Thebig feather in KTM’s cap was the 790 Adventure R, which Mattighofen even ran in a full-blown rally race. But through all this excitement, an old capacity soldiered on despite a collapse in motorcycle sales and that was the KTM 690 Enduro R. In fact, the Enduro R increased Aussie volume from 2018 to 2019 by 31.7% to 212 units.
LearnMore: KTM.com; Specs, Features, and Photos; 2022 KTM RC 390 . To provide something more attainable to the average consumer, KTM has a race-bred RC 390 for easy track days. Lightweight, fun, and adequately powered; the RC 390 was also developed with track-day times in mind. 2023 KTM 690 SMC R. Like its Enduro
Assumingthat you're buying new, the only real difference is tires, USB port, and warranty. 701 has continental contiattack, 690 has bridgestone s21. Only the 690 has a USB port but I think they might have added it to the 2021 701 as well. And unless they changed it for 2021 the 701 has a 2 year warranty and the 690 only comes with 1 year.
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