Highway testing my KTM 690 SMC R | Is it comfortable? 

I couldn’t agree more! A naked with a little more power would be good tho!

@@LifeWellRidden Where did you get your mirrors? Do you like them?

Haha what do you ride and where are you located?? A 701 would be badass! Do it!!

@@LifeWellRidden I just passed the MSF and dont have anything yet as im still in school unfortunately. But I live in Naperville and commute to Cod so if I ever see you around ill be sure to say hi!

@@zkseries hell yeah that would be awesome!!

Awesome seat compared to stock seat. Have one on my 2023smc

@@timtimmons5558 that's an excellent mod. The stock seats are 🗑️. How u like the bike

seatconcepts comfort xl is the first mod you should have done. IT IS AWSOME!

Oh sweet thank you!! What does that do for any low end?

Got damn!! That’s fast haha I should really do a top speed test one of these times 🤔

@@LifeWellRidden DO IT!

A 500 would be a stretch for long highway haha but it’s not a bad bike for long highway, something I wouldn’t want to do every day!

Likewise my friend!! I try to avoid them but when I have to.. hunker down and have fun at 80 🤣

@@LifeWellRidden that's right!

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I couldn’t agree with your points more! Super fun but super uncomfortable for long rides haha sad to see it go but what did you end up getting to try and solve the issue?

@@LifeWellRidden i honestly didn't want to spend a ton of money trying to make a bike do what it wasn't supposed to do (being a confortable bike). So i just ended up selling it for a more comfortable bike😂 No but seriously, spending something like 300€ for a comfier seat just sounded stupid to me when i would still had been stuck with the wind and the seating position problems. I just accepted the fact that this is not a bike you can use to do longer rides. I live in an area in italy where if you want to reach a twisty road you need to ride at least half an hour. That got me tired quickly. Bought a cheap but perfectly maintained bmw r1100gs. Bought that bike also for my father who loved it. At first i wasn't sure i could enjoy such an old bike but the reality is that i have a lot more fun on the bmw just because of the fact that i no longer get sick from the bike, and that makes me able to do a lot more things that i couldn't do on the ktm. Of course it doesn't handle like a 690 but it is really fun in its own way, just like any bike If you want a bike that's more comfortable and still a TON of fun, get a yamaha tracer 900 gt or a ktm smt 890

@@michele1342000 damn where about in Italy?? (Speaking like I have been.. I have not 🤣) that sounds like you could get into some really cool roads close to you! But I have been looking at the 890 SMT but I feel like if your going down that road already then why not an adventure bike for some dirt stuff?? Either way I think you made the right choice for you and glad you can enjoy riding again!!

@@LifeWellRidden haha, I'm from Treviso which is a city near Venice so I'm in the northern part of Italy. We have some really nice roads in the alps which are relatively close to where i live but in order to get there i still need to take a highway and that's no good on a 690 as you might already know 😂 I get your point on the smt 890. I also considered buying a ktm adventure 790 which has now become kinda cheap at least here in Europe and it is also a very capable on the road, but in italy off-road riding is basically illegal so i went for a more road-oriented thing✝️ Btw if i lived somewhere where you can do offroad, i would surely buy an adventure bike because i love going offroad

@@michele1342000 The views must be beautiful! I am beyond jealous! That is interesting on the offroad laws.. some beautiful contry to tear up hahah 🤣 But now I see the importance ofr a bike like the SMT, on road killer performance in a highway friendly platform = an amazing bike!

Thank you! And they are the ASV shorty levers, you can buy em in Rottweilers website. Just make sure you get the mounting kit for the clutch side (if you don’t have the factory guards)

The cluster itself does not but the Cumpan dash does! It’s hard to see I direct sunlight unless you have some sort of shadow over it haha and I think the EU models all have em but USA models don’t.. not sure on what years and all that

I don’t have yearly inspections in IL.. or at least I have never been called in for one.. if I did have them then I would probably put the baffle in and pray I would pass 🤣

Good question 🤔 personal thought (non-professional opinion) it wouldn’t be the kindest thing but you could do it, it would be wayyyy better than like a EXC 500 or true dirt bike but if your riding long rides on the highway ALL the time, I would probably get a bigger bike like a 890 adventure

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Hahah the sad day when a SMCR/701 leaves the stable.. but glad to hear you got yourself a 23’! I would think the 1290 is much more fun on the highway haha

@@LifeWellRidden oh for sure. That’s until you get north of the Speedo. Then it becomes a little windy lol.

@@Robbiemoto 🤣🤣 so true.. man I miss actually being comfortable on the highway and longer rides.. this has me thinking for a second bike 🤔

@@LifeWellRidden my last Reply seemed to have disappeared. Any way as I said go check out a 1290 to sit along with the 690.

@@Robbiemoto I’ll have to take a look! Honestly I’m debating between a 890 Duke R or a MT-09.. I have ridden an FZ-09 when I living in Las Vegas and it was so much damn fun! That motor was just so good and sounded amazing

I'm 6'1!

I use the SP Connect+ with phone case and I bought the anti-vibration mount as well and no complaints so far!

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