New and improved KTM690 WUNDERFEST

[Kirkster]

The Right hand side of my turn signals quit... Loose Bulb???
Left hand side works fine...

[Seth S]

Originally Posted by Kirkster

The Right hand side of my turn signals quit... Loose Bulb???
Left hand side works fine...

Did both the front bulb and rear bulb stop working or just 1?

[Noyah]

Originally Posted by Hoots

And yet it gets at least a dozen major threads on 'ADV Rider' ... ?

I've probably been too pessimistic about the 690 as an adventure bike - coloured obviously by my own experiences - with enough preparation and testing, individual bikes are no doubt excellent ADV steeds - if I can solve the key issue (oil light), I'll certainly keep taking mine off into the bush and hopefully do the desert run in May ...

Sorry if I missed this info, what year is your bike?

[Albie]

Originally Posted by Hoots

And yet it gets at least a dozen major threads on 'ADV Rider' ... ?

So do non street legal bikes, Harley's, sport bikes etc, etc. Imagine that.

[Night Falcon]

Originally Posted by Hoots

And yet it gets at least a dozen major threads on 'ADV Rider' ... ?

I've probably been too pessimistic about the 690 as an adventure bike - coloured obviously by my own experiences - with enough preparation and testing, individual bikes are no doubt excellent ADV steeds - if I can solve the key issue (oil light), I'll certainly keep taking mine off into the bush and hopefully do the desert run in May ...

Don't be put off the 690 as an adv steed! with the right farkling it makes an ideal adventure bike. They have their issues but so does every other bike. Mine has been as reliable as anything else I've owned. The days when you ride it hard, dump it in the shed and forget about it till next time are gone with modern bikes (if they every really existed). you need to get on board with regular servicing!

Deep exploration in the bush on your own is not just about bike reliability, what about if you bin it and break something, or worse break yourself? You should have an emergency plan in anycase. If you do ever have a malfunction, then manage it and deal with it.

Enjoy it, ride it, don't sweat it!

PS
I wonder what sort of press the early dual sports would have got it the "whinger net" was around in the 70's

[Bill the Bong]

Originally Posted by Kirkster

The Right hand side of my turn signals quit... Loose Bulb???
Left hand side works fine...

Maybe check it out...

[Hoots]

Originally Posted by noyah

sorry if i missed this info, what year is your bike?

2012 ...

[Hoots]

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

Don't be put off the 690 as an adv steed! with the right farkling it makes an ideal adventure bike. They have their issues but so does every other bike. Mine has been as reliable as anything else I've owned. The days when you ride it hard, dump it in the shed and forget about it till next time are gone with modern bikes (if they every really existed). you need to get on board with regular servicing!

Deep exploration in the bush on your own is not just about bike reliability, what about if you bin it and break something, or worse break yourself? You should have an emergency plan in anycase. If you do ever have a malfunction, then manage it and deal with it.

Enjoy it, ride it, don't sweat it!

PS
I wonder what sort of press the early dual sports would have got it the "whinger net" was around in the 70's

True: but my point was not about things going wrong - which all bikes do and always have - fixing things by the road is a given ...

My point was about the inherant complexity of the 690 - specifically, the fact that noone has yet managed to solve the flickering oil light issue - I was querying whether this sort of complexity is compatible with going bush ...

But the point has been raised and discussed and we can probably move on now ...

[lightfighter]

Originally Posted by Hoots

But the point has been raised and discussed and we can probably move on now ...

whatcha wanna talk about?

[Noyah]

Ok, the 12 enduro/smc-r are known to have flashing oil-lights. Bad sensors I belive.

New sensor should sort that out.

[MrHix]

Originally Posted by Noyah

Ok, the 12 enduro/smc-r are known to have flashing oil-lights. Bad sensors I belive.

New sensor should sort that out.

They do??? I guess I will have to get glasses again, I haven't seen it on mine.

MrHix

[Noyah]

Originally Posted by MrHix

They do??? I guess I will have to get glasses again, I haven't seen it on mine.

MrHix

Did I say they all have this problem?

[BygDaddee]

I've been having a look through the standard service schedule from the 2013 690 Enduro and find it odd that cleaning or replacing the fuel filters aren't listed as a standard service item at either, 1000k, 10,000k, or 20,000k. It does mention doing a fuel pressure check so I imagine they are expecting you would pick up any issues from the pressure reading, but I think I'll go with a regular replacement of the screen and filter maybe 5,000k or at least 10,000k.

[dad2bike]

I moved my fuel filter to the outside of the tank so I can change it any time it suits ME. Without having to tear half the bike apart.

[blakrj]

Originally Posted by Hoots

True: but my point was not about things going wrong - which all bikes do and always have - fixing things by the road is a given ...

My point was about the inherant complexity of the 690 - specifically, the fact that noone has yet managed to solve the flickering oil light issue - I was querying whether this sort of complexity is compatible with going bush ...

But the point has been raised and discussed and we can probably move on now ...

3,000km on the island of Borneo off road going bush enough? Out of 3 bikes, one had fan stop working which turned out to be a poor connection in the fuse box. Other than that some minor issues all fixed with a small toolkit.