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KTM 950/990

  • 26-09-2008 10:55pm
    #1
    Varedero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    I am considering buying a KTM 950/990 sm. I have read all the specs on them and all the rave reviews, but what I want to really know is what they are like to live with. I use my Bike a fair bit (about 15-20 k a year) and want to know how they stand up to our Irish weather. How practicle they are and if a fly screen is available for it ? Any feed back would be great.


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  • #2
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,044 ✭✭✭Wossack


    practicality doesnt come into it with a SM lol

    page 55 in novembers TWO has a small piece on the 990SM, worth a gander

    sounds like the polar opposite of a varadero1k tbh :)


  • #3
    SuprSi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,951 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    I think it's a stunning bike and if things go ok I'll pick one up next March when my two year dry run after passing my test is up.

    I've sat on one, though never driven one. They're very comfortable - I love sitting high like that. I believe they're very easy to drive, though they're thirsty and the fuel tank isn't that big. They look and sound amazing though.


  • #4
    jim o doom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭jim o doom


    Hey there - I have a ktm Superduke 990 (it's the '06 model). The bike is the most fun thing to drive I've ever owned (also have a Kawasaki z1000), it constantly want's to wheelie & has a major amount of torque, it's high seating allows you to flick from side to side easily on twist roads, to be honest I think it would eat most bikes on the back roads.

    The bad things about it are as follows; (1) it's high level of torque means you have to be VERY careful when driving in bad condtions (rain, snow, ice, wet leaves etc so at least half the year or more in Ireland).. even on a dry day the tail can step out on you if you give it a bit too much welly or let the clutch out a little fast (I'm on a bike ten years so I'm not a TOTAL idiot). Also I personally have had problems with my Duke & it has spent quite a lot of time in the garage, it had problems with the electrics, problems with oil leaking from the engine, problems with part of the hydraulic clutch on the engine as well, the 3rd problem still doens't seem to be fully fixed. I wouldn't regard them as ideal main bikes for commuting or every day driving, much better as a 2nd fun weekend bike.

    So I'm trading mine in to a shop and getting an 07 zx10r. Reliable & fast. maybe no where near as much torquey fun at all, but I'm sick of my weekend bike not working at the weekends or when my other bikes in the shop. :p


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