Test rode the 2010 KTM 690R today, could only manage a highway ride but got a good feel for its handling. at +120km I was getting blown all over the place and the vibrations from that large piston made me feel that I may need to take a closer look at those larger bikes like the BMW GS, Tenere, transalp and vstrom. What a bummer I was hoping this would be the bike.
Even if I did add an expensive rally kit to this bike to alleviate the wind turbulence etc. there is no way to beef up the sub-frame for carrying capacity or widen the relatively skinny rims.
I also took a look at the KTM 990R but this bike is way too heavy to consider...
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This blog follows the trials and tribulations of a couple of enduro riders normally accustomed to riding Yamaha’s WR400 etc. who have decided to take on the ‘Dual Sport’ animals with the idea of travelling Australia using as little as possible of that black stuff. Follow them as they purchase the BMW F800GS set them up for dirt riding and learn how to ride them in ‘real’ off-road conditions. Then take them across some of the harshest tracks throughout Australia.
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