Oversized 690 riders

[adv]

Btw, how hot do these bikes run and do they boil over easy?

[witblitz]

Btw, how hot do these bikes run and do they boil over easy?

Not as easily as an XR650R....

[adv]

Btw, how hot do these bikes run and do they boil over easy?

Not as easily as an XR650R....

LOL!

[Bill the Bong]

You wont look funny, I look like a normal bloke on a 450 when on the 690.  But the leg space is limited and expensive to fix.  If you have short legs, this is no issue.

[Dwerg]

Am I qualified to comment? 

[adv]

Mmm I'll start looking for a decently priced oryx. I suppose gearing can be tailored for rides. I like the idea of lower running costs on the 690. They are usually lighter on fuel than the 990 counterparts and with a 16t front and rallye type setup cruising  at 150 should not really be a problem.

Problem is that most of them in the market have about 20k km on.

[jj le roux]

I'm 6.3 weighing in at around 97kg and love this bike. No problem with top end with a 16 sprocket but don't think it was build for that kind of speed IMO. Am about to put new spring in the back cause its a bit soft but the front with two 5 litre tanks upfront is good. On more then one occasion of spend a day in the saddle and it runs really well.

[adv]

Awesome. 6.'5 and 110kg. Good to hear it fits  well.

[HAASDASenek]

The 690 is just that good! Get one you will love it


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[adv]

Unless ofcorse you find dust in your new 690s airbox.... hey buff

[Buff]

Unless ofcorse you find dust in your new 690s airbox.... hey buff

Yep, then it goes from good to fukt in 60secs 

[2StrokeDan]

Steve, look around for a well-priced "R" around 2010, buy and ride it. If it does not suit your taste, not a big loss.

It is an amazing motorcycle, and the harder you ride them, the better they work. In fact when dawdling along the Karoo roads, my 19voertsek XT600 is a better bike,
better packing space, better small-ripple suspension, and MUCH smoother low-rev cruising.

The "rally-look" is also a point with which I would not go, the wind protection will be great, but the added crash-damage risk and also weight I find going directly against what the 690 stands for. This is of course each owner's own choice.

The 690, for a single, is surprisingly powerful, yet I have gotten 25.3 km/lt as a personal best a few weeks ago, downhill from Sutherland/Ouberg/Ceres.

I find it not too uncomfortable on long roads.

[adv]

Dankie vir die advies.  Was al die niggles gesort op die 2010 modelle?

[Dwerg]

I'd personally look at a 12-13 model. Less issues and of course, 690cc vs 654cc. The 2011 and 2010 bikes had better suspension apparently

[Bill the Bong]

I'd personally look at a 12-13 model. Less issues and of course, 690cc vs 654cc. The 2011 and 2010 bikes had better suspension apparently

And they are nice and tall

[HAASDASenek]

2009 has the longest suspension travel of them all


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