After owning a Kawasaki ER6n, I missed such a bike, in all its basic simplicity, it covered all the bases. It was fun to ride, fast enough (then) economical, and it was reasonably comfortable.
When KTM released the 690 DUKE I was curious to see what it was like.
Here is what I found.
I loved the riding position, very upright, similar to my motard, but more hunched over.
The bike felt very much under you like you are sitting on it, its very agile to ride.
The suspension is a bit firm out of the box, but stays well composed, even at speed, which can be said for the chassis too, which feels very stable.
The engine pulls well, with good mid range, however it defiantly feels like a single, first gear is tall and the fueling means the throttle is on or off.
This bike feels very light to ride, it would be great through tight corners!
The ER6n will smoke it in a straight line, and give it a good run for its money around corners too depending on the rider.
But the ER’s weak point are its brakes, which the 690 excels at.
Stoppies are very easy, wheelies are harder than you would expect dude to the short rev range. (I think its 8000RPM red line!)
So would I get one…no, not for 17K!
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Originally Posted by pete376403
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