KTM690 vs KTM890 comparision on TET Estonia - Day #2
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This is second episode of 3 day ride on TET Estonia from Tallinn to Alatskivi.
We have two bikes - my KTM690 and we rented KTM890 from local dealer.
As we switch bikes with Kaur over these days we both are able to try both bikes in various conditions from smooth gravel to sandy hillclimbs and mud.
Second day starts from Rava campground and we continue towards east on TET track. We are able to practice jumping over logs, hillclimbs and mud. We end up at Rääkjärve campground, exhausted but happy :)
Stats of Day #2:
Distance: 250km
Ride time: 5:22
(start 9am, end 9pm so I wonder where the rest of the time went?)
Avg speed: 46.8km/h
Great video, I had a 690 and a couple of years ago and changed it for the 890. Each bike wins in different areas but for me the 890 has it. But then I gave a Beta Xtrainer for the more serious trails. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hey there and thank you for making those videos!
I have just sold my 701 Enduro and got myself a 890 Adv R, so I am super interested in Day #3 video (coming up soon?) and your final thoughts about 690 vs 890. All the best from Warsaw, Poland!
Glad you liked them and apologies for delays in uploading Day #3 - I hope to find time in upcoming weeks :)
Its very easy to change the front sproket one tooth if you find yourself in between gears a lot. Either up or down depending on your situation.
The 690 makes lots of power and torque so you have a lot of flexibility.
Thank you for the great suggestion - I already googled about it and I understand my 690 has 16T sproket so I think I should try 15T sproket. I found people complaining that 1st and 2nd gears got too short when they switched, but seems like a easy thing to try and might give results I'm looking for - thank you once more for the idea! :)
Best of luck, be safe! @@HennExplores
Sproket change improves this quite a bit. What tyres did you use for this trip?@@HennExplores
Regarding stalling, struggling and problem with foundling the "right gear" on 690 => I had the same problem with my 701 and the answer was to change the sprockets ratio from 15/46 to 14/48 and mount Coober ECU for lower RPM boost. Now it works as it should be :)
@@dezmo701 Sprockets change helps a lot but remember its best to change both chain and sprockets at the same time. I you want more low down grund and a better running bike especially with the euro 5 models check out Pirate racing self programming eco dongle. its great the bike runs perfect and you can change the bike like running no cat or airbox mods with no further mods to the ecu its programms its self.
Does the windscreen on the 690 make a difference? Looking at it for my own bike.
It made signifficant difference on speeds above 80 km/h, w/o windscreen I had a lot of wind in the chest and had really to hold to handlebar, with the windscreen the wind is nicely up above chest (I speak a little about the windscreen and the product code in the episode where I changed headlight for my ktm690 if you are interested)
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i see, i should learn/practice how to ride over fallen trees
Yes and no, I would say - be prepared for the trees on the road - for me as I'm still learning how to ride - carrying a small foldable handsaw has been really helpful to just cut down those trees. It takes some time, but I can do this low risk and even when I'm alone. When you are in a group, probably fastest is to pull bikes over the trees and if you are already good at basic riding and wheelies then I think it is time to strat trying to cross trees while on the bike. But also as you can see they are often fallen in a way where it is not easy to just ride over them (too close to eachother, high from the ground etc) - so in that sense I'd say that riding over small ones is simple but be prepared for ones which you cannot ride over as well :)
I have made similar experience on my Gasgas es700 compared to my mates tenere 700 on a deep sand, narrow, windy enduro track, where he just smoked me. BUT as I can see on your clip, your tires and the gear ratio are working against you. My friend had proper mx tires mounted and me unfortunatelly the oem tkc80 and original gear ratio which didn't work. I mean the 2nd gear is good for almost 100km/h. So as soon as you mount a proper front tire you get much more confidence and speed plus lower gear ratio so you wont struggle so much. But yes, the 690 engine generally doesn't like slow speed
Yep, I'll be changing tires on 690, I have already received new set of Motoz Tranctionator Adveture tires for the upcoming season and I'll try switching the front sprocket as well :)
Hi from Latvija!
Sveiki! :) - I did last summer the northern part of Latvian TET and it was really nice - I hope to find time to edit and upload episodes about it soon :)