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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: truck11 Date: April 20, 2015, 10:24 am
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I got the 690 (vs 500exc or another smaller bike) for 2 reasons.
Passenger pegs so I can take my 8 year old son out for rides
around town/pick him up from school etc, and I planned on riding
the TAT this year (which now got postponed until next year!)
I ride dualsport events and also the trails in WV (Hatfield
McCoy trails) - to which I trailer the bike to save the knobbies
for the trails.
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Rsquared Date: April 26, 2015, 10:13 pm
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I bought my 690 to replace my 990 for exploring. For a light
weight adventure machine, the 690 is the only option for me. I
just returned from a week of exploring in SE Utah and Colorado.
We trailered the bikes out from SE Texas and averaged 300-ish
miles a day exploring the area. On the days when we rode the
"big bikes" the 690 was perfect for me...
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Colorado Rider Date: April 27, 2015, 8:04 am
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Looks like a great set-up! :)
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Dane1960 Date: April 27, 2015, 10:11 pm
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Liking the wind screen, what brand is it? price? Oh and I live
in Southeast Texas.....Port Arthur....Nice pictures
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Rsquared Date: April 28, 2015, 3:35 pm
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The wind screen is a Madstad.
HTML http://www.madstad.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.11244/.f
It has alot
of adjustability, and does a great job of knocking the wind off.
We rode over to Telluride, CO and there was still snow on the
ground, and at 31 degrees it was a necessity.
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Milesofsmiles Date: February 10, 2016, 8:51 pm
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On my 990 I have done some very long rides with the renazco
racing seat and raised bars and did not get fatigued. On my 2014
690 I did 160 miles with a seat concepts seat and could not wait
to get off the bike. For me, it seems just to lite for serious
slab miles. Just thinking about powering down the klondike's
endless miles makes me shutter.
You guys who can stay comfy for hours on slab with the 690 are a
true bread. Don't get me wrong though, I would take it in a
minute across America On the TAT.
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: Roostmaster Date: February 17, 2016, 1:35 pm
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After owning a 2002 Honda CRE500 since new and finding parts
drying up (Honda Australia Road legal Enduro model) I purchased
what I thought would be the best bike for my type of riding, the
2015 500exc.
I found it to be a great machine so I started doing longer and
longer rides than Id ever done before like 250k's in a day, let
me tell you after an hour on the exc its hard to sit down on the
seat for more than a few minutes especially since Im short so
have fitted the KTM low seat, about as comfortable as a piece of
railway iron.
After less than a year this bike was not enough anymore, little
did I know I was actually morphing into an Enduro / Adventure
rider.
So after much homework and having never seen a 690 in the flesh
I bought a 2015 690 enduro r.
First ride I was just as interested in its beauty as I was gob
smacked by how clumsy it was, but the ability to ride such long
distances in relative comfort was a new feeling for me, compared
to my other bikes.
So Ive researched just about every site available to help choose
which modifications I will make and what products I will use on
the 690.
To date Ive got 2500k's on it, Ive planned to spend a year or
two getting it ready for a long distance tourer as I plan to
ride across Australia on her, from the top, down the West,
across the Center, then back up the East, probably around 15000
kilometers either by myself or with some friends if they get
bikes (they are looking at DR's & KLR's)
So far Ive done a 350k ride and a 565k ride, both day trips on
mostly dirt.
For me the order of modifications just to get it up to a decent
day tripper went like this:
1. Steering Stops on day 1 after nearly dropping it due to its
poor turning circle.
2. Wings Silencer after the stock burnt my 10yo son.
3. High flow Uni air filter.
4. KTM Rally pegs (the stockers are way to small IMO and the
wider pegs make the bike a dream to ride)
5. Wide foot for the side stand (nearly fell over a few times in
soft soil)
6. 16 tooth front sprocket - best upgrade to date besides the
pegs, kind of WR transmission now with acceptable 1st gear crawl
speed and great highway ability.
7. Double take 'adventure' mirrors - way better looking than the
enduro mirrors IMO and they sit snug with the curves of the
bike.
8. Scott billet rear disc guard.
9. Kenda Big Block tyres, UHD tubes and rim locks - balanced (I
made a small mistake by ordering the rear 150 trying to get more
rubber on the ground but the wide tyre has curved a lot to fit
the rim.
* one thing I found when I did the tyres was that the stock rim
strip isnt adequate to stop the sharp edges of the spoke
nipples, there was evidence that this would be a potential tube
killer so I taped the spoke nipples also.
The big ticket items Im chipping away at now (after much
research) to get her long range capable:
*KTM wind screen
*Rally Raid Radiator Guard
*Rally Raid tank bolts mod
*Increased fuel capacity (undecided on what but maybe a Safari
tank due to bigger size & lesser price than Rally Raids)
*Rally Raid luggage racks
*B&B engine guard, front sprocket guard & rear luggage rack -
HTML http://bboffroad.com.au/shop/online-brands/ktm-products.html?model=168
*Andys Straps soft panniers -
HTML http://www.andystrapz.com/products.php?productCategoryId=22&Level=1
*Navigation - Undecided
*And of course camping gear
For me the 690 has practically made my 500exc redundant, but Im
reluctant to let the exc go as it is a great bush weapon or at
least better suited to ride with my sons on their bikes.
My CRE500 is officially retired although it goes to the pub for
a beer once every 6 months.
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Re: Do you plan on riding long distance on your 690 enduro?
By: rastawheel Date: June 17, 2016, 3:47 pm
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I only trailer the race bike to races and rides. The 690 is my
commuter/ weekend adv bike. I've only had it for two months now,
but already got one 800 mile weekend in. I use a GL Great Basin
bag to pack all my camp gear and I also run a 15L dry bag on my
tail rack. The set up worked great. I will be doing two more
extended weekend trips over the next three months. I think we
are taking our dual sports out to CO this year instead of the
dirt bikes. So that will be nice to have the big thumper and FI.
My long rides are mainly farm roads and forest roads.
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