(3) - Getting a sound(Khat Khat or Thudd Thudd kind of) from the front of the bike(my honest guess). This happens only when I travel through a bad patch or road or embrace a bumper a little faster than usual. Any issue with the front suspension?? Headlight assembly or console needs tightening??

I need to know all this so that I can explain them in a correct way to the SVC people once I go for the 2nd service.

guys, is the on-road in bangalore still at 1.38 as launched?

I remember it being a limited period offer. the sales guy was mentioning a 10k hike eventually

Here are the photos of the 3 parts I covered with dry carbon decals.

Also, I change the 4 bolts that are holding the visor with KEITI's windshield bolts ( I use gold colour )

I customized a BST's (tail) number plate holder and put it below the headlamp

Last, I change the stock mirror with (rep) RIZOMA TOMOK in black, the mirrors made from Aluminium CNC, even thought the mirrors are small, I can see my back clearly, and shake-free

i was in a same situation a few days back .. now i have pretty much decided to go for duke although i have booked ns ..
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Hey Rohan i have read almost all of your posts regarding the indecision
and i was in same situation for months albeit between duke and cbr 250r

i went all the way from Duke to CBR to a SBK to pulsar 200ns to now back t o Duke
talk about vicious Circle !!

many of your concerns regarding reliability and issues with various parts are justified while some are bordering or strictly technologically impossible scenario like bike petrol talk catching fire .

To give a short answer as of now - When the duke was about to be launched i was awestruck with its features, technology etc and even before having a test ride was falling for DUKE . After the test ride i decided completely against it. You can search my detailed posts regarding the same in this forum itself. just to be sure i went for another test ride and my impressions improved but not by high degrees.

I was decided on CBR after test riding it just after Duke but was never in accord with its vfrish looks and softer front suspension other wise i loved the bike.
while riding duke and cbr i decided to go for something bigger and went to Mumbai to buy SBK but in my budget it was getting generally carb ones of 1999 year so decided to save more money and meanwhile buy sub 1 lac bike.


Now i come to Pulsar 200 NS . i fitted my budget perfectly and the reviews were and are raving about the bike handling, pickup, build quality etc is better then last pulsars by miles. one mag went to an extent by even declaring although indireclty pulsar a better bike then duke.
so to say the least i was having high expectations when primarily for the test ride i went to Delhi.
After the test ride of Pulsar i found the bike is very good but by no mean superb or in a different league of my last pulsar circa 2006 pulsar 180.
Then i rode KTM and man what a difference

first almost all of niggles which i pointed out before in my posts were ironed out except
still was difficult to find neutral and horn is still a joke

I am of view bajaj/ktm have really toiled and ironed out all the issues which i experienced before and the bike which i rode was a better test ride vehicle then the ktm which i rode in Lucknow. These two combined had a wonderful effect.
Simply put comparing KTM to Pulsar is comparing apples to oranges in terms of bike feedback, engine grunt, pickup, commanding position, quality of parts, fit and finish of parts, paint quality technology etc etc.

if Pulsar 200ns is good value for money at 95 on road Delhi then KTM duke is a steal for 1,35,000 on-road in Delhi.

KTm is in different league then pulsar in everything, even if both bikes are just on side stands and you have a close look you will see the plastic quality of pulsar 200ns is not even comparable to Duke and so is the quality of paint on tank side panels etc. The way knees tuck in Duke gives you superb control, only aspect where a pulsar 200ns beats KTm is that it has got slightly better horn .

After you reported of several problems with bike i read almost entire thread to come to conclusion that all the members are saying in unison that the problems are promptly sorted by Bajaj and new batches are not having the issues .
I don't mean to say Pulsar 200ns is not good product it is for its price but Duke is steal mate. I after test riding it twice had wrote it off but kudos to bajaj for making the changes at assembly line itself and training the technicians better so that bikes are being delivered in optimized condition now so i am forced to change my views that too happily as it is always good to see a product reach its worthwhile status now i intend to own it quite soon

Anyone here bought their Duke from Lajpat Nagar KTM, Delhi? Or got their bike serviced from there?

Any form of Feedback will be highly appreciated.

To the Delhi Dukers, where did you pick up your Duke from? I'm thinking of picking it up from either Bagga Link, Karol Bagh or the Connaught Place showroom. Any comments/feedback/suggestion?

Especially regarding which showroom might have the latest batch of Dukes? I'd asked last time that how can I identify whether the Duke I'm picking up is a recent batch or relatively older batch but no one responded to my query. Anyone know the answer to that please do let me know. Cheers!

What's the status of the powerparts availability? Anyone have any info?

How come rim stickers, crash pads, tank cap sticker are available at some SVCs but the rest of the stuff is not? Any idea on if the rest are even going to arrive in India or not. I am interested in getting the handguards, KTM gloves and maybe the tank sticker kit. (the prices of all these were mentioned awhile back ITT)

partly due to the reason that it has in fact become smoother and partly due to the fact that you have gotten used to it.
For me, since I rode the bike without a lid for some time before finally getting my helmet, the change was even more drastic. SO don't worry, people can still hear the exhaust, may be a bit less but it's anyday louder than most other desi bikes

with the lid on we can hardly hear the exhaust note
anyways thanks for reply

Check your Coolant level, when the engine is very hot. It seems the coolant overflowed when the engine was hot and came via the overflow pipe. And it's normal and present there for the security reason.

Thanks AnupamOnWheels.
Coolant level is well between min and max limit. But for what purpose does the coolant comes out of the overflow pipe when the engine is hot ?
Kindly share the uses of coolant overflow pipe and during what situations does it spill the coolant out.

I have and till date i am fully satisfied.

They have given a lot of attention to after sales and even sort out small niggles over phone. BTW their service centre is Amazingly Huge.