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This was how I did mine in leather through a local shop. I thought about doing yellow stretching but he didn’t have anything the matched perfectly and I was also worried about it fading (I went with silver contrast stitching). He managed to put a small gel insert it in even though the seat is so thin.

It’s very straightforward but I love it.

Looks mint mate. That exhaust is sexy, is that a new header? I have considered those 690 crash bars several times but 8lbs is too much for me.

Btw… are you running pink levers?

It’s still probably not the answer you are looking for but I am almost positive you could flat trade spoked wheels for mags to someone here on this forum.

Lots of infos here:

DIY Front turn signal install procedure, hyperflash relay fix

Nice thread. Stickied.  👍

That is a sexy number. You still have the cat on?

How did you weigh it?

I had it. For me was a gasket, replaced under warranty. No big.

The 701 is very easy to wrench on, and like stroem mentioned it’s just a tricked out duke 690 and there are tons of youtube videos etc out there as well as ktm forums with infos about all sorts of stuff on the 690. The 701 is packed very tight however, so anything electrical is a pain to deal with. But oil changes are as easy as on any…[Read more]

Changing the mirrors is dead simple. You may want to get blanking screws for the stalk mirror holes if you remove them, they are cheap and plentiful on ebay.

I have the husky bar end mirrors, they are good (though not foldable, but I have no issues filtering with them).

Looks sexy mate

I could update the first post since the OP hasn’t been around in a few months, but the data in here is sort of all over the place tbh. If you wanted to start a new thread with consolidated info it would probably be cleaner and more usable to others.

Nice work man. Post some wider shots once you get the rear sorted.

What is the weight of those 690 wheels?

This is the bike if you didn’t follow the link. I think it’s pretty killer personally. Winners claims it weighs just 130 kg (287 pounds) which is FUCKING BONKERS.

@maxkool You tried different versions from duc spacers and that was the one that fit?

I would suspect the gear position sensor, which if is the culprit won’t effect your ability to ride the bike. I wouldn’t use the quick shifter until you take it to dealer though.

11 pounds lighter is a lot. Like what you might save if you swapped to carbon fiber wheels. That number seem suspect to me unless the stock wheels weigh over 30lbs or something like that. Which I suppose is possible.

I have those pads on my 701. They are far better than oem.

I was quoted £2800 plus VAT. They are cast custom and was told 3 months to make……

That looks pretty good, mate.