2012 KTM 690 Duke review: the mono-style road movie
This 4th season of the Austrian soap opera KTM Duke is undoubtedly the most fascinating … and the most surprising: while we expected a closed door, it is a great epic that is on the program … Test of the 690 Duke 2012 between sea and mountain.
Technical data KTM 690 Duke 2012
| Engine | |
| Type | Single cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid cooled |
| Displacement | 690 cc |
| Bore x stroke | 102 × 84.5 mm |
| Food | Electronic "Ride by Wire" injection |
| Max power | 70 hp (51.5 kW) |
| Ignition | DC-CDI without breaker, digital advance |
| Start-up | Electric |
| Lubrication | Dry lubrication with two rotor pumps |
| Transmission | |
| Clutch | Antidribbling APTC in oil bath |
| Ordered | Hydraulic |
| Gearbox | 6 dog clutch speeds |
| Primary reduction | 36/79 |
| Final reduction | 16/40 |
| Final drive | By chain |
| Cycle part | |
| Frame | Trellis in chrome molybdenum steel tubes, powder coated |
| Front suspension | Fork WP 4357 |
| Suspension Ar | WP 4618 EM shock absorber with Pro-lever angle transmission |
| Front travel | 135 mm |
| Travel Ar | 135 mm |
| Front brake | 320 mm floating disc |
| Calipers Av | 4 piston radials |
| Ar brake | Single 240 mm disc |
| Calipers Ar | Single piston |
| Dimensions, weight, capacities | |
| Wheelbase | 1466 mm |
| Caster angle | 63.5 ° |
| Saddle height | 835 mm |
| Dry weight | 149.5 kg |
| Fuel tank | 14 liters |
| Commercial information | |
| Availability | Immediate |
| Colors | White or black |
| Price | € 7,490 |
| Guarantee | 2 years, unlimited mileage |
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