The Steed! After a 50 mile ride yesterday, it is going to take a lot of modifications to turn this motorcycle into a World Traveling Adventure Steed. The KTM 690 Enduro is a single cylinder motorcycle. At high speeds 70+MPH, the motorcycle has a lot of vibration/feedback in the handle bars and seat, at low speed offroad it has all the characteristics of a dirt bike. One of the major short comings of this motorcycle is the fuel capacity, 3 gallons. The distance between fuel stops is 160+ if all goes well. The OEM rear fuel tank is not sufficient. Rally Raid makes a great front fuel tank (actually 2 tanks) that bolt on where a traditional tank typically is installed. There is a long list of parts started and over the next several months I will modify and test the mods.
For my motorcycle geek friends I will list the mods as I install and test. I see a few trips to Death Valley and Laughlin this Winter to ride/test the bike. The first parts to be ordered this week are a Scott's Steering Stabilizer, Rox bar risers, Seat Concepts tall seat and wider foot pegs. Rocky Mountain ATV/MC is going to love me this Winter.