2024 KTM 690 Enduro R On and Off Road Test Ride and First Impressions

The KTM 690 Enduro R is one dual sport motorcycle that I've been dying to test ride for a long time. I've also been afraid to throw a leg over it because I've been afraid of just how much I think I will like it and I don't want to buy one right now.
Imagine my surprise when I finally got a KTM 690 Enduro R test ride in and discovered that I wasn't enjoying it nearly as much as I thought I would. After an hour or so with the bike, my initial KTM 690 Enduro R review is honestly surprisingly negative. Riding this bike feels like a workout and while I thought it would turn out to be the best of both worlds in terms of ADV and dual sport motorcycles, in reality it feels more like the opposite.
Shockingly, I walked away from this KTM 690 off road and on road test ride kind of underwhelmed. I'm sure this is the perfect very powerful dual sport in the hands of the right off road motorcycle rider, but what I discovered is that is definitely not me.
Big thanks to Power Motorsports in Sublimity Oregon for the opportunity to do this KTM 690 Enduro test ride! Check out their website: www.powermotors...
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