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2010 KTM 690 Enduro R Comparison Photo Gallery

The KTM loves to attack in the dirt.

We test the KTM 690 Enduro R with the BMW F800GS to see if the big KTM Single can hold its own in the adventure world. Read the full report in our 2010 KTM 690 Enduro R Comparison.

The 690 Enduro R is big for a dirt bike, but it's small for an adventure bike.

After switching directly from the BMW it beels absolutely like a full-blown dirt machine.

While still dubbed the LC4, the next generation package is a big leap from the previous version. The 655cc motor is far more refined than its predecessor, with more power and a complete lack of vibration from the counterbalanced motor.

The 48mm inverted fork has both compression and rebound adjustments, although it lacks the preload adjuster found on most of its KTM siblings. The rear is fully adjustable and features a linkage system. Both ends are sprung relatively stiff.

Coming in at a 320-pound curb weight, it sits right at the very upper limit of something that could be considered a true dirt mount.

The seat is a long and narrow instrument of torture.

The headlight on the KTM is woeful.

The KTM was able to make it through virtually everything, even if it took some foot-paddling for moral support.

With no luggage and a narrow profile, the 690 has much less trouble in small spaces.

The fuel injection is another of the real advances. Unlike nearly every road-going Single produced in recent history, the 690 does not feel like it has been completely detuned.

If we had to get off and scout ahead, the KTM was always first to test what's passable and what isn't.

The view from the KTM is unencumbered, which means it offers zero protection aside from the handguards, which work very well, thankfully.