30 plus is a decent mileage that i am getting with somezipping and sane riding. Works for me. Realistic everyday figure should be around 32-34.


Btw tanked up the last two times or rather say the second and third times with speed 97. Does great for the refinement and smoothness, just like it used fo in the R15

May the force be with you

Mileage

I got 37 and 38 during the run in period calculating through the tank full to tank full method. After 1st service I got 27 and 34 as the redlining / raising it to 10k RPM was happening at large

However I've seen guys who have got 55kmpl and all as they drive very very consciously ( conscious on mileage )

Thanks for the heads up bro. I have made the change on the quoted post.

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hey guys,
all the duke owners who are facing this black spots on the exhaust and discoloration
ive got a solution for u all

ive took a scrotch brite
and started to rub it on the header
and to my surprise the brass or golden coating which was on the header started to disappear and it turned out to SATIN SILVER
its looking amazing now
try it out fellow dukers
im sure ull love this satin silver
.
items needed only scrotch brite

try it out guys

^^ would not recommend doing that, since the satin silver underneath is protected by this bronze finish. Its gonna get prone to rusting. Please avoid.

but my color was getting faded so did it
hope it wont effect in any way

If possible, get it painted before the monsoons. My last bike got small holes in the same area during monsoons.

get it painted ?
back to copper?
how ?

how to rectify the rear wheel skidding when applying rear brake???

I dont know how this would happen. It can be painted or electroplated! Check with your service center or Google it!
& plz do let us know!

Why? The copper paint might be just for the colored exhaust.and the exhaust is stainless steel so i imho dont think anything will happen.

By learning brake control and relying more on front brake.

May the force be with you

It was shown in a slide during the DIY session. Although, I forgot it's price but it surely do cost a bomb. They have one Anti Theft system which has good features. Not sure whether the same was shown or not, but the price range was around 35000 Rs(As far as I can recall).

Sane riding in city can give you surely 30 - 35 KMPL. Highway riding or even riding with less traffic can give you around 35 - 45 KMPL. Obviously if you Rip the bike you can expect lesser mileage figures. Also, if you ride it in 1st -2nd gear in around 5 - 20 KMPH speed(say 80% of your commute involves a very bad piece of road or maddeining traffic or both) you can even get around 20 - 30 KMPL.

It looks good, but it's better to get it colored again...

Nothing to rectify. The rear tire or brake is not faulty in Duke atleast. If you are experiencing the wheel skidding often, then it could be a problem with your riding style. Try to use both brakes with ratio of 70:30(Front:Rear) or Max 60:40(Front:Rear). Also if possible you can simply ignore the rear brake and go with the front alone. For e.g - I normally use only the front brake with just a little added help from rear for normal to a bit hard stop. To only slow down(No stopping) the bike I use the rear only. For hard to Panic braking I use both with somewhat gradually building the pressure. Hope it helps.

A weird experience with my Duke

Guyz, here I am going to share a weird experience with my bike. Today after riding for some 20 - 30 minutes in rain and then after washing my bike throughly, I planned to go for a very short trip just to drip or evaporate the water. When I switched on the ignition everything was cool. But soon the Malfunction indicator light(The Red one, not the yellow one I mean) started blinking in an odd fashion. After every 5 seconds of blinking it was staying ON(stays lit)for 2 - 3 seconds and was repeating the same. With a confused mind and a heart beating faster than normal, I started the engine. To my surprise the MIL light didn't go OFF. I also took it for a 100 mtrs ride, but the light was ON constantly(no blinking was there at that time). When I stopped it again and just turned the ignition ON again the same blinking and constant ON phenomena started.

Now I am completely confused with this and will surely take my bike to the SVC tomorrow. But, still in the mean time can anyone give some hints/explanation or share any experience like this?

P.S. - In the troubleshooting section of the owners manual it says if the MIL stays ON, then its the FI system fault.