Rumors are flying that James Stewart and the JGR/Toyota Yamaha team are headed toward a split, so we called Team Manager Jeremy Albrecht this morning to set the record straight. J-Bone explained that Stewart and the team are still together, and talked as recently as last night to discuss their plans as James recovers from a hand injury.
April 30, 2011
Caselli remains undefeated capturing his 4th Hare & Hound win in a row. Caselli now has a large lead over the rest of the field as they take a two week break before heading to the fifth round of the series in Jericho, UT.
May 10, 2011
Ryan Dungey rode only 10 rounds of SX this year and in those 10 rounds he won 4 of them. Last year he rode 16 rounds and only won 1. Sure is awesome to see what a great team and KTM do for you.
Just when you thought that an all-around enduro bike has become the stuff of myths, the KTM 690 Enduro R comes around to shatter that notion.
In all its pristine glory, the 690 Enduro R comes with a new look, a more powerful engine, and an improved chassis, creating a bike that provides outstanding offroad qualities with unbeatable all-round ability.
Ergonomically speaking, the 690 Enduro R is a well-built machine, complete with redesigned tank fairings that are augmented by an equally comfortable and a new, low seat. The perfect arrangement is also enhanced by the ideally angled, wide aluminum handlebars, which make controlling the new 690 Enduro R even simpler.
Then there’s the engine, which, to put it simply, is beastly. Thanks to a larger 690cc displacement, the 690 Enduro R’s state-of-the-art, water-cooled LC4 single-cylinder engine now delivers an even more powerful output of 65 horsepower, all while combining increased acceleration with an outstanding free-revving nature and refined engine running. The Enduro R also has an electronic engine management system that features fuel injection, offering the rider a choice between three different mappings for influencing the engine characteristics. The "electronic power throttle" ensures that the throttle commands from the rider are translated electronically into the optimum throttle valve opening at all times, which gives rise to tremendously progressive power development.
Finally, there’s the bike’s handling characteristics. Despite possessing a thoroughbred offroad chassis, the 690 Enduro R travels among the curve-bandits on the road, thanks to a lightweight tubular space frame made from chrome-molybdenum steel and the high-quality die-cast swingarm - both of them extremely torsion-resistant.
Dual Sport season upon us the 2012 690 Enduro-R makes for the perfect combination of keeping it legal on the street and ripping up the trails.
