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Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 4:30 pm
by weeksy
Yorick wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 4:06 pm
weeksy wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:57 pm
Skub wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:51 pm
So when is the Zorst and other extras arriving?
I think in honesty the first thing will be a seat... There's 2 ways of going there.
KTM Power Parts or Seat Concepts.
The SC seat seems better, but is wider, double the price and almost impossible to buy as it's in the States and out of stock.
The PP seat is "email KTM wait 3 days".
Exhaust, it's not bad, not terrible.
But at the moment it's a question of whether £300 goes on an exhaust or £300 goes on Silverstone.
I've already got Donington with the lads on the 2nd June, so not long for that, but @Welsh Muffin is on Silverstone on the 12th July and i could do that with her... Although it does bring a logistical complexity of only having a single bike trailer and her being very much against driving with a bike on the back.... or we hire a van but that adds over £110 to the price of the day.. So i dunno at the moment.
SlipperyStone might be a nightmare on a "slow" bike. Might be a mobile chicane.
I've done it 4 times on 690s. 2 times in novice, 2 in Inters. It's debatable which I enjoyed more as it's a different way of riding in both groups on a 690.
But Inters can be tough as it's 1000cc central nowadays
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 5:29 pm
by dern
weeksy wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:57 pm
I've already got Donington with the lads on the 2nd June, so not long for that, but @Welsh Muffin is on Silverstone on the 12th July and i could do that with her... Although it does bring a logistical complexity of only having a single bike trailer and her being very much against driving with a bike on the back.... or we hire a van but that adds over £110 to the price of the day.. So i dunno at the moment.
You can borrow my trailer if you like. I don't need it for that week.
ETA: It's one of these...
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:15 pm
by Supermofo
I used to miss gears on the 690 when I first got it but then after that was only once or twice a year (2.5k) but it's a quirky box for sure and only liked changes under load.
The GSXS gearbox in comparison though is buttery, silky, pillowy, lovely and lots of other things ending in y.
In 690 related chat I have a 16 tooth front sprocket that came off my Duke if you want it? Sure it's a 16 as it was the standard one. Only did about 1000 miles.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:23 pm
by weeksy
I've got one of those on spares, maybe even 2 lol
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:33 pm
by Dodgy69
Congratulations on the new bike, looks like a Weeksy bike. Short blasts of fun.
What's top end on one of them. ? Oh...and don't forget the topbox.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 6:35 pm
by Supermofo
Dodgy knees wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:33 pm
Congratulations on the new bike, looks like a Weeksy bike. Short blasts of fun.
What's top end on one of them. ? Oh...and don't forget the topbox.
On the Duke about 120ish. I reckon aerodynamics will be even worse on the SMC though
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 7:00 pm
by weeksy
Dodgy knees wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 6:33 pm
Congratulations on the new bike, looks like a Weeksy bike. Short blasts of fun.
What's top end on one of them. ? Oh...and don't forget the topbox.
That's open to debate, engine wise I've seen 128mph at Donny, but that was on the more stable front end Duke. I think I'll see 120 clock speed
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 7:42 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
If it does 120 mph it's going to be vaguer than a politician on Question Time, the front mudguard will generate lift.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:03 pm
by weeksy
2022-05-19_08-01-55 by
Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Black plate and new style sticker
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:39 pm
by Couchy
That is a lovely bike
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:41 pm
by Yorick
Couchy wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:39 pm
That is a lovely bike
Are the chicken strips staying ?
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:49 pm
by weeksy
Yorick wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:41 pm
Couchy wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:39 pm
That is a lovely bike
Are the chicken strips staying ?
I don't really have knee down sort of roads here and certainly wasn't pushing it today. Because of the sit up position as I'm sure you'll know from the dirt bikes, it feels like you're at 50deg every corner, just seems to lean and feel big lean. But clearly not yet.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 9:25 pm
by weeksy
Forks, comfort is 15 clicks out on comp and rebound, sport is 10 clicks out on both from fully clockwise.
Mine is currently, comp 14 out, rebound 23 out
I've not checked the rear yet, but will in morning
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:01 pm
by Supermofo
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:42 pm
If it does 120 mph it's going to be vaguer than a politician on Question Time, the front mudguard will generate lift.
If he does 120 he'll be at the lower end of Wull's cruising speed on his usual commute
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:36 pm
by matt
Very nice bud . Enjoy.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 7:46 am
by weeksy
weeksy wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:25 pm
Forks, comfort is 15 clicks out on comp and rebound, sport is 10 clicks out on both from fully clockwise.
Mine is currently, comp 14 out, rebound 23 out
I've not checked the rear yet, but will in morning
Back suspension settings were pretty much exactly on the middle KTM setting, both ends are now set to there.
Shouldn't be massively different as they were not THAT far out.
Sadly, the rain is incoming now so i'm unlikely to see any seat time today.
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 4:08 pm
by Bigyin
weeksy wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 7:46 am
Back suspension settings were pretty much exactly on the middle KTM setting, both ends are now set to there.
Shouldn't be massively different as they were not THAT far out.
Sadly, the rain is incoming now so i'm unlikely to see any seat time today.
Soften it up and try a wet setting lol
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 6:06 pm
by weeksy
Did well on the Wilbers shock off the MT07 and that went straight into the bike fund and straight to
@PremierBikes KTM
2022-05-21_06-02-15 by
Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2022-05-21_06-02-26 by
Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 6:29 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Didn't it come in orange?
Re: New bike day. 690SMC-R.
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 9:19 pm
by Dodgy69
It must of got out today, Where's the pic's.
