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QuantumParadise

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Essential upgrades?
« on: May 08, 2015, 10:30:12 pm »
Hey,

I am enjoying riding this "animal" stock! But are there any essential upgrades to keep this thing up and running?

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Re: Essential upgrades?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2015, 05:38:28 pm »
Other than basic maintenance, I've found that everything else you do to this bike is an option.  Upgrades really depend on how you are using the bike, enduro, adventure, commuting, etc.  Get your suspension and controls setup for you.  A more comfortable seat would be good.  The KTM comfort seat or Seat Concepts seem to be the most affordable options.  If you ride at night, the Cyclops Adventure Sports LED head light-bulb conversion works well and is not expensive.  The Wings muffler is nice if you want less weight, sweeter sound, and less chance of burning yourself on cat-equipped stocker.
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Re: Essential upgrades?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2015, 08:52:23 pm »
I'd say the one you should really do is the Cam chain tensioner. Many people don't, ans some have no problem. Some riders have had it go after varying amounts of mileage. For the $100 it cost to throw the hydraulic unit and replace with a manual one, t it's an cheap bit of motor insurance.
Other than that as Phillip just said, it's more about how you want to set up your bike, for the job it's going to be doing.

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Re: Essential upgrades?
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2015, 08:33:02 am »
Other than basic maintenance, I've found that everything else you do to this bike is an option.  Upgrades really depend on how you are using the bike, enduro, adventure, commuting, etc.  Get your suspension and controls setup for you.  A more comfortable seat would be good.  The KTM comfort seat or Seat Concepts seem to be the most affordable options.  If you ride at night, the Cyclops Adventure Sports LED head light-bulb conversion works well and is not expensive.  The Wings muffler is nice if you want less weight, sweeter sound, and less chance of burning yourself on cat-equipped stocker.

+1 spot-on!

The Wings exhaust really wakes the bike up and sounds awesome.  I added supplementary lights, but the Cyclops looks like a simpler solution to the same problem.  I use an AirHawk pad for longer rides.

After that, It just depends how you want to use the bike.  The 690 really is a jack of all trades.
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