KTM 690 Duke

[Fargin Khan]

Putting it out there , any one own a 690 Duke or know someone who has one? I am thinking about buying one and want to get some feedback on long term ownership. I have had an XT660X and SV1000 naked as my last two bikes . I don't do huge k's and most riding is tight twisty back roads.
Love the upright and wide bar stance of a tard and quick handling but want a bit better level of suspension/brakes. Cheers

[Quasievil]

Putting it out there , any one own a 690 Duke or know someone who has one? I am thinking about buying one and want to get some feedback on long term ownership. I have had an XT660X and SV1000 naked as my last two bikes . I don't do huge k's and most riding is tight twisty back roads.
Love the upright and wide bar stance of a tard and quick handling but want a bit better level of suspension/brakes. Cheers

I have one and its awesome (not a duke a KTM690sm) same engine but more motardy

Mines for sale come with loads of extras. check it out here

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=271380336

[boomer]

690's are toys... for kids.

The R is teh real deal....

[SixPackBack]

.......Dissapointing Fargin Khan, the motor could double as a jack hammer......As a road bike only the truely dedicated would bother.
Buy a twin/triple.

[Quasievil]

the engines very smooth actually the LC4 is KTM most reliable engine ever as a sub note, the 690 makes a very capable road tourer as well as sports machine, not to bad on the track to

[boomer]

The R is best of both worlds, no jack hammer and power and handling to boot.

Rivals any sprotsbike

[Devil]

The R is best of both worlds, no jack hammer and power and handling to boot.

Rivals any sprotsbike

Yeah the 690 Duke R is a weapon. THey're getting 70hp out of the single now!

[Fargin Khan]

I like the 690 for it's light weight , but I think I would probably end up wringing it's neck chasing my mates on there 750's and 1000's. The xtx was fun in the really tight going and had the single character , but certainly ran out of puff over 150km/h. Nothing like that v twin torque and sound , but sm990's are way out of my price range. I have test ridden a sm950 , which I quite liked but did not entirley gel with to the point of "must own it". I gues the best thing to do from now is to test ride a Super Duke , SM690 and go from there.

[george formby]

I like the 690 for it's light weight , but I think I would probably end up wringing it's neck chasing my mates on there 750's and 1000's. The xtx was fun in the really tight going and had the single character , but certainly ran out of puff over 150km/h. Nothing like that v twin torque and sound , but sm990's are way out of my price range. I have test ridden a sm950 , which I quite liked but did not entirley gel with to the point of "must own it". I gues the best thing to do from now is to test ride a Super Duke , SM690 and go from there.

Your mates would probably be bricking it on windy roads up to 140kmh trying to keep up with the 690. Wide bars & skinny tyres make for a very nimble bike. My TDM keeps sprot bike riders very honest on windy roads.

[nsrpaul]

ive got one and they are wicked, good brakes and suspension

shows plenty of sportsbikes the way over the hills round here!!

I rode a 690sm, the duke definently has a bit more go (as claimed) and the front end a bit more feel

and they look hot