Thanks for posting. Had a 2009 690r and recently bought a 2023 690r. Love the bike. Perfect for my adventure day trips. Had a nice 890r but it was too heavy for stuff I was trying to ride so the 690r is the answer for me.
I ride a Norden 901 and an really itching for a KTM 690 Enduro R or the 701 Enduro. I've managed to take it on some gnarly single track but I was absolutely bushed, especially in the Texas summer heat. As someone who owned both what was the most noticeable trade-off between the two?
I had the same ABS switch problem with my 2020 diagnosed not by dealer but KTM Austria and like you only other issue in 15,000 miles as been the side stand switch. I brought the Power Parts seat which is alot better than standard and relatively cheap and as been one of my best buys
Re the sidestand switch, I fitted the dongle but you must be aware that the sidestand is difficult to swing back due to the spring and design of it. Twice in one ride, both my friend and I thought we had raised the sidestand and took off. Luckily we realised early on and stopped, but you could easily take off in a straight road and get up to speed with it down.
I totally agree it is a risk and had done it myself. I was happy to accept that risk but the safest approach would be to stick with the stock sensor and carry the dongle with your spares in case of emergency. It is a tooless fix and easy to do on the trails.
Question, been looking at the dominator exhaust too, do you have their hard db killer insert? Or regular quiet insert? Volume would def be an issue for me. Looking to alleviate the heat mainly.
Go for the quiet insert as even that was still too loud for my taste. I ended up going to the local hardware store and bought a 20mm (or maybe 25mm) copper pipe end cap and riveted it to the bottom end of the db killer to quieten it further and it made a difference without affecting performance.
Thanks for the review. Have you noticed if your oil light stays on longer than a few seconds upon start up? In particular when the engine is hot. This seems to be a common issue with the LC4 motors?
I had this issue at the start of Summer in slow traffic or tight trails. I had recently done an oil change however it hadn't had a coolant change since I bought the bike. As it had done 20,000 kms, it was due so I drained, then flushed the radiator with distilled (demineralised) water and put in fresh quality coolant and hey presto, no more issue since. The radiator flush and fill was super easy. Another simple and accessible maintenance task courtesy of the KTM engineers. Many other bike manufacturers could take a leaf from their book on owner serviceability.
The ABS is very good and removing it would make the bike illegal in most countries and render your insurance at risk. If you just put a couple of spring washers between the rear ABS sensor and the brake caliper hanger to move it a few mm away from the ABS ring, you will permanently switch off the ABS front and rear without modifying your bike.
Thanks for posting. Had a 2009 690r and recently bought a 2023 690r. Love the bike. Perfect for my adventure day trips. Had a nice 890r but it was too heavy for stuff I was trying to ride so the 690r is the answer for me.
I ride a Norden 901 and an really itching for a KTM 690 Enduro R or the 701 Enduro. I've managed to take it on some gnarly single track but I was absolutely bushed, especially in the Texas summer heat.
As someone who owned both what was the most noticeable trade-off between the two?
I had the same ABS switch problem with my 2020 diagnosed not by dealer but KTM Austria and like you only other issue in 15,000 miles as been the side stand switch. I brought the Power Parts seat which is alot better than standard and relatively cheap and as been one of my best buys
Re the sidestand switch, I fitted the dongle but you must be aware that the sidestand is difficult to swing back due to the spring and design of it. Twice in one ride, both my friend and I thought we had raised the sidestand and took off. Luckily we realised early on and stopped, but you could easily take off in a straight road and get up to speed with it down.
I totally agree it is a risk and had done it myself. I was happy to accept that risk but the safest approach would be to stick with the stock sensor and carry the dongle with your spares in case of emergency. It is a tooless fix and easy to do on the trails.
I’ve got cruise control on mine, but I really don’t need it. I’m not on the pavement much. I might take it off.
Great video mate, can I ask where you got the cruise control and heated grips from? Thanks
Question, been looking at the dominator exhaust too, do you have their hard db killer insert? Or regular quiet insert? Volume would def be an issue for me. Looking to alleviate the heat mainly.
Go for the quiet insert as even that was still too loud for my taste. I ended up going to the local hardware store and bought a 20mm (or maybe 25mm) copper pipe end cap and riveted it to the bottom end of the db killer to quieten it further and it made a difference without affecting performance.
Thanks for the great vlog! Are those the original handlebars, as they seem pretty tall? 🙂👍
They are the the Pro Taper EVO Adventure bars, comfortable for a taller rider.
Thanks for the review. Have you noticed if your oil light stays on longer than a few seconds upon start up? In particular when the engine is hot. This seems to be a common issue with the LC4 motors?
I had this issue at the start of Summer in slow traffic or tight trails. I had recently done an oil change however it hadn't had a coolant change since I bought the bike. As it had done 20,000 kms, it was due so I drained, then flushed the radiator with distilled (demineralised) water and put in fresh quality coolant and hey presto, no more issue since. The radiator flush and fill was super easy. Another simple and accessible maintenance task courtesy of the KTM engineers. Many other bike manufacturers could take a leaf from their book on owner serviceability.
i wish i could find a video of somebody completly removinf the abs system.
The ABS is very good and removing it would make the bike illegal in most countries and render your insurance at risk. If you just put a couple of spring washers between the rear ABS sensor and the brake caliper hanger to move it a few mm away from the ABS ring, you will permanently switch off the ABS front and rear without modifying your bike.
3 seconds into your video and I’m guessing you’re wearing alpine star tech 7s
I do have AS Tech 7s for enduro riding but on this day I was wearing Sidi Adventure 2 boots, the best ADV boots I have owned.
Thanks. What model are the heated grips?
the grips are by Komine EK-300 12V Heated Grips DX - Controller Built-in from Zarkie in Australia.
Do you have a link for the windscreen?
Its a Piug screen for a 690, I got it off ebay.