One of the only features about the 390 from the factory I would consider a flaw is the factory mirrors. Despite all efforts to tighten them before every trip, the mirrors came loose at the base every time I rode on rough surfaces. I was fortunate that a friend swapped his factory KTM 790 mirrors for new RAM mount mirrors and offered me the mirrors he removed. So, I decided to take him up on his offer to use his factory round mirrors shown above and have had no issues with them coming loose since.

The factory wind screen is just fine. But, I prefer to be sheltered from the wind on long trips, so I swapped the factory visor out with a Puig Touring Screen. At the time, Puig didn’t offer a 390 screen so I purchased the 790 screen they had in stock. I had to make a few adjustments to get it to fit. In particular, I had to grind down the clear screen extention inserts that insert into the 390 screen frame in order to fit the same width of the slots. Puig offers the screen in clear or tinted options. I chose clear.

The 390 footpegs come from the factory with rubber pads. From my perspective, there are two issues with this. First, the added padding reduces the clearance between the peg and the shifter on the left side. This can be a problem depending on the riding boots you wear. Second, the rubber pads make it less stable when standing on the bike through rough or muddy terrain. Removing the rubber pads exposes the metal teeth on the peg making it much more stable and secure.

If you plan to do your own maintenance work or upgrades on your 390 Adventure, it is a great idea to get yourself a rear swingarm spool lift stand and a set of spools. Adding spools to the rear wheels makes it easy to lift the rear of the bike onto the stand to stabilize the bike and lift the rear wheel off the ground. Note also that mounting the bike on the swingarm stand makes it very easy to maneuver the bike around your garage or out the door where you plan to do maintenance.