Well.....
Two weeks ago I did an enduro training day on their 690 (to save mine) and got on brilliantly (for my level of riding).
Today, I did about 70 road miles on knobblies and had a great ride on the back roads without ever needing to get over 60 (ish
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This weekend 6 of us are off to Wales (by van) for a trail riding weekend and I think the bike will be perfect as long as we stay off the really gnarly trails.
Having ridden my mates F800GS, I would say that was road biased but capable off road on maybe gravel type surfaces whereas the 690 is probably slightly the other way round and can cope with day to day trail riding on more tricky lanes.
I wouldn't want to sit on a motorway for miles and miles but I'm sure it would if it had to.
I bought it for a dual sport and, so far, it has more than lived up to expectations.
150kg (that feels no heavier than my old 400's 130kg) and 64 bhp have to be fun. It seems to carry its weight low because of the underseat fuel tank.
I have just put the map switch onto 'advanced' as the throttle can be a bit fluffy on the lower settings but have not used it like that off road yet - at least it's easy to change.
Try and get a test ride on a 690 or a HUsky 701 and maybe against an F800 on the same day for comparison if you can.
I am actually enjoying riding it more than my old 950 SM as it is perfect for bumpy country roads, which is where my road riding is concentrated these days.
By comparison, the 950 was overpowered (98bhp) and overweight (195kg) in comparison.
Plenty of people on ABR take them abroad and Jonpaul1st on here travels round Europe on his.