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.

Sorry to hear that my friend, although it doesn't neccesarily mean the FI system is faulty, it could be that during the wash, one of the 7 sensors on your bike may have gotten wet. Come tomorrow when all the water dries I'm sure the MIL light will dissapear. This actually happened to me on my first service!!! But a few mins and some blow drying later it was fine.

Yup, try starting the bike after a few hrs and see if the issue persists.

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).

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

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

By learning brake control and relying more on front brake.

May the force be with you

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.

Moderate the use of the rear brake, learn to apply a lower amount of pressure on the rear brake pedal; use a combination of engine braking (drop gears to a lower gear as necessary) and front/rear brakes together.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1004514...eaderMay182012

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

https://picasaweb.google.com/1004514...eaderMay182012

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 ?

Guys here is an instance on duke i met while apply brake in emergency, due to my fault i created such an situation.

I was riding back to home on major district road around 11Pm on the low beam headlight on 6th gear at 80kmph and does not notice speed breaker ahead and applied front brakes (I rely more on front brake & more often doesn't apply rear). The bike rear tyre has been lifted in air for about few mtr as if i was doing front willy, although i wasn't, since handle was steady i landed safely on ground without skidding or injury to me & my bike.
But definitively duke brake being so powerful you can't apply only one you need to apply both brakes at the same time.

Guys here is an instance on duke i met while apply brake in emergency, due to my fault i created such an situation.

I was riding back to home on major district road around 11Pm on the low beam headlight on 6th gear at 80kmph and does not notice speed breaker ahead and applied front brakes (I rely more on front brake & more often doesn't apply rear). The bike rear tyre has been lifted in air for about few mtr as if i was doing front willy, although i wasn't, since handle was steady i landed safely on ground without skidding or injury to me & my bike.
But definitively duke brake being so powerful you can't apply only one you need to apply both brakes at the same time.

As noted earlier in the thread, the Duke's exhaust is bare stainless steel. It wont rust, and that "bronze finish" is just the normal reaction of the metal to the heat of the exhaust. It'll come back after more riding.


Painting is unnecessary, and probably counterproductive. Again, the exhaust is stainless steel. It's not going to rust. The discoloration is normal, unavoidable, and irrelevant to the performance of the bike. Stop worrying about it. You don't get all worked up because the nice crosshatch finish on the brake rotors is spoiled, so why whinge about the exhaust?

thank god
there wont be any rust
im waiting for some rainbow shade on the headers
.
and today i was continuously ripping the bike for 30 mins in 100-110 speed thinking Monday is my 1st service so no problem in ripping
and the wind blast is un-bearable
can we do anything to it ?

same thing happened to me also. I was riding with pillon with speed of 40-50km/hr and suddenly a boy appeared from nowhere in front. I used the combination 80:20 and the rear of bike went up in air by some inches but bike landed safely again. Everything happened in few milli seconds but we both were safe.

In your situation, it wouldn't have mattered how much you used the rear brake. Due to the weight-transfer phenomenon that motorcycles experience, if you stop suddenly enough the rear wheel will lift no matter what. If anything, applying the rear brake would have made your stoppie happen even sooner, as it would have made the forward weight-transfer happen even faster (at least while the rear wheel was on the ground).

Do keep us posted on the exhaust pipe..

and your rainbow :P