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I need to reduce the temperature of the exhaust system on my 2012 KTM 690 Enduro so that I can run rackless luggage. The 690 with stock exhaust generates an insane amount of heat which exceeds the specs of standard heat shields. So one option is to engineer a Mad Max style heavy duty heat shield. Another is option is to get an aftermarket exhaust, which I would have done a long time ago if I had the cash, but I don't. The final option I'm looking at is removing the catalytic converter from my stock exhaust - and that last option is what I'd appreciate input on. Has anyone removed the cat from a 690 enduro stock exhaust and actually run the bike after?? If so, I would love to hear from you, because what I really want to know is whether I'll need to remap. The bike is far, far away from a KTM dealer who can remap it for me, so if I pull out the catalytic converter and the bike doesn't run properly, I'm toast. So I'm seeking a definite answer rather than best guesses on this one. I found one guy who pulled the cat out of the stock exhaust but he then never ran the bike with that exhaust (this dude: http://690enduror.blogspot.com/2014/11/decatting-690-enduro-r-stock-exhaust.html ). I found another guy over on advrider in a posting from 2014, "dogday", who not only pulled the cat out but also did some further remodeling of the baffles etc, which muddies the waters somewhat (I don't know if he had to remap and he seems to have disappeared off the forum). If there's information out there that I've missed, please point me in the right direction! Thanks!

On another note, I made it home yesterday, after a nice ride. Had a nice meal all by myself, of a little cheese and peas with chorizo, was half way to getting a little drunk on my favorite local whine when my folks called to ask if I had been allowed in as my area has exploded with hundreds of infected cases overnight. This is worry for Portugal as all the big distribution centers for the major supermarkets are here, and if they shut down it would get tricky to distribute food and stuff. I'm not too worried myself, as I am alone anyway. It's raining, though, so I am home.

It was me and Dipper. And this was us saying goodbye to him.

I think its 25 years in Connecticut.... 325e, 1964 Wheel Horse and my GTR qualify now, the KLR should by default of the fact its a KLR. lol ??

I lived in Germany from just after my birth until I was 5 and my brother was born there as my dad was an RAF Policeman and it was vital that he extracted the brill cream boys from the German pubs on a Friday night in case of a Russian invasion over the weekend. The rest of the time he was a dog handler, so we shared the house with a hulking great Alsatian called 'Bruce'! When my brother was in his early 20s his employer wanted him to travel to somewhere in Europe, but he had a lot of trouble getting a British passport because of not being born in the UK.

Getting back out...

........back in Summer 2006! I didn't have to think very hard about it. It was an immediate left turn! At full speed! I never looked back! Would you?

I know that place, can’t remember where it is, and it’s doing my head in. ?

Let get this straight, you feel like you have a blown front tire, so instead of stopping and having a look you simply ride back home? Tomorrow, I might go for a little ride on Maria's bike, it hasn't gotten a warm up in a little time, maybe 5 or 6 months, maybe more. Might even post a video of how a bike starts ....

I don't think there's an age limit on pissing Alan!

I got arrested by Welsh rugby international Alan Mages in 1972 for pissing in the street.

They fetch good money for a small bike. I think they go for about £6k now.

We're later down the line than Spain, though, Pete. Lots of people on the train come here to work on these places, daily, and that never stopped until now, so there you go.

@Renegade......I think this was the last run we did. Up to the Ponderosa as far as I can remember. When I witnessed Woody's brutal riding for the first time.......and he nearly got blown off cos he interpreted my SLOW DOWN warning as OVERTAKE ME!

? It was definately aimed at you though ?

No.....I left Oct 2005.....that was taken at your next rally. Summer 2006 I'd say.

I can remember Dipper phoning me up in Llandod......pissed as fuck....and just slurring...."I luvz Phil I do". How many years did it take him to figure out that I was really in Spain?

After nearly 15 years here I should be used to Spanish logic......in terms of it doesn't exist. Because we're still in the position of having the same restrictions in place as Madrid! We've had 3 RECOVERED cases.......and they've had 8500 DEATHS!

That’d really freak out the neighbours! Excellent. Left my respirator on my last ship as it took up too much space in my luggage. Would have been useful now.

I did the math, it would have saved trillions in wealth if everyone was just isssued one of these. $1088 MSRP? $850 on Amazon!

Pretty soon every vehicle i own will qualify for Antique License plates from the DMV...lol

you need a nice protest rally! it's what we do here. Probably going again next week. Getting our pitchforks and torches ready.

We have Bruce as the token African.

you want the white one, the pearl is really pretty

@Titie got back from Columbia by the skin of his teeth. There’s a story there if the lazy bugger can shift his arse to posting.

The RDs were the weapon of choice in my age group. So much so there must be at least 10 mint condition examples within 10 miles of me.

I owned this for a few years. Great fun and 130 mpg. And it was almost as fast as my Royal Enfield on a long downhill stretch

Yeh.......but at least you had teeth Alan!

I think it's brilliant all these ladies doing this stuff! Wish I had a daughter like that!

My R1100GS in travel modus before the conversion My R1100GS after the conversion in travel mode My 790 Adv in travel mode

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