My XT with DNA filters,snorkel out,Kev's mod and Akra pipes goes very nicely,but has anyone ridden an XT with the same mods against a KTM 690SM

IMO, the two cannot really be compared - The XT has 47 (ish) BHP, the KTM has 63bhp, I have followed one before on the road and i got smoked pretty badly on the straights, however - I did have one thing on him - cornering...whether it is a heavier bike and more difficult to lie down in corners or whether he was just a poor rider i dont know.

Would be interesting to see if anyone has ridden the two bikes though!

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Tom

2008 White 660x - K&N stage 1 - DNA Stage 2 - Kev Fuel Mod - Airbox Drilled - Snorkel Removed - C02 + 20 - MTC pipes - Xenon bulbs - Iridium Spark Plug - Crash Bobbins - Barkbusters - Kev Fork Spacer Mod - Small Plate -

Beat me to it, big difference on the bhp. I've not ridden one but they do use top quality components so they are a quality bike whereas an XT is a budget bike really. I don't say that in a negative way, there seems to be some issues with KTMs reliability whereas XTs seem to be bullet proof. Performance is very subjective as I was passing plenty of 600 sports bikes when I did Brands on my XT.

Well I think you can definetly compare the 2,one's budget the other is the other end of the market,one is bullet proof and the other is fragile,I know plenty of folks who come a cropper with KTM's!!!.

With the few mods my XT has come on quite a way and it's going well,but can't help wondering about a 690,I'm cold blooded when it comes to buying bikes,there's no logic to buying a bike with a high probability of going bang is there!!!,but less weight and more HP is always going to make you ask the question.

Brand loyalty does make me shake my head. I'd love a KTM but the engine issues do worry me.

Yep you can ditto me in the same,interesting that there's so few replies,but thats the beauty of the XT it's a dead cert were as the Ktoom is a mighty risk,but I'm suprised there's so little feed back I guess price and risk are mighty a hurdle.