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**rx100.7050** · 05-02-2012, 03:56 PM

What a joke!! Wish Pulsar's tank were made up of plastic too. It costs hell for a new tank

**payeng** · 05-02-2012, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by rx100.7050 View Post

What a joke!! Wish Pulsar's tank were made up of plastic too. It costs hell for a new tank

The tank of the Pulsar 200NS is made of fibre.

**rx100.7050** · 05-02-2012, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by payeng View Post

The tank of the Pulsar 200NS is made of fibre.

Actually I was talking about the older Pulsars

I would have changed right away. Anyway, tank being made of plastic is another reason why the bike is so light. Eagerly waiting for the sibling now, P200 NS, when when when

**inder.cool** · 05-02-2012, 04:04 PM

Even Karizma's tank too costed a bomb @ 5.5k.. & this one's pretty much "affordable"

**premsaharan** · 05-02-2012, 04:06 PM

USD problem

USD problem, the main cause must be the mud guard design which is opoen by the sides of the USD forks. It exposes the forks to all unwanted damaging material from the road. Perhaps the mudguard design need as change.

**DirkDiggler** · 05-02-2012, 04:32 PM

How do I toggle between 24/12 hour format of the consol clock? I couldn't zero in on this bit in the manual.

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**kaynmantis** · 05-02-2012, 04:49 PM

Originally posted by hunkofgals View Post

regarding this heat thing
i rode for about 80 mins on highway , 1st the heat bar's was 4 bars and later raised to 5 and after sometime came to 4th bar , and i couldn't feel any heat that time , and then i returned back to city and in bumper to bumper traffic , the heat was un-bearable that i couldn't ride anymore

so i conclude saying that , in long drives the engine doesn't get hot very easily but in traffic due to more strain on engine it gets heated up pretty quickly

On highway, air is helping cool the engine. There is continuous blast of air that cools the radiator.
Where as in traffic, there is very little air blast to keep the radiators cool.

This is very common in cars. Different vehicle. Same principle.

**pp180** · 05-02-2012, 06:06 PM

chain cleaning issues.

SVC guys have recommended to clean and lube the chain every 500 km, with out the center stand and paddock stand can any one advise some easier way to do it.

Any guess were we can buy paddock stand for duke.I know it costs a bomb approx 6500 but no other option left if we want to clean and lube the chain.

I already bought Motul chain lube and Motul chain clean , bike has done 400Km , not sure how will I manage to clean and lube the chain.

**calvin** · 05-02-2012, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by inder.cool View Post

OMG!! Just 1k for the whole tank ...

& I was thinking of getting a 3M protection for that for 1.6k..

Anyways, thanks for the info.

for that 1K... you will only get the Orange tank with the inner black panels... i believe you would have to pay more for the sticker set though...

**calvin** · 05-02-2012, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by pp180 View Post

SVC guys have recommended to clean and lube the chain every 500 km, with out the center stand and paddock stand can any one advise some easier way to do it.

Any guess were we can buy paddock stand for duke.I know it costs a bomb approx 6500 but no other option left if we want to clean and lube the chain.

I already bought Motul chain lube and Motul chain clean , bike has done 400Km , not sure how will I manage to clean and lube the chain.

it is obvious that without the center/paddock stand one can not clean/lube the chain alone... you would need little help from a friend who would have to hold the bike in such a way that the bike would rest on side stand... lean it towards left so that the rear wheel lifts off the ground... and then you would have to manually rotate the wheel and spray the cleaner/lube onto the chain...

**Shubz** · 05-02-2012, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by payeng View Post

The tank of the Pulsar 200NS is made of fibre.

Payeng sir - How come we are not hearing anything from you regarding the exhaust pipe issue?

Appreciate your thoughts on it. And also on the USD thing.

ALL: My exhaust pipe is turning purple beautifully at the exhaust header. No pitting/peeling (touch wood)

Originally posted by AnupamOnWheels View Post

Boss, I beg to differ with you.

According to me, the major issue with this bike is the overheating issue which is faced by everyone and doesn't have an answer till date.

Can you upload the picture of the bulb and if possible specs and any link?

Thank god, the parts will be cheap. I was told the the Rim of the Ninja costs some 27K !!!

Though I am not an expert of USD forks, but I do consider them as precision equipment. However, it would take a few more days for me to form any opinion on those USD forks of Duke.

Anupam bro - Less said the better on Venkat333's comment. He seems to be with a negative mindset about KTM. According to mr. venkat - KTM guys slept over while QC/QA was on on the Duke. Duke is an inferior product thrust upon us and we are ignoring the bad quality and indulging ourselves in the hype.

Overheating - I would say it could be because of the short revving engine - bumper to bumper traffic would surely throw up a lot of heat but that cannot be considered abnormal (unbearable sometimes - yes).

At least in Blr - with the weather turning down a bit (with rains etc in the last few days) Even bumper to bumper traffic isn't causing that bad a feeling with the engine heat. The thing that bothers is sweat piling up inside the jacket.. lol (as someone quoted earlier - better to sweat than to bleed)

Harshag/Shreeda - Any update on the cracked tank?

**NikhilB** · 05-02-2012, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by Shubz View Post

At least in Blr - with the weather turning down a bit (with rains etc in the last few days) Even bumper to bumper traffic isn't causing that bad a feeling with the engine heat. The thing that bothers is sweat piling up inside the jacket.. lol (as someone quoted earlier - better to sweat than to bleed)

Shubz,
How are the soft compound tyres behaving in the rains?

Does it get you jittery? (Apart from the fact that you are riding a new bike in its first monsoon

)

**Shubz** · 05-02-2012, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by NikhilB View Post

Shubz,
How are the soft compound tyres behaving in the rains?

Does it get you jittery? (Apart from the fact that you are riding a new bike in its first monsoon

)

Nikhil ji - Are you sure they are soft compound?

I thought they were hard compound. (Ahem Payeng sir??)

Nevertheless - they seem to be behaving well. They held on well when I braked on wet tarmac - at about 70'ish (sane riding).

But once in dry condition, when one Scorpio swerved right, I had to brake hard - the bike slid awkwardly to the right - may be because I was slightly slanting to avoid the collision.

**NikhilB** · 05-02-2012, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by Shubz View Post

Nikhil ji - Are you sure they are soft compound?

I thought they were hard compound. (Ahem Payeng sir??)

Nevertheless - they seem to be behaving well. They held on well when I braked on wet tarmac - at about 70'ish (sane riding).

But once in dry condition, when one Scorpio swerved right, I had to brake hard - the bike slid awkwardly to the right - may be because I was slightly slanting to avoid the collision.

Thanks.

Payeng Sir,
What ij zis hard/soft mystery??

**senn6k** · 05-02-2012, 08:44 PM

sorry to hijack your thread , Guys i clocked 2500Kms and bike was solid, did a non stop 120 to 125 for 2hrs from chennai to vellore when my odo was 1500kms..
changed oil again at 2000Kms.
changed headlamp with projector HID kit with Angel eyes, initially worried for mod.. now im ok and satisfied with the good light visibility ..
without altering the electrical circuit to avaid warranty thing..

after reading much of how to run in the bike on the net, im trying the ride it like you stole method, in every gear just to hit the redline..
though initially babied the bike for the 1000kms , and didnt want to have a performance bike behave like 100cc one..

bought MOtul 7100 and planned to change it at 5k KMS

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