KTM Unleashes Summer Long Orange Test Ride Takeover: A full-throttle seven-stop test ride roadshow to take place from May to August.
KTM launches into the 2026 riding season with the ORANGE TEST RIDE TAKEOVER – a full‑throttle summer roadshow that will tear its way across the UK, engineered to put riders in the saddle and become fully immersed with an unmistakably KTM test ride experience.
Designed to meet motorcyclists – current or future ORANGE BLEEDERS – where they already gather, this roadshow brings the latest 2026 KTM model range to some of the country’s most iconic motorcycle venues and events, offering a guided test ride experience on roads local to them. The ORANGE TEST RIDE TAKEOVER underlines KTM’s commitment to its riding community by creating more opportunities for riders to get behind the bars of the latest KTM machinery, strengthening support for local dealers and delivering a genuine READY TO RACE atmosphere across the country.
Across seven stops from May to late August, KTM will showcase the very best of its READY TO RACE lineup with full support of participating authorised dealers. Riders will have the chance to get hands‑on with the newest machines, speak directly with KTM experts and truly experience the thrill of riding ORANGE. Every ORANGE TEST RIDE TAKEOVER stop offers an adrenaline‑fuelled selection of 12 cutting‑edge KTM models spanning the Naked, Adventure, Supersport and Supermoto categories, offering a KTM flavour to suit every rider’s pallet. Riders can compare models back to back, explore what’s new for 2026 and find the machine that ignites their pulse, before taking away their free KTM merchandise and exclusive ORANGE TEST RIDE TAKEOVER sticker. See below for the full list of models available.
- KTM 390 DUKE
- KTM 390 SMC R
- KTM 790 DUKE
- KTM 790 ADVENTURE
- KTM 990 RC R
- KTM 990 DUKE
- KTM 990 DUKE R
- KTM 1390 SUPER DUKE R
- KTM 1390 SUPER DUKE R EVO
- KTM 1390 SUPER ADVENTURE S
- KTM 1390 SUPER ADVENTURE S EVO
With a blend of iconic cafés, riding destination hotspots and major motorcycle gatherings – backed by local authorised KTM dealers – the tour is engineered to meet riders where they already ride. See below for the full roadshow schedule.
- Saturday 2nd May – Quickshifter Coffee, Somerset
- Saturday 16th May – Squires Café Bar, Leeds
- Saturday 30th May – Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum, Hampshire
- Saturday 13th June – Baffle Haus: The Cedars, Pontypool
- Saturday 11th July – Rykas Café, Dorking
- Saturday 25th July – The Manor Farm Café, North Yorkshire
- Saturday 22nd August – The Green Welly Stop, Tyndrum, Scotland
Bookings for the ORANGE TEST RIDE TAKEOVER are now live. Riders are encouraged to jump onto the KTM website, lock in their weapon of choice and pick their preferred test ride venue. Bookings can be made HERE.
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About KTM
KTM is an Austrian company known for its high-performance street and offroad motorcycles, as well as bicycles. Originally founded in 1934 as a repair shop, it now operates under the parent company Pierer Mobility AG and is Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. The brand is synonymous with its “READY TO RACE” philosophy and has achieved significant success in motorsports, which influences its product development.
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Original post on modernclassicbikes.co.uk and published by Frank Duggan. Frank is the Founder and Editor of Modern Classic Motorcycle News, an independent motorcycle publication covering modern classic motorcycles, roadsters, scramblers, cruisers, electric motorcycles and the wider motorcycle industry.
