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It's fall in Redding season I'm surprised you didn't run into a deer.

Nice info. thank you.

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Crazy how a gen 1 390 an pull out infront the new 390 like your 690 did. I saw couple videos of them

NEED OPNIONS. I’m thinking of getting this bike for my first bike. I grew up riding dirt bikes and have a calling for a sport. It’s been years since I have been on a motorcycle but I feel the reckluse clutch , good seat height, I’m 5,10 , and not to mention the easy and intermediate options of power. I know that my right hand is the most important tool on the bike. I am 22 and beginning the starting safety course soon. I feel I can handle it but have gotten negative feedback. Please give me your feedback.

Awesome@TheGreatLaker did you have any issues at low rpms with the bike shaking violenty lol. Any other mods besides the exhaust you did ?

Beautiful ride, what exhaust is on the bike ? Sounds great !!

What are the brake and clutch handles you have on your bike? I really like the look of those, looks hella more mechanical and technical. More aggressive.

That bike = instant hooligan and confidence inspiring. NOT a starter bike! The low RPM torque on that bike could get one in trouble in a hurry. For people who use to ride sport bikes and want get back into riding, it is bliss.

nice jon but that rear tire is as finished as the filters

Godamn, 4 minutes into the video I can see how to change the oil

Как раз такое и планирую для начала взять.

Nice Video 👍

I love my 690

Hell yeah! I got my 690 this year and I finished adding crash protection because I know I'm gonna need it. Can't wait to pop some wheelies but I need to find a secluded spot first.

I have a duke 690 and it's a fun bike!! I live in Montana so I just ride mine around the logging roads in the mountains around here.

I’m getting a 2014 in 3 days! 7/21/2023 1st bike, can’t wait !

Kinda like the content but your camera is shit! Poor quality.

Wow. How does your 690 sound so good with stock exhaust? Mine sounds like a mouse compared to yours

hey man i just been watching youre vids. got here because im buying my first bike. a Duke 690 from 2008. im loving the videos and youre other bike choices. its a shame youre not making them anymore because i would watch them all ;) greets from belgium

I have a 2023 klx300 and had it for just under a year and i feel it is a under powered and i want to drive it 8 hours. I live in Illinois but i have properties in tennessee. I like the klx on my property and around town but i will not drive it more than hour in the highway. So ktm 690?

I subscribed just because I was finally able to see someone who knows a lot about this motorcycle, the SUPERMOTO 690 MODEL 2007-2008.. Now what I would be interested in knowing, dear friend, is what is the objective of that motorcycle because it is very powerful, very fast. But what I want to know and what interests me the most is, is that motorcycle good for long trips of more than 200km? I await your kind response brother and a very good video 🤜🤛

Subscribed I think you're doing a fantastic job much appreciate your efforts❤

I struggle so hard to learn how to wheelie on this bike :(

What sprocket size you using?

No no no it's far to much fun, I'm in my 60s and just got one and it's up there with the best I've ever had, and I have had lots of bikes, don't know how you could get better for a quick blast

Any issues with 690 using oil???

Is the spring difficult to install? No one has show them doing it.

Hi guys, is the Duke 690 a good bike to learn how to do wheelies ? I just bought a 2017 Duke 690 as my first bike and it feels like I can only do wheelies on the first gear. What's the tips to do it on the second gear ?

Then 2 seconds later I’m . BRAAAPPPPPPPP

Thanks for this review. I am considering buying a 2013 just like it right now. Regards

Nice bike. I’m trying to decide between the two bikes.

Great video! Just got one of these. I feel the same way, you won’t go slow on a bike ha. I’m excited to practice my wheelies on it. Thanks for sharing

I have a KTM 1290 Super Adventure R and the 690 Duke with Supermoto tires, in this video (and a Motto Guzzi Stelvio), I'm not sure which KTM I like more to be honest. Totally right about the steering on the Duke. It sometimes feels very wonky.

"if you were old.. ..and couldn't wheelie" :D

Getting my A2 license next summer, been looking at these for a while but worried I’d be too tall, same height as you! Looks like like it works well

Who’s fault is it that you were going 2x the speed limit when you ended it’s life?

Hey! Can I use it in my compilation? Credited of course

Hey man, this is Jack from the plane, awesome video, professional level quality, if you could get this back going somehow, that would be insane, you might be able to really pick up

Miss this dudes video's, I watched throughout my biking journey, since before my first lesson, give us an update soon man, hope you are well. The intro shots bring back many memories for me! 🤜🤛

Nice video helped me with an oil change especially which bolts to undo I’ve just come from a 4 cylinder to the 690 look forward to watching more 👍👍

Oooooo franklin, TN native checking in

If you drove 2000 miles on a Ninja 300, then you started on a Ninja 300 LOL not a 690 Duke. 2000 miles is a few months of riding for most. You would have to be riding between 60 and 70 miles per day everyday, that's a lot of riding. Great video, great-sounding bike!

You need to uploud more often ffs

Roll the bars back to you so when you stand beside the bike bars are level,, as supplied by ktm they are angled forward to much,, suits me better than stock,, from Northern Ireland ride safe ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

Here’s a little explanation for anyone wondering why a bike like this has a problem with “false neutrals” In a motorcycle gearbox/transmission there is for example 5 gears(some have more some have less) 5 gears on the main shaft and 5 gears on the countershaft.. in a certain gear one of the gears is fixed and one rotates freely on the shaft which could be either shaft depending on which gear it is. When you select a gear a shifting fork engages a gear by sliding the gear and engaging “driving dogs” so the previously free spinning gear is now engaged on the shaft. When you shift to the next gear you need to slide the dog gear to engage the next gear and it’s the space between selecting these gears that is the false neutral. You absolutely have to disengage one gear before going into the next. If you were somehow able to have two gears engaged at one time the transmission/gearbox would explode because two different gear ratios are trying to spin the shafts. This is the false neutral between every gear and it’s impossible to get rid of completely.. it will always be there. I believe this bike is know for hitting false neutral easily and the fix done in this video improves it. I tried to explain it but think I don’t a terrible job there lol.

What exhaust setup is this?

I just got a 690 smc r for my first bike. I did ride a ttr125 like four or five times then I bought the 690 smc r. WOOHOO!

I would have continued watching your video but your rude comments against cyclists prevent me from watching your video. As a mountain biker not everybody on a bicycle is like that. thank you for showing your ignorance.

Now he's gone again 🤣🤣