Oz/ Kiwi Ktm 690 Riders Thread

[B2]

Originally Posted by Sol Erzenberg

Not good at all..

I have never heard of that happening to any other 690's, hopefully KTM help you out with this.

mine started to go but the mechanic found it while doing a service before it was to late and fixed under warranty - bit about it on the wunderfest thread.
While im hear my rear wheel bearing went on the weekend farked everything back there, hub, caliper, rotor , bikes under a year old , so I would be checking if I were you guys - If ya didn't love em youd hate em '-}

[Seth S]

Originally Posted by Sol Erzenberg

Not good at all..

I have never heard of that happening to any other 690's, hopefully KTM help you out with this.

There have been a number of people reporting pitted lifter buckets and some reports of failed roller bearings on the followers but I don't think I have seen any cases of broken or damaged rollers.

[mickd]

In regards to the problem with the rollers, I remember years ago talking to David Butler, then at Butler M/C's in Lithgow, at the time he was racing Ducatis and stated that he was constantly having problems with what I think was a 998, top end, and regularily changed the cams and followers, until he started using Repsol oil, then he never had a problem again.
Has anyone looked into the problem bikes and what oil the were using?[/QUOTE]

[D-Rally]

OK so afternoon before the first "big" ride on the 690 and I fill up the Safari tank and the standard tank.

Problem. The safari tank keeps feeding fuel up into the standard tank and pushing it out the over flow hose on the rally raid cap.

I turned the tap off on the Safari tank and this has stopped the vacuum as such. But when I turn the tap back on again, it's the same old problem. Just for the record I filled the Safari tank first and then the standard tank after. I'm thinking I should have done it the other way round. Anyone else had this problem or have a solution?

[Seth S]

Originally Posted by D-Rally

OK so afternoon before the first "big" ride on the 690 and I fill up the Safari tank and the standard tank.

Problem. The safari tank keeps feeding fuel up into the standard tank and pushing it out the over flow hose on the rally raid cap.

I turned the tap off on the Safari tank and this has stopped the vacuum as such. But when I turn the tap back on again, it's the same old problem. Just for the record I filled the Safari tank first and then the standard tank after. I'm thinking I should have done it the other way round. Anyone else had this problem or have a solution?

Did you miss the suggestion in the instruction manual not to open the tap on the Safari tank until you had traveled about 100 kilometers. If you have the tap open from the start it will do just what it has done.

[D-Rally]

Originally Posted by Seth S

Did you miss the suggestion in the instruction manual not to open the tap on the Safari tank until you had traveled about 100 kilometers. If you have the tap open from the start it will do just what it has done.

I guess I did Seth. Mainly because I bought the bike second hand and it didnt come with a manual. So do you have to turn the tap off every timeyou fill both tanks?

[Eagle`02]

Originally Posted by D-Rally

I guess I did Seth. Mainly because I bought the bike second hand and it didnt come with a manual. So do you have to turn the tap off every timeyou fill both tanks?

Yep Dave,, hat sounds about right till you clock over 100k each fill up.
MickP will be there tomorrow, he had one with Safari Tank (or still has it as well as his 990) and will be a wealth of knowledge for ya over the weekend

See ya in Mittagong about 6.30ish mate

[BygDaddee]

Picked up my 2013 KTM 690 Enduro today

First impressions after coming off a DRZ400E

Well I especially got the KTM Airbox, Mapping, and Akrapovic fitted by TeamMoto so that it would come from shop running sweet, and guess what, it ran like a dream.

Not sure what all the comments about gearbox ratio too close, man you should ride a DRZ then you'll know close, the gearbox is great, don't think I got anywhere near 6th, on the DRZ I would have looking for 2 more gears by then.

KTM Airbox, that things pretty noisy.

Akrapovic, I was worried it would be too noisy, it's sweet with DB Killer in.

Jerky throttle, not from my perspective, will have to confirm after a bush run but seems sweet.

Well now it's run in and Farkle time, rear rack and small bag, bash plate, radiator guards, and we will see what else.

Oh an TeamMoto got a new Map set in yesterday, just in time for my bike

One more thing for TeamMoto, when you deliver bikes in Aus, set speedos to KPH not MPH, lucky I realised as I thought it was a bit fast in a school zone.

[Mudguts]

Funny that , when I pick my 690 up and rode it though school zone I also noticed it was in MPH,

Wouldn't that open a can of worms it were booked ?

[El Ponkin]

Originally Posted by RideWithMe

Picked up my 2013 KTM 690 Enduro today

First impressions after coming off a DRZ400E

Well I especially got the KTM Airbox, Mapping, and Akrapovic fitted by TeamMoto so that it would come from shop running sweet, and guess what, it ran like a dream.

Not sure what all the comments about gearbox ratio too close, man you should ride a DRZ then you'll know close, the gearbox is great, don't think I got anywhere near 6th, on the DRZ I would have looking for 2 more gears by then.

KTM Airbox, that things pretty noisy.

Akrapovic, I was worried it would be too noisy, it's sweet with DB Killer in.

Jerky throttle, not from my perspective, will have to confirm after a bush run but seems sweet.

Well now it's run in and Farkle time, rear rack and small bag, bash plate, radiator guards, and we will see what else.

Oh an TeamMoto got a new Map set in yesterday, just in time for my bike

One more thing for TeamMoto, when you deliver bikes in Aus, set speedos to KPH not MPH, lucky I realised as I thought it was a bit fast in a school zone.

Lookin sweet Paul, Same airbox cover as mine.
Andy

[Cruz]

Nice one Paul, fingers crossed it stays all good for you.

Now you can ride it like you stole it.

[BygDaddee]

Originally Posted by Cruz

Nice one Paul, fingers crossed it stays all good for you.

Now you can ride it like you stole it.

Hahah, thanks Cruz and Andy, fingers crossed, it's a pretty amazing bit of kit, I did get a backfire once on a suburban run tonight running along with a neutral throttle, ill have to watch that or ill be putting my throttle body rubber back on.

Oh and I hope to take it easy for a while, if I can contain myself, when the front wheel lifted tonight I backed down pretty quick, I want to run it in well.

[-KATO-]

JUST STAND UP ON THE PEGS AND WHEELSTAND OFF INTO THE SUNSET..

enjoy..

[B1]

Originally Posted by RideWithMe

Not sure what all the comments about gearbox ratio too close, man you should ride a DRZ then you'll know close, the gearbox is great, don't think I got anywhere near 6th, on the DRZ I would have looking for 2 more gears by then.]

coming off a DRZ i think have double the horsies would be distracting. and it all comes down to personal preference. the gearbox works well if you like to keep the 690 on the boil. but guys upgrading from a TE610, 530EXC or LC4 found the ratios closer together on the 690 (see this thread).

[BygDaddee]

Originally Posted by B1

coming off a DRZ i think have double the horsies would be distracting. and it all comes down to personal preference. the gearbox works well if you like to keep the 690 on the boil. but guys upgrading from a TE610, 530EXC or LC4 found the ratios closer together on the 690 (see this thread).

Yes power does help, but there's still a clear difference in the gearbox without me even having to work out the ratio difference with numbers. I did a commute today and so far the hardest thing to get used to is the noises and feel at different rev ranges, and what gear to coast at different speeds. I'm liking this thing the more I ride it.