2013 KTM Duke 690

Sin_Chase · 5 Jul 2014 at 03:40

mattup said:
Kev's O2 mod

How do you find the O2 mod? Got my eye on that for when warranty dies out.

Also, Akra + Decat is going to be loooud loooud looud

If I could get away with it I would.

mattup · 5 Jul 2014 at 10:19

Sin_Chase said:
How do you find the O2 mod? Got my eye on that for when warranty dies out.

Also, Akra + Decat is going to be loooud loooud looud If I could get away with it I would.

Yes the Leo Vince has a very small pre- silencer so should be almost alright!!

Have a browse in here,

http://www.ktmforums.com/forums/duke/

Kev markets through the bay. He is a top bloke.

Cheers

Matt

mattup · 7 Jul 2014 at 08:35

My Duke in the flesh.

Matt

scoobyrichuk · 15 Jul 2014 at 07:34

I'm afraid to say that I'm considering selling this bike already. I haven't gelled with it at all and it actually makes me feel fairly nervous. My cornering speeds are laughably slow on it as it just doesn't inspire any confidence. I'm not keen on the engine either, it's made me realise how much I love a high revving inline 4. I'm not 100% that I'll get rid of it yet but I think it's likely and it'll be replaced with a sportsbike of some description...

Sin_Chase · 17 Jul 2014 at 07:15

Sucks to hear that, how many hours/miles have you put on it?

Maybe give it a decent enough time to actually get to grips with the bike. It is VERY different to an inline 4 high revver so I would expect it to take some time to 'gel', as you say.

leigh_boy · 17 Jul 2014 at 13:51

took me 2 years to like my twins lol i miss the il4 so now i have both

atpbx · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:05

scoobyrichuk said:
I'm afraid to say that I'm considering selling this bike already. I haven't gelled with it at all and it actually makes me feel fairly nervous. My cornering speeds are laughably slow on it as it just doesn't inspire any confidence. I'm not keen on the engine either, it's made me realise how much I love a high revving inline 4. I'm not 100% that I'll get rid of it yet but I think it's likely and it'll be replaced with a sportsbike of some description...

Singles, no matter how highly tuned they are, are unlike riding any other type of bike.
To be fair, you couldnt of picked something further away from what you had previously ridden, it was always going to be a culture shock.

scoobyrichuk · 18 Jul 2014 at 18:18

I've only done around 350 miles on the bike so far so I should give it a bit longer before I make a final decision. It is a great bike it just feels like I'm never going to gel with it like I did the CBR600. Think I need to plan a decent route for a 100+ mile ride that takes in a few different types of roads and see how I feel after. I knew it would be a different experience to riding a sportsbike but I was definitely naive in not realising how dramatically different it is. Still if I do decide to sell it there are very few for sale second hand so hopefully it will sell quickly.