Thread: KTM 200 Duke

got some doubts dukers ...
the front disc is mentioned as 300mm in ktm india website but the same front disc is mentioned as 280mm in the catalog ..
it is clearly mentioned in the website that duke200 must be fed with RON95 petrol only .. i think u guys are facing these hiccups for using regular petrol ..
the website mentions the compression ratio of 11:5 ,,, i have seen many posts where you people have mentioned it to be 11:3 ..

which one is true ? website or catalog ?

Last night a few of my friends from office wanted to take a ride on the KTM and so I switched on the bike but before the console/ignition test got over, one of those Morons pressed the starter button. This happened twice...Anyway, what are the repercussions for this? Will this do any damage to my fuel injection or am I just over obsessing?>>

Originally Posted by rajazz

Hi guys,
I have been a member since the very early days of xbhp in 2002 but haven't been active over the past few years- mainly because I have been outside India for a while. Most of the members I knew seem to have gone as well. I have been following the threads though and some of the discussions are very helpful. Kudos to the members and keep up the good work. So, that's why I thought that I should give something back to this community.

I got the Duke on March 23rd in Delhi and I have covered just above 3800 kms on it. Looking at some comments that are flying around and in general how people perceive the bike, I thought I should put up a little review about my ownership experience. Also, because I haven't felt so strong about a bike launch in India so far.

I am just like you guys- a passionate biker and I would rather be on my bike than in a car, on a bus, train or plane, or do anything else. Even if its raining cats & dogs, I am most happiest on my bike. I even quit my job to go on an epic 2 week journey to Lahaul-Spiti in 2010 after our plans to go to Leh got disrupted due to the tragic flash floods that hit just a day before our departure. Read about it here: The point is to travel...

To sum up my my life with the Duke, it has been a happy love affair. The range of emotions that this bike can evoke is enough to make me rethink my next bike from the Ducati Monster or the Street Triple to a KTM! Yup, so there will always be haters and let them hate. This is probably the best thing to have happened to the Indian biking scene and industry in a very very long time. The partnership between Bajaj & KTM seems like the perfect launchpad for great things, for both companies. A new world order of sorts! So anyway, enough chit-chat, here's my review:A 3800kms review of the KTM Duke 200

Cheers & ride safe!

Ps: I will be leaving the country soon so if anyone is looking for a as-good-as-new Duke to take home this coming August, feel free to contact me. I will be posting a listing soon as well. It would be the saddest goodbye I have ever said so want the Duke to get a good home before I go.

Beautiful review mate! I'm just gonna copy the link to your experience blog and post it for a few set of folks. Too bad you're signing off your Duke. However, wherever you're going, you can choose to get a Big Daddy KTM

Cheers and ride safe buddy.

Originally Posted by stanley17

finally! I got my duke

really enjoying the torque starting from the 4000 rpm
the brakes are awesome, the suspensions are great too (well, the rear suspension is liiittle bit too soft for me)

If I'm not mistaken, somebody in this thread have a problem with radiator coolant appearing on the right side of the bike ( bit of plastic covering the radiator )
anyone, enlighten me please about this problem ?

That may be some coolant overflowing becuase of the collant level being near/above the max level. Also a bit of it might come out of the O ring black cap at the front of the tank if the screwing threads are a bit worn(happened with me).

Originally Posted by Rohan200ns

got some doubts dukers ...
the front disc is mentioned as 300mm in ktm india website but the same front disc is mentioned as 280mm in the catalog ..
it is clearly mentioned in the website that duke200 must be fed with RON95 petrol only .. i think u guys are facing these hiccups for using regular petrol ..
the website mentions the compression ratio of 11:5 ,,, i have seen many posts where you people have mentioned it to be 11:3 ..

which one is true ? website or catalog ?

The disc spec ambiguity was something I reported first in this forum sometime back. The actual spec is 280 mm.IT looks smaller than the Ninja front disc if you compare(which is 296 mm). compression ratio is 11.3 but I am not too sure on this.Will check.
Btw the manual lists wrong tyre pressures too

Originally Posted by joshzma225

Last night a few of my friends from office wanted to take a ride on the KTM and so I switched on the bike but before the console/ignition test got over, one of those Morons pressed the starter button. This happened twice...Anyway, what are the repercussions for this? Will this do any damage to my fuel injection or am I just over obsessing?>>

Don't fret over this at all, especially if it's a one off incident. The ECU embedded software must have a leeway for this. Might only result in a less than ideal fuel-air injection at startup(when probably all the sensors could not be read properly). I don't have very good knowledge about ECU functioning though(or any bike stuff for that matter)
experts??

Originally Posted by joshzma225

Last night a few of my friends from office wanted to take a ride on the KTM and so I switched on the bike but before the console/ignition test got over, one of those Morons pressed the starter button. This happened twice...Anyway, what are the repercussions for this? Will this do any damage to my fuel injection or am I just over obsessing?>>

From what I understand, during the initial seconds a diagnostic self-check is performed (it is very similar in cars).
Worst case, the test would've been interrupted.
In short, my vote goes to over-obsession

Originally Posted by NikhilB

From what I understand, during the initial seconds a diagnostic self-check is performed (it is very similar in cars).
Worst case, the test would've been interrupted.
In short, my vote goes to over-obsession

Hehe I feel so much better now!!!

Originally Posted by Doga

No. The 200NS is a carbed bike right?

Ya , it is, but I was asking whether there is similar tool for other bikes, where all the sensors and functions are checked to see whether they are working correctly.

Originally Posted by Shibadip

Ya , it is, but I was asking whether there is similar tool for other bikes, where all the sensors and functions are checked to see whether they are working correctly.

I don't think so.
Infact the tool that Bajaj uses has,on startup, mode options for the KTM duke, the Ninja 250 ,Ninja 650 and the Pulsar 220 Fi(which is discontinued now).
The tester selects one of the options depending on the bike he wants to diagnose.I don't think there is any such tool for the 200NS.

Originally Posted by Doga

I don't think so.
Infact the tool that Bajaj uses has,on startup, mode options for the KTM duke, the Ninja 250 ,Ninja 650 and the Pulsar 220 Fi(which is discontinued now).
The tester selects one of the options depending on the bike he wants to diagnose.I don't think there is any such tool for the 200NS.

Hmmn, looks like the tool is only for F.I, bikes. Anyways thanks buddy,
happy biking

Originally Posted by Doga

The disc spec ambiguity was something I reported first in this forum sometime back. The actual spec is 280 mm.IT looks smaller than the Ninja front disc if you compare(which is 296 mm). compression ratio is 11.3 but I am not too sure on this.Will check.
Btw the manual lists wrong tyre pressures too

what about the fuel ? please check ktm india website

Originally Posted by Shibadip

Ya , it is, but I was asking whether there is similar tool for other bikes, where all the sensors and functions are checked to see whether they are working correctly.

the digital diagnostics are only run for fuel injected engines ..