Oz/ Kiwi Ktm 690 Riders Thread - Page 4

scottmoto16 · 06-30-2008, 03:33 AM

scottmoto16 · 06-30-2008, 03:39 AM

Weird shaped rack , presumably so you can still access fuel cap.

Bracket 690 Enduro/SMC
76512027050
For rear bag 60012078000. For mounting you need the suitcase carrier system 765.12.020.000, or the original provided handhold.

Bag to suit rack(shown on a ninefiddy).

braaap! · 06-30-2008, 03:55 AM

a spreader?

I look at that and I can smell... ether... and fear...

Mouse · 06-30-2008, 04:03 AM

austrian divining rod

braaap! · 06-30-2008, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mouse

austrian divining rod

slurp! for divining austrian tail ends maybe...

rosscoact · 06-30-2008, 04:50 AM

It looks like it would suit an ABag and expedition panniers to me, or able to be modified anyway

nevgriff64 · 06-30-2008, 05:08 AM

Love the way your thinking here Rossco, knew it would be just a matter of time before you saw the light and went Orange..

rosscoact · 06-30-2008, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nevgriff64

Love the way your thinking here Rossco, knew it would be just a matter of time before you saw the light and went Orange..

Mate, I would have bought a 640A before now if it was 50mm shorter but I'm really looking forward to it.

nevgriff64 · 06-30-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rosscoact

Mate, I would have bought a 640A before now if it was 50mm shorter but I'm really looking forward to it.

I think it will prove to be a very popular model.. Question is, can you hold out until Feb??

rosscoact · 06-30-2008, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nevgriff64

I think it will prove to be a very popular model.. Question is, can you hold out until Feb??

Whne I was there on Saturday I was thinking OK, five weeks to OCR, I would need the racks, I have a couple of 12 litre bags for the fuel, I could do this......nah don't be stupid.

My wife wouldn't need any butter to stick the DRZ up my arse if I bought the 690 then & there

Mouse · 06-30-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rosscoact

My wife wouldn't use any butter to stick the DRZ up my arse if I bought the 690 then & there

fixed...

interesting rossco.

did you not consider the lowering kits for the 640 adv?

guess i've now run out of excuses to not get out to the shop and check out this sucker.

i'll be most interested to experience what the weight distribution is like.

and its missing a cylinder

rosscoact · 06-30-2008, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Mouse

fixed...

interesting rossco.

did you not consider the lowering kits for the 640 adv?

guess i've now run out of excuses to not get out to the shop and check out this sucker.

i'll be most interested to experience what the weight distribution is like.

and its missing a cylinder

Well Mouse, call me slow if you like, but it didn't even occur to me. I know, I'm a dumb-arse, I was spewing when I got the Renazco seat on the DRZ and couldn't even tippy toe in boots. Then in a bolt of lightening I heard a voice in my head saying "Kouba lowing links".

I suppose it makes a difference to what the voices in my head usually say

Mouse · 06-30-2008, 03:04 PM

i know little about the lowering kit myself, given i have no need to lower any bike but i understand they are readily available and pretty simple.

its always nice to have options. I still think the 640 adv is one of the best balalnced bikes i've ridden, the 690 has a bit to live up to.

Canuck in Oz · 06-30-2008, 04:01 PM

Screen-check, rack-check. 1 big tank and it's a sale.
I didn't need stiffer springs on the long legged 640Adv when loaded up. But I wonder if the 690E's slightly chopped suspension will need beefier springs if you plan to pile some travel gear weight on it?

Bronx · 06-30-2008, 07:23 PM

I like the look of the 690E. The specs look interesting as well. I was going to buy a new bike this year (I hadn't made up my mind what I would buy)but I am going to Canada this August and spending all my money over there instead.

I will be interested to read some ride reports and comments from new owners of the beast.

Bruce

06-30-2008, 03:33 AM	#46
scottmoto16 Orange Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Tasmania Australia Oddometer: 2,003	__________________ PARTLY ORANGE

06-30-2008, 03:39 AM	#47
scottmoto16 Orange Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Tasmania Australia Oddometer: 2,003	Weird shaped rack , presumably so you can still access fuel cap. Bracket 690 Enduro/SMC 76512027050 For rear bag 60012078000. For mounting you need the suitcase carrier system 765.12.020.000, or the original provided handhold. Bag to suit rack(shown on a ninefiddy). __________________ PARTLY ORANGE

06-30-2008, 04:03 AM	#49
Mouse I'm only smelly Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Oddometer: 8,830	austrian divining rod __________________ "Australian history... is full of surprises, and adventures, and incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities, and they are all true." Mark Twain “It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up”

06-30-2008, 04:50 AM	#51
rosscoact ^OP need constant supervision Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Canberra ACT Oddometer: 5,460	It looks like it would suit an ABag and expedition panniers to me, or able to be modified anyway __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? Will Rogers www.transaustraliatrail.com.au

06-30-2008, 05:08 AM	#52
nevgriff64 Spelt with 2 ffs Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia Oddometer: 11,453	Love the way your thinking here Rossco, knew it would be just a matter of time before you saw the light and went Orange.. __________________ 6 Weeks 17 750 kilometers Traveling Around Australia

06-30-2008, 03:55 AM	#48
braaap! waiting for the big one Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Oddometer: 2,210	a spreader? I look at that and I can smell... ether... and fear...

06-30-2008, 03:04 PM	#58
Mouse I'm only smelly Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Oddometer: 8,830	i know little about the lowering kit myself, given i have no need to lower any bike but i understand they are readily available and pretty simple. its always nice to have options. I still think the 640 adv is one of the best balalnced bikes i've ridden, the 690 has a bit to live up to. __________________ "Australian history... is full of surprises, and adventures, and incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities, and they are all true." Mark Twain “It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up”

06-30-2008, 04:01 PM	#59
Canuck in Oz you still here Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Newcastle, NSW Oddometer: 628	Screen-check, rack-check. 1 big tank and it's a sale. I didn't need stiffer springs on the long legged 640Adv when loaded up. But I wonder if the 690E's slightly chopped suspension will need beefier springs if you plan to pile some travel gear weight on it? __________________ Broken_Hill_Wanderings Feb/07 -- Non-Simpson_May/07 -- Simpson Desert May/08 WINGS Superflow - KTM ----- gear for your BMW GS ----- www.mototoys.com.au

06-30-2008, 07:23 PM	#60
Bronx Bronx Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Oddometer: 1,438	Looks Good I like the look of the 690E. The specs look interesting as well. I was going to buy a new bike this year (I hadn't made up my mind what I would buy)but I am going to Canada this August and spending all my money over there instead. I will be interested to read some ride reports and comments from new owners of the beast. Bruce __________________ KTM 950 SE KTM 625 SXC http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=596286 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=561584 If you don't get lost it is not an adventure .

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