks w/ a full complement of soft Nelson-Rigg Gear luggage. Needs fork seals but all else checks out, and comes with an alternate set of tires too, all for just $6,995.00!

The new 990 SMT is the perfect all around traveling bike. This bike comes standard with soft bags and carrier system, passenger handles, closed handguards, immobilizer system, large 5-gallon fuel tank, multifunctional speedometer, Marchesini front and rear wheels, Brembo front and rear brake system, stainless steel exhaust system, metal heat protector, smoked rear tail light, black swingarm, and fully adjustable WP monoshock (180mm of suspension travel) and fully adjustable 48mm USD WP front forks (160mm suspension travel).

• Engine: Twin cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
• Displacement: 999 cc
• Weight: 196 kg (432 lbs.)

• Engine type: Twin cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
• Displacement: 999