Thank you all for your good-luck wishes (I hear that underlying "you´ll need it")
I did gather that the KTM is not regarded as the most reliable bike in history, but as I´m not going to be riding RTW, just learning and enjoying my bike on + off road here in Germany, France, Italy, perhaps in a couple of years some longer tours through Scandinavia, the Pyrennées... I think we´ll be OK! I´ll do my best to take good care of her, and hope she´ll return the favour by not breaking down in the middle of the French Alps.
Mollydog, she´s actually been lowered, and so I can easily reach the ground - and she has a much softer seat than the second KTM we looked at. For travelling I can still try a sheepskin or a gel pad, if necessary.
I guess you´re absolutely right that I can´t really appreciate or make use of the offroad qualities yet, but I must honestly say she was the only one where I thought "Hey - this feels like it could be fun!" whereas I couldn´t even imagine driving those heavier ones (650GS, Sertao) on anything but tarmac...
I´m happy 
Cragseeker
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