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KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    I know it is a new model, are these garage queens where you have to maintain the heck out of them just to keep them running?

    Or are they Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki and other jap bike reliable?

    I think I am going to do a very bad thing ...

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    dont know.

    my 560smr is a "garage queen" by your definition... but so was my yamaha 450F.

    The service manuals (basic one) should be on the KTM website. check online to see what the maintenance intervals are... i bet you need a valve check every 5 hours or so if its like the other SMR's... its not hard on these machines... but it must be done.

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    It says every 10k km or 6214 miles ... or 2 years, which ever comes first ...

    If that is what it is, I can live with that.

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    i'm picking mine up monday. and i don't care about no stinkin intervals. it's gonna be a blast.

    go ahead. do a bad thing.

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    Some new owners report not a lot of snap off the bottom? I suspect that's due to smog concerns, which should be easily rectified.

    YouTube - ktm 690 supermoto model spot

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    KTM 690 SM - feedback please ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Currently View Post
    It says every 10k km or 6214 miles ... or 2 years, which ever comes first ...

    If that is what it is, I can live with that.
    thats not bad at all... have fun!!!! Beat it like a red headed step child!!!

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