Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono RVE versus KTM 690 SMC R
Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono RVE
KTM 690 SMC R
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
- Sporty
- Incredibly manoeuvrable
- Price
- Everyday use
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.100 mm Height : 1.150 mm
Seat : 904 mm
Weight : 151 kg
Seat : 890 mm
Weight : 157 (max: 350 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 659 ccm
Hub: 62 mm
Hole: 116 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 693 ccm
Hub: 80 mm
Hole: 105 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 78 HP at 9.750 U/Min
Torque: 63 NM bei 8.000 U/Min Tank contents: 12 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 250 km
Performance: 74 HP at 8.000 U/Min
Torque: 74 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 14 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 349 km
Chassis
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Marzocchi Fork Upside-Down 45mm fully adjustable (travel 215mm) Rear suspension:
Monoshock (travel 240 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm made of aluminium Tyres at the front: 120/70 17
Rear tyres: 160/70-17
Lattice tube (chromium-molybdenum) Front suspension:
WP-USD Apex Ø 48 mm (travel 215 mm) Rear suspension:
WP strut (travel 240 mm)
Rear suspension:
Pro-Lever deflection Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 160/60 ZR 17
Brakes
Single disc Brembo M4.32 (∅ 330 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, 1-piston caliper (∅ 245 mm)
Disc, Brembo four-piston radial fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Disc, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 240 mm)
Conclusion - what sticks
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Conclusion: You want to like them, but it's not easy
Does she get her thumbs up from us? Difficult decision. Even if it is the most agile and consistent Supermoto compared to the competition, it simply has too many flaws for most interested parties. This is not about such things as the lack of suitability for the future or the non-existent windscreen. About such things, dedicated KTM SMC R 690 drivers can only grin, and they are right about it. By the way, there are many fans: The machine is ranked 15th in the current registration statistics.
No, there is one big drawback: it does not deliver in its parade discipline, because it is really fast only if you want to go up the stairwell of the Hamburger Michel. Otherwise there's more show than Shine. If the world's most powerful single-cylinder engine delivers only 75 hp, this is the decisive performance shortcoming compared to the not much less manoeuvrable Ducati Hypermotard with its 114 hp. That's more than 50% more.
The fact that comparisons with Ducatis appear at all is due to the sporty pricing policy of the Austrians, from which even BMW could learn something. For the raw SMC R 690, KTM actually charges 10,799 euros. By comparison, the same engine is installed in the 690 Enduro R for 10,799 euros, the Naked Bike Duke 690 is available for 8,899 euros.
Ducati motorcycles are not considered softies. The Hypermotard may be that compared to the SMC, but for a seat more, the extensive equipment and 114 hp require Ducati 12,490 euros, which is only 1,691 euros more.
But probably this is not for the KTMlers. Yes, it is the most consistent Supermoto on the market. And with it a statement, wonderful.
Thanks to M.A.S. for the test bike.
