duke is the new track king ...

new track king .. track test by overdrive ..
KTM 200 Duke vs Yamaha R15 v2.0 vs Honda CBR250R on a racetrack - Overdrive

experience after 2600 km

HI guyz,

Thanks for maintaining such a post for long time with more than enough materials to stop scratching head from the waiting period to when we are trying to find some solution for little problems.

Well I crossed over 2600 km and had only 1 issue till now.on the 5th day bike didnot start as the battery went dead but SVC manager Mr.Ravi replaced it next day by sending a NEW battery and all is well till then.

had a crash but only 600 spent for right crash guard,hand grip RHS,rear break lever and labour charge.crash guard saved the fairing completely.

Mileage extracted without trying to save is in CITY-35-40 kmpl
During some nandi hill blasts,with pilion,100 - 130 sppedo,bike showed 48-52 kmpl ( while down the hill 76 IGNORE) ,,but surprisingly spent just few drops above 2 litters for >120 km..dats almost 60 .

Lastly , just 1 request,Please keep it clean.

Thanks Mountain for all the info You have shared.


Dear Rohan, with all love/respect and best regards, You bought the bike , so will your quest for the finding niggles come to end but with time, enjoy Your ride.PLEASE. its a different bike and learn it.I do know You are a senior rider,but still just enjoy ride.Try to find what You can say when SVC will ask during 1st service"Sir, what are the issues?" .Will be helpfull else You will also be stading like me clueles and making some false issue remembering from post and forcefully try to justify them :P.

No man, it's the stock. Nothing has been done to the bike yet.

This is the beautiful area near Siri Fort, close to my office. Seems like a completely different side of Delhi.

ROFL.... nicely put bro... People recognise Duke from its exhaust sound.

Before the looks of the bike, its the sound that's the head turner

so far so good. though the suspension is a bit hard causing the bum to pain after long rides :P and the rear brake lacks feedback apart from that the bikes superb

Thanks bro..
Yes, it's an universal products ( but you have to know what type of bar end fits your bike either using bolts or rubber )

It costs around $15

yes it will, but you have to mod the fitment system (this one using bolt , KTM use rubber system)
easy, just get a cheap bar end with rubber fitment, and replace the fitment system.


I think the pain comes from the hard seat, the rear suspension (in my opinion) is soft, too soft maybe

Sharing with you guys a link of one of the Dukes picture which was featured on their official facebook page "KTM - Ready to Race India"
P.S - the picture was taken from another photo sharing website and I was unaware till it got viral
Wall Photos | Facebook
do have look guys
ride safe

@stanley17 Can u explain how the bars eat out the vibrations of the Handle??

here I am with another grouse !!
The bike feels distinctly sluggish.The throttle response seems to vanish especially in the 4th gear!! I have reported about this in the past on this forum and was advised to get the chain tightened and air filter cleaned.
The filter was cleaned a few days back and was not too dirty to begin with.
Though I would admit that the chain is very loose at the moment.
For the past few days I have noticed that if in 4th gear at around 4500-5000 rpm, the throttle is suddenly twisted, I don't get a proportional response from the bike and I end up pinning the throttle with the speedo barely showing 60-70
Note that this doesn't happen when I open the throttle relatively gradually.The bike picks cleanly and the rpms do climb up in a proportionate manner.
I get to notice this only when I feel a little 'aggressive' and give sudden twists to the throttle. S0 basically the bike fails to respond to those sudden twists. What could be the reason here? Loose chain and underinflated tyres can be part of the reason, but certainly they don't play a big part. The air filter is not unclean surely. Is the air passage clogged with dust(less probable though) ?

Or may be the sensor which feeds throttle twist angle parameters to the ecu
is slow/faulty(but last time when it was checked by the regional tech head at the ktm servicing meet, it looked to be ok).
Fuel quality not up to the mark?
Or may be all dukes/bikes have this kind of behaviour, where the engine can't keep up with too sudden twists of the throttle and the power delivery cannot be faster beyond a particular limit(and I seem to cross that limit with my sudden twists).
But whatever the reasons be, I feel disheartened every time when the bike refuses to oblige when I try to rip

Hmm, got it.............wud get it done the easy way.

i am loving each and every ride with my duke .. just one minor niggle .. the cables below the speedo console make some noise sometimes .. need to fasten it up with some tape...

Was it always like this ? or did this trend developed with the bike's age ? do the acceleration grouse only occurs in 4th gear roll-on or does it occur in other gears too ?

To be true, I have read that the D200 has got some really good roll-on time, which however I did not find on the test bike in 4th gear,period- the Duke I tested was also carrying a 90kg pillion.

Anyway, but even in 3rd and 4th gear, the pick-up felt like the 2nd and 3rd gear of most 150cc or 220cc carbed bikes..............I do not know what to conclude- it has got huge pulling power with the added weight in 4th @sudden acceleration but did not rack up high road speeds until it was past 8500 rpms at which it took time to accelerate.

I think, this is the same feeling you are having too...............but I had it with a heavy pillion.

Slow throttle response is a thing associated with carbed bikes, not Fi bikes......so it would be better to consider the FI check among other things you wish to diagnose.

No they don't play a big part, but they certainly play a huge part

See, if the rpm increases and the bike is going nowhere, then definitely, loose chain, low tyre pressure are to be considered- and trust me, they cause a significant loss in instant acceleration.

A loose chain makes the bike feel like as if it is on a smaller rear sprocket,it takes time to accelerate and but then posts good top end.A low tyre pressure hampers overall performance too, especially if the vehicle is carrying substantial load.

TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF MY BIKE

took it for a highway ride
to touch the top speed
and i touched 126 earlier

and this time touched 136 and the bike didnt go more
did couple of runs and it was around135-136

oh man it was such a great feeling
the wind blast , the bike's exhaust note , and that sudden adrenaline rush in the body
it was just awesome
.
this was my last ride on the bike
as leaving the bike and going for studies


so far my best ride ever

I WILL MISS U MY DUKE

Having ridden bar-end weighted bikes myself...........I always felt that bar-weights acts like a dampner when it comes to handle bar vibrations.

The bar-weights are solid pieces of block metal which dampens or flattens out the vibes which the handle transmits.

Did you sell it?
If yes, how much did you fetch?