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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, smoothing the edges from end to end of the 690. As if the mini gave birth to the big one.
Look at his 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 world of roadsters. Softer, the current one is always a toy with a touch 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 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 comes together to make it a real toy, both pleasant and effective. KTM gives it a more comfortable saddle, an ABS, an updated engine electronics with always several (new) mappings and the ride-by-wire, a panoply of accessories trendy street or road. 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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Max speed:
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The technical aspect
KTM 690 DUKE 2014
- 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
- Crit’air:
- Motorcycle accessible to A2 license or bridle at 47.5hp / 35 Kw
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