Guides And Reviews. Expert Car Reviews; Expert Vehicle Comparisons; Meet the 2014 KTM 690 Duke, a fast bike aimed at adrenaline-hungry riders. • 690 SMC R • 690 Enduro R.
The 690 SMC R is KTM’s Supermoto bike for the road, and you’ll have just as many laughs on this thing as you’ll have on the Enduro. The SMC R comes with WP APEX suspension, Cornering and Supermoto ABS modes and now, Brembo M4.32 Monobloc brake calipers for some serious stopping power. Both models have been treated to a new ABS modulator "Altogether a different machine than non-R model 690 Duke" - MCN reviews the KTM 690 DUKE, plus specs and owner ratings: 2010 KTM Duke. A singular attraction. Related: 2021 KTM 690 SMC R review . Thoughts after two weeks on a 690 Duke R. RECENTLY I swapped my long term KTM 690 Duke for the R model while my bike got some lovin’ at KTM. It was all in the name of research: at £9,149, the 690 Duke R costs £1,450 more than the stock bike and I wanted to find out whether it’s worth the extra monies and figure out whether I should have xxZi.