I have the Husky 701 and I have to say, I fought it for a while, it struggled on freeways and was not very smooth. I almost gave up on it. I decided to make a change and added the Rottweiler intake setup and the Coober piggy back chip. I have never experienced such a dramatic change in performance. It went fron a pretty good enduro to my favorite bike I own. It can now cruise at 75mph, the power is incredibly better, smoother, more torque and better top end. If Husky/KTM made it this way out of the gate it would easily become the absolute best adventure touring machine available today. Nice to know it can be altered simply though. If there are other 701/690 owners do yourself a favor and add these things....truly amazing difference. I have owned the 1290 SAR, I currently own an R1250GS and neither bike can hold a candle my Husky as is for adventure riding.

Compelling video ! I collect my 701 tomorrow. Thanks for filming this.

Great review CB😎 Very thoughtful and thorough 👏👏

Yes, we do like a change every now and then don't we. Forbidden fruits and all that? Whatever, that was an excellent, helpful and real world review of your time with Wolfgang, so thank you. Should you decide to keep him I somehow doubt that you'd be that upset. Thanks for the video. Safe roads!

Superb vid. Counting all the falls from the bike, ähm I have no idea how many hands I need for this. The first time I was at the petrol station when jumping of the 690 😂

Hi there CB, yet another fine and long awaited instalment. One thing this brought home to me is the fantastic support we enjoy from small (Some only one man band) engineering and visionary designers. Brands such as Perun, Vanasche etc. Pure quality over some more mass produced articles. I love that. ps. apprentice Codger's musical talents remind me of The Velvet Underground meets lollipop whistle.... Salut ! (I didn't mention the "Honda".....)

I’ve got a 2020 KTM690 Enduro Also. Some of the mods I’ve done; Vanasche Fuel filler, Vanasche Oberlon clutch master slave upgrade, Dual5 headlight, Seat comfort “comfort” seat, Twin Air filter, Wings exhaust, rally foot pegs, Vanasche oil filter cap and filler cap, Riggs bags and just put a set of Motoz Desert H/T’s on. Lost about 15 miles a gallon with these tires, going to switch them out for Anakee wilds in a few weeks. Great bike and better vid, I may order a part or two from your list, thank you.

Great review. Why more people don’t consider this bike over the usual 200 kg twins is beyond me. It’s about KTM build quality and the reputation of the early 690s, which had horrendous top end problems and vibes. I’m doing a similar project to yours, all good fun if you know the limitations of yourself and the bike. Re screens, no screen will ever stop cross winds from affecting you. And speaking of a Honda, whatever you are thinking of buying will be 50 kg+ more than the 690 unless it’s a crf300, which as you say is gutless compared to a 690. It’s refreshing to have someone give a warts and all review.

Cool. I want a windscreen like that on mine. 👍🏻👍🏻

Nice one mate. Almost convinced me that I need one. And I'm so happy to see you finally landed that Red Bull sponsorship deal after all of your hard work 😉 Will you be needing that Codger Biker logo in Honda colours anytime soon?

Codger, try squirting some foam space filler/insulation into the handlebars, the sort you buy from a builders merchant. See if that takes out the vibes that effect your hands. If you try it, please let us know if it made a difference in a video. After doing the 7,500 TAT on my 2015 690 I developed a "Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome" in one random finger that makes it go white and numb in extreme changes of temperature, even walking into a cold supermarket on a very hot day outside can on occasion suddenly trigger it. Vigorous rubbing of the wrist gets rid of it or putting the offending finger under warm water or against my body. Seems to be progressively wearing off a bit now after 7 years but still occasionally returns. Not serious but annoying, especially if it strikes my trigger finger on a cold day when I am shooting! Anyway I have a 2021 690 now and it seems very smooth to me but I will probably try the insulation foam trick in the bars before doing another really long trip like that as some people swear by it.

I put that lowering link on mine too. It lowers my bike 1.25” too. I’m 6’1” with a 32” inseam. But I’ve got bad arthritis in my knees and everywhere else. I have a Seat Concepts, but it’s not the low.

Wish I never sold my 2020 ,model.Yes my slave cylinder went at 4000km.Replaced under warranty.Great bikes.Thanks.

Great detailed review thank you very much

really good review imo, cheers

Great review.👍

Hi Codger, nice review! May I make you few short questions about the Wings exaust? Apart of the Wings is lighter, I kant to know if the sound is too loud, and maybe the most important, is if with the Wings, the feeling is cooler than the OEM, in a few minutes, the OEm is like a fire close to your legs. Thanks in advance for your time.

Regarding tubeless wheel conversion. Did you research to see if he stock KTM 690 wheels have a safety bead before switching to Excel wheels? Did you order the Excell wheels from Woody's Wheel Works? Kam

Great Video.

Nice T-shirt

When you say miles an hour you do MPH right? Only asking because you're in the UK and I'm looking at this bike to do the motorway miles to the trail. If it sits nicely at 90mph than it's a far cry better than my dr650

So I came across your channel with the review of the 390 adventure which I think is a cracking all rounder, see you went for 690 r which now seems discontinued so only 790 n 890 as options to consider

Interesting this. My biggest problem is how the dealerships dismiss me when I comment about how I want to buy a bike that does not exist. After considerable research I now buy stock bikes second hand and modify to my requirements. This gets me the bike I want but creates a feeling of total contempt for the dealership. Dealerships should make the contemplation and purchase of a bike a pleasure. They do not. Yes I am grumpy, difficult and knowledgeable but I should not be dismissed in the way that they do. Trying to talk to a manufacturer is impossible. So I will remain grumpy, difficult and knowledgeable, I have no reason not to be.

Hi CB. What is the seat height now? I know the standard is 910mm on the 2019/20 and 929mm on the 2021/22 models. Thanks in advance 👍

Interesting thanks. please can you tell me which tubeless wheels you chose?

How tall are you?

I want a CRF 450L. With normal service intervals but when will happen. Until then 690 makes sense.

Can I ask you please what panniers and rack you use for longer journeys?

Ever fancy selling it let me know

Have you found any need to mess with any emmisions stuff?

Can you provide a link to the tubeless wheels?

hello! nice video! I have the ktm 390 adv and now I'm considering to change to a higher cc, but I'm between the 690 enduro r and the 890 adventure r.... I don't know which is better for me... for me it's very important the wheight because I'm not a tall person jajaja

If you like motorcycles, next is Honda! Africa Twin🤠

Why is this motorcycle more expensive then a Tuareg?! It is absurd.