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KTM 690 Enduro R (with SM trim)
Husk 701 SM
Keep stock hypermotard 1100evo SP
Bemused
It's not bad for street riding, but has quicker valving that makes it feel softer. Reduces feel when riding track and leads to wallowing. Increasing preload might make it a little better, but I think the valving is to blame.
Really I'm just comparing it to the stock suspension that comes on the fs450.
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
What the hell am I saying?! The Duke 690 is just a newer SV without a cylinder. I already have one of those.. with spares.. and suspension worked to suit.. and rain wheels.
As you were.
If there's really no 2018 701SM coming to the US, that is some bullshit. I'm having trouble figuring out how different a bike it is (aside from the bling front brake) than a 690 Enduro R with supermoto wheels though.
-Jared
ZX-4RR, R1200GSW, 701 E/SM, Hyperstrada 821 (FS!)
I'd venture that if *anyone* around here is in need of a style upgrade....
I went to MMI I know what Im doing here chief
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
Not to mention uphill in the snow both ways.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
i wanted a duke 690 for a while. then i sat on one. i immediately realized that its seating position was too similar to a sport naked and i would expect it to handle and perform like one. it wouldnt do that and i would be sorely disappointed in it. so i diverted my attention to the SMC. apparently those are made out gold because everyone wanted $3k over book. i settled on the SM which really is a combo of the 2. big gas tank of the duke, suspension on the taller side like the smc
mine is not a "true" 690 though like the new ones. its 653cc. if the time ever comes that i need a top end, my understanding is i can "upgrade" to its 690 moniker
Last edited by SVRACER01; 11-03-17 at 10:36 AM.
When I start my KTM in the morning, rules are broken. Its inevitable...
01 SV650S (RC51 eater)/07 690SM /03 300EXC/14 XTZ1200
TRACKS:Firebird/NHMS/VIR/Calabogie/California Speedway/NJMP/MMC/NYST/Palmer/Thompson/Club Motorsports
Yes the white one got an upgraded motor in 17. I half expect that to work it’s way into the orange enduro one for 18. I think the duke might have already gotten it, but that’s just speculation.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
It started in the Duke in '16. Most I've heard call it "the new duke motor".
Hence one reason I started to get hot and bothered re: the Duke yesterday. Word has it they are easy to live with like twins now.
Last edited by nhbubba; 11-03-17 at 01:00 PM.
I'm pretty excited about something that weighs about the same as my CRF250L but makes >3x the power.
-Jared
ZX-4RR, R1200GSW, 701 E/SM, Hyperstrada 821 (FS!)