Motorcycle specifications KTM690 SUPERMOTO 2010 Mono like you wouldn't believe...!

one of the genres in which KTM particularly distinguishes itself is that of provocation (its orange, which blows up in your face like ovomaltine, is an unmistakable signature). So, when it came to renewing its single-cylinder Supermoto, Katoche didn't hesitate to go over the top.

gone is the gentle, standardized design of the 640; the new 690 is equipped with a real face that'll have you glued to your retina. A blend of origami, sharp angles and pure SM solutions, KTM's latest creation is a real invitation to get wild. Especially with a mono that looks like it's been unpacked from a "racing parts" crate.

the 690 supermoto is equipped with a 653 cm3 single-cylinder engine (why 690 as a name then???) worthy of a race preparation ) worthy of a racing preparation: keihin fuel injection with butterfly valve, throttle assist, very compact cylinder head thanks to a single overhead camshaft, hollow intake valves, central balancer, anti-dribble clutch, improved lubrication, 3 kg loss compared to the 640, and a whopping 64 horsepower supplied by the piston. Let's speculate a little: if you remove the 2 huge vertical silencers required for Euro 3 and allow the mono to breathe deeply, I wouldn't be surprised if the moulbif produced as much horsepower as a 1st-generation Suzuki SV 650, with a p..... of lumberjack kick.
Around the 17" rims, nothing less than sport tires - at the front, an inverted fork 48 mm in diameter (practically what MV-Agusta uses on its F4 1000s) finished with a radial brake caliper hammering the single 320 mm disc - at the rear, it's rock'n'roll with a swingarm that shows off its reinforcing ribs to good effect. In between, a tubular trellis frame provides lightness and rigidity. it's going to shred tires and asphalt...!

152 kg without fuel, 64 grunts, KTM's sporty, off-road spirit right down to the bolts... With this quasi-factory millstone in your garage, and then quickly on the roughest roads possible to get a hell of a kick out of it, this civilian supermotard, among the ballsiest on the market, has not finished making many salivate. As always, a pure Katoche is not for the faint-hearted or the hesitant: don't expect delicate comfort, and don't expect to pay a hefty budget: the SM cost more than €8,000 when it came out, not including physiotherapy sessions. Fortunately, prices are starting to come down, and now stand at less than €7,000.

M.B - Photo credits:
Friedl P. - Schedl R. - Freeman G. - Mitterbauer H.