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I knew there had to be a supermoto thread. Hey, that's my bike!  darknrgy posted:Highway was pretty much miserable because of wind blast and the overall riding position seemed to strain my back (maybe I'm doing it wrong?). Most of my pleasure rides involve some pretty decent highway to get to where the goods are. Also I can just barely flatfoot it which makes me a bit uneasy. I've done great lengths of hwy riding on a DRZ and a Duke II and it never gets easy, but you get used to it and learn to contort your body and change positions to be able to last those long rides. I just pulled a 375 mile ride last weekend on the Duke. I'm planning on keeping my 01 Duke II for a little while, but I'd like to get something different in the future. The DRZ SM is pretty much the same weight as the Duke and is 5 speed as well. I'm thinking a KTM 690 SMC. I like that it's a six speed and at 307 dry it's lighter than the Duke, DRZ SM, and Husqvarna SM610 The only thing is the ridiculous price! Does anyone think it's actually worth it?
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700 miles! Did you end up riding into the great white north? We did Winthrop and back, that about did me in, and made me realize that a six gear really might be in order soon. A test ride would be awesome. No wheelies, I promise. Just noticed there's one for sale nearby and I'm very tempted.
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Jul 22, 2009 01:19
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Zool posted:You might have trouble keeping that promise. Z3n posted:Let's not be hasty now. Hahaha...I can be good  Spiffness posted:We can meet up and do a ride swap if you want to take the 690 for a spin. It's almost impossible not to wheelie if you're not used to it so don't go making promises you can't keep :P I hear yah. I actually need to get a new set of tires for the Duke as well. Went on a ride out to Neah Bay last weekend and they're definitely past due. The next week is going to be work crazy for me, but we should definitely meet up soon for a ride. My Duke and I from a recent HWY20 ride... 
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Jul 30, 2009 21:34
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Spiffness posted:I have that exact same photograph from 2 weekends ago. Except the bike in the photo is a little bit nicer.  Someday soon...
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Jul 31, 2009 04:38
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Man, I laugh so hard whenever I see an 08 690sm after the guys over at advrider started making this comparison: 
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