Fancy a KTM 890 SMT for only £7,000?

As we observed when reviewing the then-new KTM 890 SMT, the sport-touring market is a little bit serious. That’s what we love about the SMT (Super Moto Touring); it’s a far sillier way to rack up the miles than something like a Yamaha Tracer 9. It doesn’t seem to have been a sales smash hit, though, and like so many KTMs, it’s been subject to big discounts and steep depreciation. 

You can use this to your advantage, of course. So far as we can work out, prices have started to level off at a thoroughly reasonable £7,000 for the earliest, most used examples, which isn’t far off half the original full cost with the Tech Pack enabled. 

This one, for instance, is up for sale at an independent dealer in Essex for bang on £7,000, and with a taller screen, centre stand and a top box, it’s all ready for your 2027 European touring adventures. And although it’s one of the leggier ones out there, 13,518 miles isn’t much at all, really. If it's sold by the time you're reading this, just take a look around, and you'll likely find another for £7k or so. 

The advert doesn’t say anything about the Tech Pack, which includes cruise control (you’ll want that for the boring motorway bit of your tour) and a quickshifter (you’ll want that for the twisty bit at the other end), so it’s definitely worth checking if it’s enabled if you enquire further about the bike. You can get the Pack unlocked at a KTM dealer at any time, but it’ll cost you the best part of a grand, or alternatively, individual elements can be enabled. 

For £7,000, you’re getting the same LC8c engine as found in the 890 Adventure, but a very different chassis featuring 17-inch wheels front and rear. It also gets a bespoke fuel tank offering a capacity of 15.8 litres, somewhere between the Duke and the Adventure. It’ll be good for a range of about 200 miles, which is plenty - by that point you’ll be wanting to get off the bike and rest your bum for a bit, anyway. 

Tempted?