2021 KTM World Adventure Week

The week of July 5th – 11th was the official KTM World Adventure Week. This was an incredibly fun and well-run global event to inspire riders to get out and do what they all love, ride! Over the 7 days we rode 7 challenges that had to be completed along with an over all 1000km to ride to be entered to win a brand new KTM 1290 Super Adventure S. KTM also offered daily prizes each day. The whole thing was tracked using a motorcycle riding app called Riser. This clever app was able to track all the challenges and award 250 points per challenge that was accomplished over the 7 days of riding. It also kept track of your over all mileage and once you had all your challenges and miles done the app showed you in all green the list of tasks. Total points available point was 2750.

I was able to accomplish all the challenges and the 1000km making me eligible to win the new KTM. Here are the challenges day by day each worth 250 points. To be entered for the final raffle you needed 2000 points over all making it necessary to finish 4 of the challenges and ride the 1000km overall.

• Monday – Share your ride on social media.
• Tuesday – Ride through 890 meters of altitude.
• Wednesday – Check in at a KTM dealer.
• Thursday – Complete 1290 meters of elevation.
• Friday – 5 rides in one week.
• Saturday – Ride 390 km in one go.
• Sunday – Ride with your buddies.​

I rode most of this week alone. As it is wintertime here in Chile, I certainly had my fair share of weather and cold to contend with. At the beginning of the week, we had decent weather, so I took advantage and rode as much as possible towards the 1000km. I worked through the week and finished each task with a plan. We are lucky to be based right next to Volcano Osorno which allowed me to complete the 890-meter and 1290-meter days without much trouble. In fact, at the very top of the road accessible area of the volcano it is 1230 meters! As I had planned to dedicate this whole week to the challenge, I finished the “5 rides in one week” easily. Next up was the 390 km day, which was fun because I planned a route that was exactly 390 km long. This task was awfully specific in that you had to ride 390 km, no more or less. If you are a KTM fan you are seeing a pattern here with the challenges? Each one is based on the KTM motorcycle lineup. 1290 Super Adventure, 890 Adventure and the 390 Adventure. Pretty clever right? The last and final day was a ride with your buddies using the Riser App “Pack Ride” function to track the ride and show your riding buddies. I thought this was a good one and the App itself could be quite useful for those who ride together in groups a lot. The App shows everyone’s location and gives warnings to the group if someone falls behind or even crashes. I had my phone linked to my helmet communication Scala rider intercom and it voiced locations and distances, so I knew how far everyone was form me.

Overall, it was a great week of riding. I think this should become a yearly event although who knows if KTM will be willing to give away a new bike every year. However, the event was very KTM, in that it was all about riding and the competition was fun and relaxed. They offered generous daily prizes with everyone working towards the goal of getting into the final raffle.
Let us hope this becomes a yearly event.