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New side of riding
By: trailpioneer Date: January 11, 2015, 7:10 pm
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I've spent the last 45-50 years as a fairly serious enduro and
HS racer. Mostly ridden small two strokes. I'm now 68 years old
and thought I'd try the DS side of our sport so I bought a used
530 EXC-R. I'll never give up racing, but found that I really
enjoy riding this bike and looking around at the scenery while
at a nice easy pace. Last summer my son and I went to Colorado
for our annual week of trail riding close to Gunnison. I talked
him into taking one day from pounding trail and instead go to
Lake City to ride the Alpine Loop. It was awesome! He agreed it
was the highlight of the trip. It was so enjoyable that I
thought I should upgrade to a more roadworthy bike. Went down to
the local KTM dealer to look at 690R's. They had a demo on the
floor. Soon as they get their first allotment sometime in March
I'll be on one.
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Re: New side of riding
By: Drblackbird Date: January 12, 2015, 7:11 am
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So its not true........."You can teach an old Dog , new tricks"
Congrats....youll love it
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Re: New side of riding
By: Rusty Shovel Date: January 12, 2015, 10:09 am
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I love the "exploration" aspect of DS'ing. Welcome to the
forum, good luck finding a 690! You may wanna put some money
down; they don't last on the showroom floor.
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Re: New side of riding
By: trailpioneer Date: January 12, 2015, 6:55 pm
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Yeah, I found out after doing research on 690's that they are in
short supply. The dealer I mentioned where I first looked said
he ordered six, but KTM told him he would get two for the whole
year. Maybe. This sounded to me like sales hype, but after
talking to others that are in the know they confirmed it's true.
So....... I called up a friend that is a KTM dealer to see
what he had. Said he didn't have any 15's, but had a new 2014.
Shot me a price that sounded fair to me so told him I'd see him
tomorrow to pick it up. I'd really like to support the local guy
and the friend's dealership is a 500 mile trip, but I don't want
to be left out in the cold with no bike.
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Re: New side of riding
By: Rockitboy Date: January 13, 2015, 5:13 am
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Go for the 14' they are exactly the same as the 2015 model.
Surprised you found a 2014 model that hasn't sold yet..
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Re: New side of riding
By: Dashriprock Date: January 13, 2015, 7:18 pm
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I have a similar past and I am 67. My 2014, 690 fits nicely with
my '06, 450 EXC and my 2011, 350 SX-F. I'm not giving up the
SX-F or the EXC but dirt roads have taken on a whole new light.
Enjoy yourself.
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Re: New side of riding
By: Colorado Rider Date: January 14, 2015, 7:41 am
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what coincidences! I'm 55, have a 2014 690 and a 06 525 EXC!
You guys make my day. I'm probably going to sell the EXC as the
690 does everything I need.
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Re: New side of riding
By: Drblackbird Date: January 14, 2015, 9:06 pm
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[quote author=Colorado Rider link=topic=425.msg2323#msg2323
date=1421242862]
what coincidences! I'm 55, have a 2014 690 and a 06 525 EXC!
You guys make my day. I'm probably going to sell the EXC as the
690 does everything I need.
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No coincidences.....There's a number of "Baby Boomers" on here
that are alot faster than the Young ones on here, give us credit
for........
I'm 58yrs Old...14' 690R.....Kaw KX500 smoker....Husky 610
WXC....Then, when I really want to scare myself...Kaw Ninja
ZX14R
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So, welcome to the "Over the Hill Gang"..............Over the
Hill,..because, we're waiting for the Younguns to get up the
Hill............Bring it, you little Ankle Bitters !!
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