Last sunday i had gone to Karol Bagh as some work had to be done on my bike. And those who have seen the Karol Bagh area were all bike work is done know that a few shops sell second hand bikes. So there was this second hand bike shop right next to MXSMotoSport where i had gone to get the work done i saw the duke for the first time in flesh. There was a CBR 250R / a Ninja 250 / Yamaha R15 V2.0 but the duke was looking totally different from the rest of the pack.

It was looking totally an alien from another world, i think because of its color / body frame and headlight (which according to me is the best part i like on this bike, i had even thought of getting its headlight assembly for my bike.

I could be wrong or it is just my imagination but i felt that the tyre size was a bit smaller when compared to other bikes.

I couldnt get my eyes of it and was totally in love with the sheer looks. No matter how hard i try this is one bike which i will not be able to buy at least for the moment.

Hence my heartiest congratulations to all those who own it.

This bike was available for Rs 1.2 lacs at this shop. It even had the protective sticker on the console.

did you check the coolant level when engine is at its peak temperature ?
Mines took its first overflow 2days back, partly because of the wire mesh radiator guard i installed and because the way my friend ripped my bike ,
When engine is hot the coolant expands,when it hits above the max mark it overflows ,

I asked the svc guy abt this some time back... he said the exhaust note will change gradually..

did you check the coolant level when engine is at its peak temperature ?

Mines took its first overflow 2days back, partly because of the wire mesh radiator guard i installed and because the way my friend ripped my bike ,

When engine is hot the coolant expands,when it hits above the max mark it overflows ,

which bike's cover is a perfect fit for duke ?
duke is a new bike and a specific cover for it might be very difficult to find ...

Guys any feedback about the pillion seat?? Is it female friendly?? I mean can Indian Females(wid sarees,etc.,) sit as pillion?

the KTM itself sells the bike cover
which is around some 720 Rs /-

Cool Man, how much did it cost you? Also, how much did the mirror mods cost and where did you get those from?

Thanks for the feedback man. I might end up buying my Duke from them.

The duke tyres are fattest(150 section). But the profile is rounder, whereas the CBR(140) , FZ(140) etc have flatter profiles so they appear wider.

the mistake i did was testing ns after testing duke .. i had considered duke to be the benchmark and so i ended up not liking ns .. i instantly ignored cbr after test ride due to its wieght ... rode ns yesterday and instantly decided to go for duke ... now duke is my full and final decision ... making the full payment on friday ...

they can albeit they have to be athletic enough to compete in Olympics

on a serious note, it caan be managed but its not designed for single sided seating hence you have to provide lots of help as well as it will not be comfortable as the pillion seat size is not good enough for Indian posteriors though better then r15 2.0 by a huge margin.
there is mod of rear seat in this thread somewhere which does looks lot more comfortable although due to seat height still not practical for saree clad women.

can we procure it via online payment as its not available in my city

u mean to say it'l become mroe softer ?



u sure that ur coolant level is between max and min mark ?
even i have the mesh over the radiator and even after ripping it and two bars below cut off when the fan is spinning it was fine for me there was no coolant leak

my coolant was between min and max mark