Essentially the overall gear-spread of 65.2% in the stock KTM 690 gearbox is increased significantly to 72.9% - effectively giving you much higher cruising speeds/cruising at lower revs while retaining the same low gears off-road, or conversely much more serious lower gears while retaining the original top gear cruising speed/revs - or indeed
KTM 690 Enduro R Test. and top gear doesn’t let you relax on the highway as much as you would hope on a bike this size. Simply pick a gear ratio appropriate for the speed you want to
It may seem like an expensive alternative, but get a set of SM wheels. That way you get two bikes in one. The 690 is ridiculous fun on the street with them, and then you can get some nice aggressive knobbies for the dirt and keep the wear on them to a minimum. #10. Hotbrakes and Wiesbaden like this. IxPCw.
