Thinking to own it ... undecided!

What say you guys??

VS

skip them both and get this

* Last updated by: willidx4 on 5/13/2009 @ 1:04 PM *

Sepang = Boxer
Laos, Vietnam = KTM

You have no choice but get both of them

BTW, is the Aprilia a toasted after the accident ?

Cant afford to have both Steve! Going to be under utilised.

Duke too small for me. SMT juz nice for road/Sepang and offroad usage I guess.

I don't think you could go wrong with either.

Decided!

By end of this month...shud be mine

Congrats! Sooooooo, your next trip, ........Laos? or...........Sepang?

* Last updated by: Steven14 on 6/7/2009 @ 8:26 AM *

July 15, catch orang utan first. Borneo. From Kota Kinabalu to Kuching.

Then January 2010, Cambodia..... perhap!

hi Ayambrand,
how are you getting on with the KTM?

i got a new toy too .......

The SMT 990 is ready for me!

Currently Im in Manila for past 2 weeks. Be back in few days.

Cant wait to ride it! 15-21 July.... will be riding in Borneo.

Let u know once I pomm...pommmm...pommm

Definitely very TORQUEY!!!!

the smt looks great and is getting very good writeups in the magazines!

good luck with the new bike, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it and also off course Borneo!!

Picked her up yesterday - 30/6.

Rider profile, weight 110kg - height 6'. My Impression...

First day 30/6:

Clocked 110km. City and Highway.

My comparison made between Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 and KTM-SMT 990.

Presentation/style - won by SMT
Instrumentation - KTM slightly better. Unfortunately no FUEL GAUGE. Luckily it has a reserve light.
Weight - 50kg lighter than Capo
Seat - Capo's seat much more comfort and spacious for my "slim" butt!
Seating position - Capo more relax
Handling - nimble n much easier than Capo ( definitely .... lighter weight and shorter wheelbase)
Hi speed stability - Won by Capo ( coz of heavyweight)
Wind protection - Capo better
Acceleration - won by SMT by 38.57%
Top speed - Still virgin...cannot go wild yet!
Torque - SMT....perggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! . Its like the rodeo horses! I'm lovin it!
Braking - what do you expect from the latest BREMBO compared to the oldest BREMBO on Capo???
Suspension - WP on SMT and Marzocchi on Capo. Tengah trial and error. Still searching for the best setting.
Lighting - same as Capo. Scattered. Sharpness no way.... (nobody can beat ZX14 "landing" light! I miss that...)

bike looks great! best of luck and many happy miles A!

do you have the standard seat?
mind you, even the gel seat on the superduke is painful after 20 mins!!
i am looking forward to test riding the smt myself, hopefully in a couple of weeks!

do you have the standard seat?

Yeah....pain on the ASS!

14 and Capo's seat much more better .

Me, KTM SMT and Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia - The highest peak in South East Asia

Clocked 3000km in Borneo from 15 July till 21 July.

What a perfect bike I have!

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 7/28/2009 @ 5:46 AM *

Sooo, in Malaysia, you drive on the "right", "left" or "center". It's hard to tell if you bike is "left drive" or "right drive". Wait.......it looks like it's "exact center drive". Now I am really confused.

Anyway, looking good there. Post up the Borneo trip story with pics. Can't wait to see them.

* Last updated by: Steven14 on 7/28/2009 @ 10:43 PM *

Hahahaaaaa.... Steve!!! Right hand drive. Commonwealth bro.

Our routes ... we started from Kota Kinabalu down south to Tawau. Then up north to Mount Kinabalu. Heading west to Brunei and Sarawak. We end up in Kuching.

Bikes transported by air from Kuala Lumpur. Clocked 3000km from 15 - 21 July 2009.

Sabah such a nice place to ride. Hilly and corners. Sarawak not so much fun. Just straight and flat land. So bored.

In Sabah.

Somewhere in the middle of Sabah.

Interior Sabah. Self service and manually refuelled

Sulu Sea

What a nice road! Crocker range

Heck, some nice country and great roads. I expected only pics of Borneo baboons and cannibals.

Post some more.

Steve... go travel and see yourself!

You always have great pictures thanks for sharing. It still scares the hell out of me when I see you and the car coming towards you on the wrong sides of the road for us Americans.

Hey Ayambrand! As always "Thank You" for your pictures!!! I sure enjoy seeing parts of the world I'll probably never get to see. Especially when bikes are involved, LOL!!

I'm with Steven. Hope to see more!!

great pictures A!

roads are much better than i would have imagined, stunning part of the world for sure!
how are you getting on with the smt?

Jafo!

Bike suit me perfectly! Im lovin' it.

And as usual.... seat modified, exhaust modified - removed the catalytic converter, fixed the PC3! Hoyeahhhhhh...

Clocked 113hp on rear wheel. Torque at all level! Exhaust sound louder ,more compact and less heat. Pommm...pommm...pommm ... 200kmh easily!

All in all...cost me USD 800!