Was down at the local KTM shop at lunch getting a new chain for my 150sx and they have in a new 2012 KTM 690 SMC-R fresh off the production line, kitted out with an extra Akrapovic pipe. My god it was nice to sit on. Not sure how long I will be able to hold off on buying one of these. Might depend on how good the new duke is…
GO ON!……………………
You know you want to…………….. :)
haha, yes, I do. If I had more money I wouldn’t hesitate a second, but in order to get this I wOuld need to sell the 150SX and not quite ready for that yet… Especially as I have been tuning it during the winter and it looks seriously mint now… Cant wait to ride it.. Plus, seems like I will have a new 690 duke for the summer on loan from KTM. They asked me to write a list of what powerparts I wanted on it yesterday. Check out the list, LOL:
Carbon Front Fender 760.08.910.044 Duke 12
Carbon ignition cover protection 750.30.045.050/49 Duke 12
Carbon Clutch Cover protection 750.30.026.050/49 Duke 12
Carbon Frame protection Left 760.03.992.000/49 Duke 12
Carbon Frame protection Right 760.03.993.000/49 Duke 12
Carbon Exhaust cover left 760.05.913.000/49 Duke 12
Carbon Exhaust cover Right 760.05.912.000/49 Duke 12
Carbon rear cover 760.08.915.020/49 Duke 12
Akrapovic titan slipon silencer 760.05.999.000 Duke 12
Exhaust bracket 760.05.984.044 Duke 12
K and N Air filter 750.06.115.100 Duke 12
CNC foot brake cylinder cover 690.13.962.000 Duke 12
Factory ignition cover screw 772.30.002.060/04 Duke 12
Oil filter cover 750.38.041.100 Duke 12
Orange CNC triple clamp 760.01.999.044/04 Duke 12
Black handlebars if possible (from the SX with black SX grips?)
Crash pad front 750.03.045.000 Duke 12
Crash pad rear 750.03.046.100 Duke 12
Crash bars 760.12.968.044/04 Duke 12
Ergo seat 760.07.940.000 Duke 12
Transparent filter box cover 760.06.902.000/99 Duke 12
Structure graphics kit 760.08.999.000 Duke 12
Rim sticker kit 760.09.999.000 Duke 12
License plate holder short 760.08.915.044 Duke 12
Chain 520 690.10.965.120
Rear sprocket orange 584.10.051. same size as stock
R-style footrests 760.03.937.044/33 Duke 12
Not 100% sure when or with what it will arrive and how long i have it for, but pretty excited anyway. Will try and test the SMC-r back to back with it at some point to make a comparison. The SMC-r doesnt need anything to make it run and look good i reckon..
OMG good score! I’m stumbling around here in disbelief! – look forward to seeing some pics of it when you get it.
Sun’s beaming here, side of the tyre might see some action on the way home :)
Yea man, if it happens, still not 100%, but Would be really happy I it does. Lots o nice content for DDC too :)
gotta love those rimstripes… make the weels look even fattttttR
Nice list you have there man! I might have to convince one of the vehilce developers to let me out on an SMC-R to come and play with duke you’ll be gettin. Then we can both see how they go next to one another… Who are we going to get to take all the photos and vid material??? hehehe… I hope that works out! ;-)
yea that would be brilliant. i would take photos as usual ;)