Smc Riders!! Post Pics/mods List!!!

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06smcya

Discussion Starter · Jan 20, 2008

Wanna check out some other SMC's, see where I stand in the ocean of Junkies.

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Awesome looking bike. I just got a 14' smc r myself. find it a bit too tall for city riding so I ordered the 1" koula link.
I'm curious what u did to correct the geometry after installing your kouba link. Did u move the front forks up in the triple clamp and if so by how much? Or did u just adjust the rear sag, especially since u have the oehlins shock in, did that correct the geometry for u?

Thanks for any insight and advise in advance :thumbup:

here's my new ride. drz on sale for anyone living in HK.. probs nobody haha

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cFrick

· #1,240 · Sep 24, 2014

ATX690 said:
I'm known for posting a lot of pictures, so here you go.

My 2010 KTM 690 SMC Race Bike.

Features:
- KTM Saxess Tubless Wheels.
- Bridgestone 120 Front and 165 Rear Supermoto Slicks.
- Magura 190 Front Master Cylinder.
- Adler Slipper Clutch by Adige.
- KTM Powerparts Front And Rear Axle Sliders.
- WP Pro-Action Front Suspension.
- Ohlins Rear Suspension.
- Pro-Bolt Titanium Bolts For Triple Clamps.
- Motion Pro Fork Bleeders.
- Renthal Fatbar 672 Bend Handlebars.
- Renthal Fatbar Bar Par With Custom Installed DRC Lap Timer.
- Powermadd Hand Guards.
- GPR 4 Stabilizer.
- KTM Evo 2 Power-Up Kit w/ New Cam and Maps.
- K&N Air Filter.
- Shorai 1lbs Lithium Ion Battery.
- Full Akrapovic Titanium Exhaust System With Akrapovic Caron Fiber Heat Shields.
- Hammerhead Shifter And Shifter Bolt.
- D.I.D. Road Racing 520 Chain.
- Samco Orange Silicon Radiator Hoses.
- T.M. Designworks Chain Guide.
- KTM Supersprox Stealth Rear Sprocket.
- KTM Powerparts Spools.
- Brembo Front Rotor, Front And Read Calipers.
- Galfer Rear Floating Waved Rotor.
- Kouba Link -1 Inch. - KTM Grip Donuts.
- Core Moto Custom Front and Rear Brake Lines.
- KTM 85 SX Footpegs and Sliders.
- Chrome Powersport Graphx Kit From Ridepg.com
- STR Orange Rear Brake Lever Tip.
- KTM Powerparts Orange Valve Caps, Oil Filter Caps, Oil Filler Cap And Ignition Cap.
- Homemade Exhaust Slider.
- And Much More.

Sorry Guys, new to the forum, but my previous question was directed to the above post. I apologize if it was unclear.
Repost question;

"Awesome looking bike. I just got a 14' smc r myself. find it a bit too tall for city riding so I ordered the 1" koula link.
I'm curious what u did to correct the geometry after installing your kouba link. Did u move the front forks up in the triple clamp and if so by how much? Or did u just adjust the rear sag, especially since u have the oehlins shock in, did that correct the geometry for u?
Thanks for any insight and advise in advance
here's my new ride. drz on sale for anyone living in HK.. probs nobody haha"

I'm also worried about the side stand becoming too long, making the bike too upright and therefore unstable when used. I use the bike to commute in city traffic so any insight into lowering and making the bike a better city ripper and user friendly daily driver is appreciated.

Cheers,
Christian

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cFrick

· #1,245 · Sep 25, 2014

ATX690 said:
I did the 1in Koude link, the Ohlins rear shock was the same length as the stock rear shock. I did move up the forks in the triple clamps .8 of an inch since I am racing I didn't lower it a full inch due to too much dive on hard braking into the corners. The stock SMC kickstand will be fine even after lowering it 1 inch.

Thanks a lot for your reply!

That side stand is annoying though. Not as bad as my friends duke 690. that thing will easily tip over to the other side. can't park it on a slope... retarded. Why cant they just put a proper stand on them?