Sometimes it just happens no matter what tire you have.  Some rain, a smooth surface, etc.  Once a car had spilt some antifreeze, I didn't see it and I hit it and went sideways.  I found myself doing 'dirt maneuvers' on asphalt.  Thank goodness for the instinctive dirt reflexes, or I would have dumped it.  Every tire is going to have some drawback.

I don't know about anybody else, but it happened to me and the ignition remained on.  I certainly didn't try to turn the key off and on while descending the hill.  It didn't make me crash, but it was a little unnerving until I realized what was going on.  That was when I was in Colorado, the the mountains were huge.

Please let us know the details and pictures when you get the SMC wheels!

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/662/25556/Motorcycle-Article/KTM-Recalls-2015-690-Enduro-R-Motorcycles.aspx

The UPS person just brought me a FMF Q4 today, I'll try to post a before and after picture later.  My stock can got so hot it melted an ATV that got to close...

Looks like a great set-up! 

what coincidences!  I'm 55, have a 2014 690 and a 06 525 EXC!  You guys make my day.  I'm probably going to sell the EXC as the 690 does everything I need.

Garmin Monterra GPS mounting and wiring

1) Get a good waterproof electrical connector, I used the 'NEW Yiding 5 Kit 2 Pin Way Car Waterproof Electrical Connector Plug with Wire' that I found on ebay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/351192178070.  You need more than one so that you can make a plug for when the GPS is not connected.



2) Find the auxiliary 2 (ACC 2) connector behind the headlight - just remove the two bolts on the side the hold the cable clips on.  ACC 1 is always on, ACC 2 is only on when the bike is one.  The red is hot and the black is ground (actually black with a yellow tracer).



3)  Tie-wrap the female end of the plug to the bike fork - use another male end as a waterproof plug.



4) Solder the GPM mount wire to the male end of the plug and apply an insulator; I used shrink-wrap.


You don't need the yellow or blue wire to power the GPS, so I just bent those back under the shrink-wrap.  I also cut out the fuse since the circuit is fused in the fuse box.  I did keep the sound connection though I plan to use bluetooth; just in case I need it later.


SW Motech GPS mount without GPS



SW Motech GPS mount with GPS