Saw the KTM 200 finally in Indiranagar,Bangalore .I sat on it to feel for sometime .They said test drives will start after 2 weeks. Took my no. and gave a KTM brouchure.

My initial observations
1.It looks bigger than I thought . I actually think its heavier than 126kgs without fuel(as mentioned in brouchure) with saree-guard and lubricants.Tank looks biger than 11L.
2.Accessories used in this bike are quite exotic from the radial tyres,brembo disks,digi console/cockpit,trellis frame, thicker suspensions (really thick infact thicker than enfields I guess) which also means if you drop you may have to pay big like Ninja's.
3.Fit and finish of the bike LOOKS great but again looks can be deceptive.
4.Rear looks the sexiest.

The salesman as ususal was blabbering its the fastest on road.He didnt clearly say anyhting on the rev-limiter,mileage or the petrol octane suggested.

My Concerns:
1.Compression ratio of 11.5 - There have been issues with CR 10.x FI machines like R15 and CBR with adultered petrol. how will KTM handle it when we tour on remote places.
2.Ground clearance : I dont know if anybody noticed this or not. The suspensions dips quite a bit when 2 people sitting on it. I am speaking specially of the belly pan with stock settings and we living in the speed-breaker Mecca should be concerned.
3.Nothing concrete yet on Rev limiter as of yet from even the salesman and so the topspeed.
4.Rear seat is too high and small in size for ladies but better than R15.
5.Sound transforms totally after 4-5k rpm and shows it true street hooliganisms.

Some Facts:
Brakes have 4 piston in-front and 1 in back
Engine oil used is Motul 20W50
Tank capacity is 11L (not 10)

P.S. the KTM brouchure has 4 more bikes infront KTM 350 SX-F,990 Adventure,1190 RC8,690 SMC R. Are they hinting something else why these 4 ??

@nelson_sanjoy1
On paper its supposed to have the same weight as my R15 but the weight does seem heavier.
CR is not an issue as per my experience. I have been running my bigger blocks on my R15 for 2 years and never faced an issue.
The rear suspension is adjustible. If i recall correctly, in the showroom bike had the suspension setting just a couple of nudges from the softest.
I too am not sure of the rev limiter.. someone mentioned in this thread that its between 11 and 11.5(depends on the gear)
Never heard the sound in person.

from a 200cc monster... it sounds incredibly astonishing With its full accessories, in india, it won't allow any1 to go past it without a corner gaze

super like the write up sunny bhai !
& as far as the baby duke is concerned it is a very aggressive looking kid with a lot of attitude.. love it totally !

Kitna deti hai????

Yesterday i was in vashi and managed a td of ka200m.it reminded me of my uncle's rx100.totally wild acceleration.and the way it handles is absolutely brilliant.and very throaty roar.when enquired abt fe, the guy told me saab 35 tak deti hai.managed to fiddle around the console and the fe was 24kmpl.well, for a td bike, who is thrashed by one and all, fe seemed quite good to me.in sedated driving it could return 35.but who is gonna drive a ktm like thT?all in all i loved the bike and definately going to book one in few days

Anyone else had a test ride of Duke..?? here in bangalore we are still waiting with no luck..!!
will wait for TD till sat if it not , will straight away go and book one.

Hi Ynike99 ,

How is the low end torque of the bike, how it responds at 3K to 5K RPM.
did u get a chance to take the bike to bit higher speeds, was there any vibrations.??

KTM Test ride is available in Pune Probiking.

TD not available at Pune too...

How ??? I called PBK in the morning. Just before 2-3 hours. They said they will start it from tomorrow...

Its available now. I just had one . But there ain't any fun in the TD considering the Pune Traffic near the PB showroom. Few points to be noted -
1. They have cut off the sensors which gives the figure of speed & all other stuff, Hence you cant gauge exactly but only feel the speed.
2. Horn is pretty lame. Instead u can rev it and others will give you way
3. Engine was radiating too much heat. It may be because of the fact that people are revving it hard in standstill.
4. You will surely get stares & overtaking in the traffic has never been so easy!
5. I could not get in 5th gear (Not sure of my top speed). Bike has the ability of picking up normally from 10 km/hr even in 3rd gear.

Hi chetan,
The low end torque is good and no i didnt get a chance to test vibes at high speed bcoz the td is very short, 500m one way and back.i managed till 80 and it was good.but trust me, this is the most fun to drive bike out there now

Thats something assuring me to book the bike with out a TD.!! i dont know why bangalore is late in every aspect. hope that same will not continue in delivering the bikes.
@ ynike : Did u book the bike ?

Gr8 !! Will put my hands on tomorrow.

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