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I’ve had a Powercommander V and a couple of other mods sitting on a shelf while I was figuring out what to do with the intake on the bike. Well when I noticed this Rottweiler I started poking around and decided to give it a go.

The kit comes disassembled but it’s pretty self explanatory, has solid directions, and there’s plenty of info online. It had everything needed, including an O2 plug in case you haven't done that yet and you use the air sensor and sas hose from the stock airbox. Assembly was quick and the parts seem sturdy with good hardware, a big oval filter and, of course, an array of stickers.

There are pics at the Rottweiler site and other places, so I'll just toss you guys some install pics. Also, since I removed all the smog/sas stuff, the stock vent tube was inserted but then cut it off and plugged it with an extra bolt/nut.



Here’s the top assembled, plugged and greased. You can also see the airbox vent and intake assembly from this:



Here’s the mounting plate, installed, from the top:



And from the side:



And finally, top and side with filter and skin oiled/installed:





I've only taken the bike around a quick 10 minute loop through the neighborhood a couple of times so I'll have to get back with a good ride report. Also, I installed the PCV at the same time so the results are a mix of the intake, PCV and map.

However, my initial impressions are good. The butt dyno is reporting a little more go across the rev range with the mods installed. Most important to me, it didn't lose anything on the bottom and seems to pull better from down low all the way to the limiter. The bike doesn't sound much louder until you really give it a big twist on the go stick and it really speaks up near WOT. Under normal public road operation, the new intake sound doesn't overpower the exhaust note nor reach levels that might cause the neighbors to call the police for just doing a 15min idle reset.

The only real complaint I have so far is that the intake tube is blue... c'mon! We've been eating orange for how long and we couldn't get a matching tube or at least one in black? Besides the minor color quibble, this mod was one I was glad to get crossed off the list as it made for a good compliment to a full exhaust and powercommander V.

The 690 is running amazingly smooth and I'll post more about riding impressions and the PCV asap.

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The ride is to raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Minimum donation is $40, you can still register online or at the event this Saturday.

Ride map doesn't seem to be available yet but from what I can gather, they ride all around the surrounding mountains and up into Big Bear.


Info at Live, Give, Ride:

http://www.livegiveride.org/about.html

Flyer:

http://pbtf.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=2618&pg=entry#.VwV2xKQrKUm

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Sweet Mods and Accessories / I put a Factory Pro Shift Kit on my 2014 690
« on: December 23, 2015, 01:41:22 pm »
I've been out for awhile and have put on a few mods. I'm still waiting on some parts and to put more miles on some of the other new upgrades before I write up the reviews. However, I've had the Factory Pro Shift Kit in for a handful of rides and thought I'd toss up some pics and my initial impressions.

The pic below has the Factory Pro parts on the top (both the installed pic and in the comparison shot).



And here's another shot of the kit installed:



Installation:

Install was pretty straight forward as the parts you are replacing are easy to get to once you remove the clutch cover. One of the notable differences between the stock parts and the Factory Pro kit is the thickness and strength of the spring. It makes install a little tricky only because you have to compress the spring, keep the arm aligned to where it needs to go, while you screw in the anchor bolt. Forgive me if I'm not clear, but when you go to install it, you'll see what I mean.

So my work around was to use a small zip tie to compress the spring, line it all up and then start threading the anchor screw in about a turn and a half to hold it in place. Then I cut the ziptie, made sure it was all where it needed to be and torqued down the screw.

Install time for the part is about a minute if you have your spring install figured out. It takes longer to lay the bike on it's side, pull the swing arm and foot rest bolts and remove the clutch cover than it does to remove the oem parts and install the new shift kit.

Figure an hour and like I mentioned above, if you lay the bike on it's side, you don't have to drain/refill the oil.

Riding Impressions:

You notice the kit immediately the first time you use the shifter. The shifter is a little firmer and the shifting has a more positive feel. So it's a touch harder to shift but when you do, you know the bike has changed gears.

I decided to pick up this kit as either it's me, my bike or a combination of the two, but I would find those false neutrals (mostly between 1/2 and 5/6) when shifting under power. After the second or third time this happened I was ready for it but it's still a bit unnerving to go from white-knuckled acceleration to rev/no power/over the bars/almost pooped my drawers in a split-second.

This kit seems to have cured that issue as I haven't found neutral unless I was looking for it since I put the kit in. This alone makes the purchase worth it for me.

I've only put about 300mi on the kit over 7 or 8 short rides but i thought the change was noticeable enough to post here and if my experience with the kit changes, I'll update.

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Link to PC web with maps downloads at the bottom.

This site is selling the PCV for the 2014/15's. This is the first I've seen of a retail 2014+ ecu product. The part numbers are PCV 18-021 and AT-200 for the Autotune.

Link to Install manual for the 2014/15 690 Enduro.

There are three maps listed:

1. Stock
2. Wings tip, stock
3. Wings full exhaust, stock air

I have the PCV and Autotune sitting on a shelf as I was waiting for the time to work out a slightly less aggressive map than what GSP had put together. However, seems the folks at powercommader have finally brought some ecu tuning for the fly-by-wire bikes.

:edit: I called the 800# at PowerCommader and the tech I spoke with said that the only difference between the PCV 18-016 (listed for the 2012/13 Duke) and the PCV 18-021 that is listed for our 14/15 690's is the maps. Just an FYI in case you have the 18-016 as I do.

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Ride Announcements / LA / Barstow / Vegas - 11/27 - 11/28 2015
« on: November 06, 2015, 10:46:19 pm »
A buddy and I signed up for the LA2B2LV this year and I'll be on my '14 690. Any other 690'ers going?

http://labarstowvegas.com/

Seems like there are 151/500 slots open as I post this. Hope to see some other 690's wheelin' to Vegas!

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I had some time to put a few upgrades on the 690 including an FMF exhaust, fr/rear sprocket, ss oil filters and some protection/reliability/orange bits.

First up is the FMF exhaust. Purchased the 4.1 and Power Bomb header which "fits" the 2014 with an adapter. Here's a combo pic of all the goods involved:



The weight difference is incredible and it went in without a problem.

Here's a shot of the can:


Also tossed on a Flatlands Racing bash plate, front and rear sprockets (14t and 46t), RallyRaid front sprocket guard, Bullet Proof swingarm guard and replaced the plugs/screen caps with magnetic units.





Here's another view of the bash plate and a close up of the RR oil pressure line:





It's no shock that the exhaust and battery swaps dropped a shitton of weight from high up on the bike but I was a little suprised that I noticed such a difference. The bike reacted to the loss in tonnage like you would think; better handling, easier to move around at low speed etc. However, I've been off of motorcycles regularly for about 15yrs so if I noticed, I figure other's would notice even more so.

The exhaust and gearing change was the first mod to alter the performance of the bike since buying it new and I'm real pleased with the results. Both were done at the same time with an oil change, the mods above and changing the battery.

The bike seems much 'cleaner' through the rev range and the butt dyno says there's more power in both bottom/mid and it keeps a smooth pull as the muffler goes from a mellow puh-puh-puh-puh to "SWEET MOTHER, HIDE THE KIDS!" on the way to the rev-limiter.

I'm currently running the map switch with it in mild/standard mode. Slow mode works great for the tight fireroads and then I run standard mode on everything else. We rode for 85 miles on Sunday, 22m of street, and the 690 ran like a champ. The only problem was a low slide from a heavy right foot and a big ass rut that sucked my sliding and locked up rear into it. No harm done and the rest of the day was brilliant.

It felt great to swap some parts, have them work out better than expected and not have any of those new parts fall off/break/catch fire. :)

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PC V, Autotune, map switch... the whole pile of goodies is available on the UK site. Awesome that we're getting some ecu options for the '14 690's, now  we need a stateside vendor.
http://www.dynojet.co.uk/index.php/vehicle-info?make=KTM&model=690R+ENDURO&year=2014&Go=Go

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Introductions / Another nublet checking in!
« on: September 28, 2014, 10:22:29 am »
Hey all,

First off, thank you for starting this forum. I'm an IT guy and have been pounding on computers/servers and the Internet since early 1992 and I cannot tell you how frustrating the "mega thread" is over at adv. It's worse than a throw back to the mid 90's BBS boards. Great info here and I hope to be able to add to it.

I've had my M1 since I was 16 but have been off of bikes for about a decade. Recently finished the MSF basic course for a refresher and then picked up a 2014 690 R from Berts Mega Mall about a week and a half ago. The bike is amazing although I'm still breaking her in and getting the initial round of goodies delivered by the brown truck.

My buddy has a te650 and we plan on exploring all the dual sport trails we can find through our area while working up to an all-dirt run to Vegas next year (I live in Rancho Cucamonga).

So far I purchased the upper/lower tank bolts, thermostat switch (all from ktmtwins) and the nexgen hanguards from HDB.  Going to go the FMF header/slip on and EVO airbox route in the next round of updates.

Cheers.

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