Supermoto Shootout! | Ducati 698 Mono Vs KTM 690 SMC R

Chris has the best day at work ever with the Ducati 698 Mono and KTM 690 SMC R, skids and wheelies galore!
#supermotobikes #ducati #ktm

[exnihilo]

This video single handedly raised the price of used 690s and 701s by 5%.

[Robbiemoto]

Great review.
I own a 690 smcr and have ridden the 698 as well.
Along with hypermotard king we did a side by side review and we had an absolute blast on the road, unfortunately no off-road stuff.
And as I’m team KTM and he’s team Ducati neither of us could actually claim a clear winner.
They had us both giggling all day.

[Icemn]

Doing a jump on a Ducati are words I never thought I'd hear in the same sentence.

[adamherzing]

Sometimes life is about finding the right "backie-innie spot." epic.

[leward]

Finally!! A proper test between these two with all the elements these bikes are built to handle, along with the best road tester to do it

[Sanjarih]

I have genuinely been waiting for a Bike World comparison of the two

[wowIloveusernames]

I own the ktm because of past reviews of it on this channel and others alike. It really is just a stupid fun bike. It begs you to go faster, drop gears into corners, and open the throttle harder on exit. I don't understand how it's legal to go buy and have that much fun on a Sunday.

[martinfisker]

The KTM is such a raw no-nonsense bike that allowed you to ride more gnarly than the Ducati yet still feel more comfortable.
The Ducati is also quite raw, but from my point of view way more exotic and beautiful. I kinda want the Ducati, but I feel Supermotos should just be raw, brutal and simple

[barryrose]

Was waiting for Chris to test these two no one better 🏁

[gildiekhoff]

Great review as always - Chris always manages to ring them out. I had almost as much fun watching as he did riding. Excellent!

[DayWeWill]

Great and fair review! Touched on most points people are interested in.

I would mention the prices of each also as a comparison because in the UK the 690 is about £3000-£4000 cheaper! Thats a BIG difference.

[beborodner]

Ha! Chris is why I love this channel! Great fun, and honest reviews every time!!

[RichardHinks-ch]

Love my 23 690 smc r, leo vince exhaust, dna intake and ecu remap its a right laugh now living in Wales its ideal, great vid as always.

[AdamT]

Ktm and £4k still in the bank is my choice.

[duncandehulst]

I love wheelies! (Cant do wheelies)
I love stoppies! (Cant do proper stoppies)
I love skids! (Cant... i Can do skids!)

[jonnytheboy]

Brilliant video Chris! I have owned a few Supermotos and you are right, they are not practical or even make much sense but boy, oh boy are they fun! This, to me, is what bikes are all about.

[Terraceview]

You seem to get better and better Chris! (at riding and reviewing)

KTM all day for me.

[gcrawford]

LOVE this type of testing/comparison!!

[rideadventure]

This was the test I have been waiting for, these 2 bikes, ridden by Chris. The best possible comparo for what these bikes are for, the rest are just fluff. Outstanding!

[luddite]

Now _that's_ a test! You've got to hand it to Ducati - when they enter a new market, they don't do it by halves! The Multistrada went head to head with the GS, the Diavel rewrote the cruiser sector and now this new single. I know they don't actually have much in common, but it'll be interesting to see how the 450 MX bike does in competition.