VOLUME 63 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 4, 2026 P101
W
elcome to the world's most polarizing motorcycle. I say that
in partial jest, but I dare you to find a machine pulling stronger
opinions, both good and bad, from your riding community. My
community is full of opinions—the strongest coming from yours truly—
and my people either see the 690 Enduro with unmatched passion
through modification-tinted glasses or think it's the master of nothing.
Whatever camp you fall in, we must agree this is a fanatical ma
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chine. It has successfully refused to be put into a box for 15 years. And
KTM
has not left it alone. It's been updated, upgraded and improved at
regular intervals without being neutered. In fact, I'd say it's more irre
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sponsible than ever. It's about as punk rock as dirt bikes get, unapolo-
getically ready for you to make it your own.
The heavily revised
KTM 690 Enduro R can
rock and roll.
UNDENIABLY
ROWDY
BY JESSE ZIEGLER I PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
However you perceive the KTM 690 Enduro R,
you must agree it's a rowdy bike.
