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Phase 4 for the Duke, which clearly marks a turning point in its career. Less savage, more polished, more trendy, the design abandons its exacerbated side to gradually become ‘roadsterized’. Frankly supermot ‘at its origins, the Duke becomes less extreme while retaining its originality. The influence of the small 125 is evident, softening the edges from end to end of the 690. As if the mini gave birth to the big one.
Look at its new face – it sums up the philosophy of this Duke ‘4’ all by itself: more human, less outgoing, genuinely different. Its previous version looked like an alien in the roadster world. Softer, the news is always a toy with a zest of consensualism. Formerly under the engine, the pot moved to the side of the rear wheel. The suspensions provide 135mm of travel compared to 140mm previously, and the seat drops 30mm to settle 83.5cm from the ground. More accessible the Duke? Certainly, but perpetually marginal. The Katoche is always a figure of curiosity and character with its dry and lively mono. Stung in the old 690 R, the LC4 is equipped with a double ignition and spits out 5 more horsepower. Its name really gives its displacement, and its single piston sends the respondent with 70 nags at 7,500 rpm. Almost the value of a twin of the same displacement on a Kawa or Suzuki roadster. Bonus: its service interval increases to 10,000 kms.
The technique remains and ensures: inverted fork, steel trellis frame, percussion mono, radial braking with a single disc at the front but only 150 kilos on the scale. Okay, the Duke gained 1.5kg in her mutation. We will not hold it against him; it allows itself to be 20 to 30 kilos lighter than the competition. Everything is combined to make it a real toy, both pleasant and effective. KTM gives it a new more comfortable saddle, an ABS, an updated engine electronics with still several (new) mappings and ride-by-wire, a variety of street or road trendy accessories, and to conquer the public, the factory releases an ultimate weapon: the price. Completely new, the 4th generation Duke costs 500 euros less, and we can expect a difference of up to 1200 euros with the 2011 R version, which it steals the engine. It loses a little of its exclusivity, but remains a Duke, an offbeat machine in motorcycle production, previously reserved for connoisseurs, now for the curious, players, and fun drivers..
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The technical aspect
KTM 690 DUKE 2012
- Frame
- Frame: chrome molybdenum tubular trellis
- Tank: 13.8 liters
- Seat height: 835 mm
- Wheelbase: 1466 mm
- Dry weight: 150 kg
- Train before
- WP inverted telehydraulic fork Ø 43 mm, deb: 135 mm
- 1 disc Ø 320 mm, 4 piston radial caliper
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6-speed gearbox
- Secondary chain transmission
- Rear axle
- WP mono-shock, deb: 135 mm
- 1 disc Ø 240mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
160/60
– 17
- Motor
- Single cylinder
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Injection Ø nc
- 1 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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690 cc
(102 x 84.5 mm) -
70
ch
at 7,500 rpm -
7.20 mkg
at 5,500 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 2.14
kg / hp - Compression: 12.6: 1
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exhaust
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fluid
electricity
filtration
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chain kit
Competitors
Yamaha MT-03 2012
Kawasaki ER-6n 650 2012
Ducati 696 MONSTER 2012
Honda CBF 600 N 2012
Suzuki SVF 650 GLADIUS 2012
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