I have owned 2X ER and a SMCR and I can tell you that whilst the SMCR brake is obviously more powerful plus a much larger contact patch, there is definitely something wrong with the brake on that particular bike you were testing. Probably air in the line which has been known to happen on some new KTM from the factory. I ride my 2021 ER a lot harder everyday than you were in the video and I can stop it from 100 mph (160KPH) with one finger on my front brake. I often out brake friends on faster road bikes. The other point is that on a dual sport with 250mm of travel v the much shorter and road biased suspension of the SMCR, you should always be simultaneously braking with both front and rear to reduce fork dive and brake flatter.

Just got this recomended randomly, very good quality considering your sub count :D

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Great riding, info and production value!

The mode 2 (off-road) is supposed to be more relax, less throttle response etc so its easier to control on the dirt..

Awesome how tall are you

I dont normally comment on videos apart from to abuse people, but what a great video, loads of information good luck with your channel 👍

I’ve just found this test and it has left me amazed - so I had one of the earliest bikes and riding flat out was scary - you got a lot of lift from the front - seeing it stable at 180kph - gosh - this thing has moved on a lot

Just got mine last week , what a ride , makes me feel old when riding on my v strom 1000, that lc4 is great thumper up to date .

Moin, wie schätzt du die Enduro im Vergleich zur Supermoto ein bezüglich Kurvenspeed? Ist sie viel langsamer? Oder nur anders? Danke 😊

Changed from an Africa Twin 1100 to the 690 Enduro 2021 E5. Love it, much more agile and character. With heated gribs and comfort seat its good for touring too. Changed to Heidenau K 60 tires, they are in my opinion better then the original Mitas.

690 22 also comes with a quickshifter which super cool to have plus USB port which is handy for charging devices (not sure if you mentioned those or not) but great video!

I have a '20 701E with a spare of SM Wheels, Best of both worlds :) You're right regarding the brakes tho, was thinking getting a moto-master caliper kit but it seems it's almost impossible to get those in EU...

Spot on review just got a 2021, sharp as a tack to ride, the front brake is decent for the road but you do need to grab a fair bit of lever if pushing it, plus abs kicks in a crawl speed quite easily maybe due to the long forks

Do you wear ear plugs when you ride? I love my 690 on the backroads but once you get going to a decent a speed the wind is so loud for me.

When i had my 2019 SMC-R the stock exhaust got extremely hot. It was one of the reasons that i changed it. Is it stil the same problem?

That two cables make some confusion/irritation. They can be moved slightly?

If u like that higher seat check out the seatconcepts comfort XL seat. I put that on my SMCR and I really like it. It's super comfortable and raise the seat height a good bit n changes the riders position. Actually made wheelie way easier being higher up and back a lil more

The thing that cracks me up - riders keep crapping on about the perfect unicorn bike, and “when will the manufacturers wake up?!” It’s right here. The 690 platform. Get one before emissions kills it.

Great review, great bike! I was leaning towards T7 but I don’t know, this bike looks so much more fun. Only afraid of reliability, Japanese bikes never let you down unlike these European ones 😂

what are u doing in Frankfurt?

Moin ich würde auch mal gerne solche Fahraufnahmen machen und der Sound ist top, kannst du mir mal dein Setup nennen? Danke ;)

How tall are you?

Thanks for the review! Sucks that they went to a cheap little LCD instrument cluster. Dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Almost.

Ha mate its an enduro r some dirt?