KTM 690 Enduro
zooom:
Quote from: Sad Panda on January 23, 2012, 10:40:10 AM
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Getting started on working a time to 'interview' the bike. It's roughly 90 miles from home for me, so I have to plan a bit.
lemmee know if you want to use my Scoobytruck to haul it home...
Slide Panda:
I'll have to figure things out.
Seems like the EXCs are a bit more on the race side. Manual calls for oil changes at 15 hours... and I thought those SVX apes were needy. But it does have some nice bits to start off and not worry my wallet so much
Monsterlover:
Quote from: Sad Panda on January 23, 2012, 10:53:24 AM
I'll have to figure things out.
Seems like the EXCs are a bit more on the race side. Manual calls for oil changes at 15 hours... and I thought those SVX apes were needy. But it does have some nice bits to start off and not worry my wallet so much
Go by the oil color. Change it when it gets dark.
Riding style makes a big difference
Slide Panda:
Now it seems there's a horse race developing. There's an 09 690 SMC in the mix and an 07 525 EXC. The SMC is bone stock and a bit less than the others, but would need to be shipped.
The 525 is $5500 and here's the deets
'So the bike, it is a very low hour 2007 525 with the complete dirt setup and the supermoto setup, I have both fenders, the KTM briefcase and documentation, the KTM SM catchcan, all the fuel vapor setup (this has been removed), I have it all.
Starting at the front of the bike I put the Cycra Pro Bend handguards and shields on, I installed a Scotts setup on the bike to include a new top clamp and post. I have the stock tank and then a IMS tank (have to check on the exact size) that can be used for extended mileage. Only thing about this tank is there is a bolt frozen in the tank, it is one of the bolts used to secure the shroud, not a big deal but it pisses me off. I am not sure how to fix this. I installed a Works Performance skid plate and have the stock one in a box. I installed a Hammerhead shifter, also I bought a Enduro Engineering comfort seat and installed it, of course I have the original seat. I also have a reservation with Recazno (coming up quick) for them to build me one of their seats. I just put new Bridgestone Battlax BT-003 racing street tires on the SM setup, they have less then 150 miles on them, these are super sticky tires that I am loving. Running the 150 on the rear causes the chain to touch the side edge of the rear tire, this is not a big deal once the chain makes it path into the edge just something I wanted to mention. There is a FMF exhaust system on the bike that is wonderful, I also installed the heat shield that you can see in the picture to prevent damage to your gear."
Hrm...
DRKWNG:
I'd go for the 690.
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