You described your use of this bike, just as I want to use it. Traffic beater, some rough uneven terrain, and pure fun, throwing it around, with instant, lively acceleration.
@@mancavemoto Yes, I am divided between the hyper mono, and the MT09. The MT seems more versatile, and the mono more playful. Ideally one would get both, but not financially sensible.
I'm retired and I drive around my Canadian Prairie city on a KTM SMC R. The weather extremes and constant construction makes our roads pretty crap. The potholes will bottom out suspension on a lot of bikes but not a supermoto. Bad roads can be a source of entertainment if you ride one of these machines. When I see a heave in the pavement, I goose the throttle and aim for the center. Add a top case and they make perfect urban runabouts. I owned a KLX300SM which has less power and technology but is equally well suited for bad roads and just as much fun as an urban assault ride.
Hello Thanks for the videos I asked another guy who made another 698 video. I asked him how easy it would be to maintain a speed of 30 MPH on a country road similar to what you were driving on. Some bike are very easy and some would obviously have more jerky throttle. I appreciate your closing comment because I was hoping that it might be a little easier than described. The guy I asked by the way said going a steady 30 would be very easy. I will have to try to ride one and then think how a tune would affect the ride.
Highly recommend that you try the KTM 890 SMT, think KTM did this bike a disservice marketing it the way they did, being 58 years old I felt a bit like I shouldn't be in the market for such a wheelie monster, but I'm glad I took the plunge, I think it's a really great bike, it can do boring, bonkers or touring equally well and I love it.👍
890 SMT, in a different league, same as Ducati Hypermotard V2. The Ducati mono is only 160 kg fully fuelled, 80 hp, and that is it's special appeal, benefit.
Sent my 890 adv in for service and was given the SMT. What a great bike. Geared different to my bike but I was very impressed with its handling. One of the days I had it the rain was biblical but the bike stuck to the road and pulled.
Unfortunately, this bike would get me in all kinds of trouble and probably land up in hospital trying to skid, wheelie all the time. It's too addictive not to use it like that.
What no reviewer has commented on is the awful hooped cable/line management above the speedo that moves constantly with the suspension travel. For such a premium-priced bike I would expect better.
@@IanTed No, but I have been riding motorbikes for over 40 years and I know what I like and it isn't this. I bow to your superior knowledge as a supermoto champion.