wash your mouth
Originally Posted by
Night Falcon
owner of a newly developed KTM given their infamous history of 1st production run lemons...08 530, 08 690, 07 990, 2013 1190, 2012 250 freeride.... )
how dare you say my beloved 08 690 is a lemon, Ill roost some juice in your face Ironically it's been the most reliable bike I've had. 60K on it an still hauls....but getting back on topic. Went riding with mate on AT yesterday and did some 250k's on mainly tarmac and gravel (wellington to white rock). Was good to have another comparison ride, with a competent jockey riding the big AT. They are a nice package, and it went surprisingly well on the dirt/gravel. Certainly better than the F800,
We did a top gear roll on drag and the AT would pull ahead but honestly...the single piston on the 690 (which is still 650) was not embarrassed , ie after hitting 178k...the AT wasn't that far away. I think the AT being a 1000cc should be embarrassed Yet, on the dirt road...I think it also went better than it should - I could see it's pedigree and its value. The big torquey motor allows really good control out of the corners so it can force the bike where you need it.
I'm also interesting in the ktm800 unicorn, and am happy to go first on it.
...back in the saddle, and getting a little!
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