My KTM 690 Adventure

[Night Falcon]

Good looking Toy!

I can't wait to have a go

shssssssh don't let my wife hear you call it a toy, I'm not allowed more toys....exercise equipment is ok though Will have to get together and set up a bit of a course so you can show me how to ride the little sucker!

[jimiwith2eyes]

Hi Folks,

Welcome to my KTM 690 adventure thread!

Strictly speaking its not qiute an adventure bike yet but but over the next month I hope to add a number of goodies which will transform the not so humble 690 Enduro into an even less humble 690 adventure.

My shopping list includes the following:

Rally Fairing
New Exhaust
Low front fender
Linkage Lowerer
GPS (Zumo 550)
Foot Peg upgrade
Seat upgrade
Bar Riser 65mm
Scott Oiler
Headlight protector
Panier Racks
Pelican hard cases
Safari Tank

I hope you enjoy the ride.

First couple of days work photo's :

Looks good!!!! I see your like me and just have to make your bike feel just right eh'??!?? Happii riding dude!!!! maybe we'll meet up at the end of a dusty ole rod someday...............

[pomgolian]

Cool bike Marty reminds me of the events i watched in the UK of guys on trials bikes riding over cars and those huge cable rolls and made it look soooo easy, whats the plan with using it ? are you going to enter trials events like the one they have at Karhuranaki station ? Never ridden one but would love a go just to see what its like.

[Night Falcon]

Looks good!!!! I see your like me and just have to make your bike feel just right eh'??!?? Happii riding dude!!!! maybe we'll meet up at the end of a dusty ole rod someday...............

yup, the 690 needs a few mods to make it more suited to adv riding but once sorted its a pretty handy machine. Never know, may end up down in the deep south someday

Cool bike Marty reminds me of the events i watched in the UK of guys on trials bikes riding over cars and those huge cable rolls and made it look soooo easy, whats the plan with using it ? are you going to enter trials events like the one they have at Karhuranaki station ? Never ridden one but would love a go just to see what its like.

Cheers bro. My plan is to just have fun on it, do some trials-adventure riding and learn some new skills. Have had her out couple of times and had a blast. Takes some getting used to but a laugh a minute. Your more than welcome to have a fang on her once I've replaced the top end roller bearing I cooked after drowning it last weekend....but we will have the cameras watching

[vegeman]

Hey,
Just replaced both rocker arms, as I had developed a bad clacking from the top of the motor. AT first I thought I might have done something wrong when I installed the MCCT from rally raid...but it wasn't that.

SInce I didn't know which one was failing, I got both...pretty cheap so why stress over which one, and if one was going perhaps the other might (or might not). Easy replacement to do at home...so did it yesterday. Also has bought the hotcams shim kit so that I got all the sizes at my fingertip.

SOoo much better, and power has returned as well. The last couple of weeks, I've hated riding the bike...noisy, bad starting, lost low end power...etc.

I don't see this failure/wear as a bad thing, its the price to pay for superb performance...33000k's

V
PS Moved from Hawkes bay thread...

[Speed Trickle]

Great project bike, I was considering doing the same, but I do a bit of trail riding and wanted to keep the 690 as trailesq as possible.

What are your plans for the seat? I got a corbin for mine, it is rock hard but heaps wider than the stock one, so that at least feels better for the longer days on the bike.

I also got the 20mm KTM bar risers, but wished I had got something higher more adjustable, I am thinking of getting some Rox Risers.

Have got a pair of rox for sale on trade me, the anti vibe version currently fitted on my 690. They work well but selling to buy a fancy damper set up

[Speed Trickle]

Looking good. Trying to fit things up to the different angles on a bike is always a bit of work, but with basic tools, some time & a few scraps of alloy ya can make some very cool bike bling. I'd be inclined to integrate some sort of carrier into the rack, having somewhere to bungy on a rainsuit or spare jersey can be handy when you're not using the luggage. A few bits of stainless rod set acrossways into holes along the inside edges of the rails would be one tidy way of doing that.

Cheers
Clint

Hey Clint, hows your auto electrical career been progressing since the lost weekend ride? That was some fun and some not so much. To keep up the good name of bad workmen I decided my inability to round a corner on gravel was purely the fault of the beemer, and so replaced her with a younger and perkier 690 and am now busy gaining experience (largely via paypal) and getting to enjoy the slippy stuff a bit more. I see they have a 'cool wall' on here and was wishing I had a pic of Guzzi in full regalia aboard the GS. So you still blasting around on the 640? One reason I thought less is more is how the 1200 could barely keep up with you on the seal! Just playing with a firmer spring to sharpen up the 690 and have added a few other goodies like it really needs it
Cheers
Simon

[.chris]

Have got a pair of rox for sale on trade me, the anti vibe version currently fitted on my 690. They work well but selling to buy a fancy damper set up

No thanks, I have gone back to not using risers. Cheers for the heads-up tho.

[clint640]

Hey Clint, hows your auto electrical career been progressing since the lost weekend ride?

Hi mate! (thanks again for the tow, please don't ever tell anybody I had to get rescued by a GS beemer ) Thankfully that pesky rubbed wire remains the only time the 640 has ever left me stranded in 120 000 km. I've just finished building & installing a custom 7" headlight setup to upgrade from the ptiful stocker on the 640 & have done some tidying of the loom & stripped out some redundant crap.

Good to see you've seen the light & gone orange The 640 gets along ok but the 690 is something else, nicer both on & offroad than the 640. (apart from the seat!) Have fun!

Cheers
Clint

[GPS MAN]

shssssssh don't let my wife hear you call it a toy, I'm not allowed more toys....exercise equipment is ok though Will have to get together and set up a bit of a course so you can show me how to ride the little sucker!

I'll keep it quiet...just between us..

[Night Falcon]

Have got a pair of rox for sale on trade me, the anti vibe version currently fitted on my 690. They work well but selling to buy a fancy damper set up

spotted those on TM. they look the business, if they don't sell let me know, am looking for some for my trials bike but bit above my meager budget...may be some old fashioned haggling will save the day

[NordieBoy]

I like this one...

[Night Falcon]

I like this one...

great setup he's got there. wish those EVO2 kits were around when I was adventurising mine

[NordieBoy]

great setup he's got there. wish those EVO2 kits were around when I was adventurising mine

KTM 690 Zombie Killer...

[Night Falcon]

Went out with Wade and Jimmy today for some light recreational riding on the wee bikes

RR here

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=816412&page=5