First Ride | my New KTM 690 Adventure R

@KTM have been teasing us for a while by not giving us a 690 Adventure R, news is that there may be one coming soon... possibly announcing at EICMA 2025 in November... if so, I'll be getting some footage of that when I visit. In the meantime, I couldn't wait for KTM to build us one on the wonderful 690 platform... So I build my own!
This is my first ride and thoughts on my new "KTM 690 Adventure R" built up from a 2024 version KTM 690 Enduro R. I will do a future video once the build is finished showcasing all the parts fitted (and those I decided against) in the near future, so please click that subscribe button if want to see that, oh and also the "Hyped" button too if you have it available to you on the app so YouTube knows it is content people want to see more of.

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My bikes:

2024 KTM 690 Adventure R (Enduro R) with Rade Garage tower and screen, SeatConcepts lowered seat, 3D Moto Poland rear rack, toughened brake peddle, engine case covers, heal-guards/strap points, AXP skid plate, Wings exhaust & carbon heat shield, Outback Motortek crash bars, Double Take mirrors, Oxford Products heated grips, Quadlock wireless charging, LED headlight, suspension lowered by Steve Jordan Motorcycles, Michelin Tracker tyres/tires, SM Pro wheels
2023 Suzuki V Strom 800RE with Veridian Cruise cruise control, Dominator exhaust, Black Widow decat link pipe, DNA open air filter, custom remapped ECU from Steve Jordan Motorcycles (www.stevejordanmotorcycles.co.uk), Rox anti-vibration bar risers with Suzuki GSX 8S handlebars & the 800DE small screen
2017 KTM 690 Duke with Black Widow decat exhaust & silencer, lightweight Lithium battery, unknown tail-tidy, R&G exhaust bracket, bar end mirrors, LED headlight & indicators, Continental Conti-Attack SM2 tyres

Previous bikes that have owned that have featured on the channel:

2024 Yamaha XSR900 GP with EvoTech tail tidy
2023 Suzuki GSX 8S with Akrapovic full exhaust & Top Block tail-tidy
2022 Aprilia Tuareg 660 with Arrow full system exhaust & decat with the UpMap ECU tune, Doubletake mirrors, Quadlock Phone Mount, SW-Motech sump-guard, Hepco & Becker handguard protection, Kriega US40 RackPack & US10 drybags
2020 Beta 390 RR with 2" lowered suspension by HM Racing (www.hmracing.co.uk), Bulletproof Designs radiator guards, Seat Concepts lower seat, Doubletake bar mirrors, Acerbis handguards
2012 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone, aka "Lord Vader" which had been very customised
1984 Honda CB100N in original condition
2017 Suzuki GSX-R 750 with Yoshimura Slip-On Exhaust & modified gearing
2020 Moto Guzzi V85 TT with Zard Titanium Slip-On Silencer
2018 Triumph street Triple 765R [LRH]
2018 Beta Alp 4.0
2017 KTM 390 Duke
1980 Yamaha RXS100 hybrid monster, modified ported engine, RD carbs and exhaust, YZ crank and barrel - FUN Motogymkhana bike!

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