@Bplus: Good job there. Should be made sticky. People try to avoid quoting the entire post.

I completely disagree. This thread was and still is a very good and informative thread.

The argument in previous pages was very healthy, constructive and informative. Even though some might say it was OT, it was related to technology found in Duke and its younger brother 200NS. But more than that it was quite educational for many of us.
Mods, please do not delete any posts.

i have ridden it around 400kms now .. duke gives best mileage at around 80kmph on 6th gear ... mileage is around 60kmpl at that speed range ... mileage is in the range of 40s if u ride it at 50kmph ...duke will give very bad mileage if u ride it slow ...it has to be ridden fast everytime ...engine feels very happy at high revs .. it is most fuel efficient at around 6000rpm on 6th gear ...

@Payeng - there is no catcon 'tik tik' cooling sound from duke exhaust too ...all my previous bikes had that sound in initial stages ...

I'm yet to get my Duke, hopefully in some 2 weeks, but I've been following this thread since beginning.
In some other thread I read that a Duke owner was riding his Duke next to his Pulsar 200NS friend and that at some normal speed the Duke was showing 4-5 km/h on speedo less than 200NS. At speeds of 120-130 km/h this difference on speedo would be around 10 km/h.

Now, I am not interested in comparing Duke with 200NS but my question is about accuracy of Duke's speedo: is it that Duke shows very accurate speed on speedo and 200NS has a speedo like most other Indian bikes (5-10% higher than actual speed), or is Duke's speedo more or less the same as other bikes but 200NS speedo is way off?

Has anyone with GPS tried to compare Duke's speedo numbers with GPS speeds?
If Duke's speedo shows quite accurate speed then 138 km/h on Duke's speedo would be almost 145-150 km/h on most other bikes!

Second, +1 to the warning against using a pressure washer on the bike. It's not just because of all the electronics. Pressure washers generate enough force to push water past the seals of bearings, which means you can get water (and possibly dirt and grime) inside wheel bearings, steering head bearings, and swingarm bearings, causing significant premature wear.

I am not telling about the technical stuff which was discussed mate..
I was telling about the unnecessary comparissons and statements like.."this is better..that is better"...
we all know what duke and ns is capable of..
I made this request to the mods because there is no point arguing with an idiot and reducing our standards and also this thread's standard and more importantly xbhp's...thats all..cheers..

thats massive!!!
should be really helpful to me as i get my duke soon!!

Couple of points of clarification:

The "W" in a multigrade oil grade stands for Weight, not "Winter".

@Bplus: Good job there. Should be made sticky. People try to avoid quoting the entire post.

This was collated by Aravind for the FB KTM Owners Group, with inputs from lots of people.... due credit should be given to him / them.

Couple of points of clarification:

The "W" in a multigrade oil grade stands for Weight, not "Winter"...

I havent heard of it being refferd to as Weight but thats good to know.Thank you.

We might go OT if we discuss more on this topic. But still I wanted a healthy discussion to happen so that we Bikers can gather more knowledge about the technology the new age bikes are using and to know how much good are they.

I went through those links but I wanted some authentic and scientific articles that could back up this triple spark tech. But none of these links or my own googling gave me the satisfaction. So far I could find only twin spark technology used in some cars but found a triple spark tech used only once. That too for "igniting the unimaginably dense air-fuel mixtures at 55 psi of boost with air-nitro ratios in the 1.75:1 range--meaning 40-percent of the charge mixture is fuel, as opposed to the seven percent you'd typically see in a gasoline-fuel powerplant."
Even in all the forums it's a mixed reaction. Few people only claimed that it would give better fuel efficiency. Though I am confused because the second spark is a 'wasted spark' and happens during the exhaust stroke. Mostly users are inclined towards "clearing the emission norms" reason. This was also used in age old racing cars and old Mercs or Nissans, but eventually most of them shifted to single sparks also.

Also my primary doubt was not about twin spark tech but about the triple spark tech for which I couldn't find any proper supporting document. So I guess I would still search for any proper info before believing this triple spark. Do share any authentic and useful info if you could find some.

Lastly I was also not comparing Duke to NS, rather trying to find justification of using Triple spark(please note : not dual spark) tech from performance point of view.

Yeah i too visited your link.

I got one more point too bro..

Multiple spark plugs means, best spark plug (among 3)is used for combustion.

But triple spark is 'mechanical waste' in some situations... Take a situation,,

Assumptions:

Spark Plug age - 3-4 years good, 5-6 years average, at 6th year you have to change.

Bike age - 5-6 years good, 7-8 years average, at 8th year you have to change the bike.

Implication:

With three spark plugs its waste in this situation, Two spark plugs were enough. With 3 spark plugs, it will provide life of 8-10 yrs of good, but bike worn out already.. Wats the use?

Its like a person having multiple phones, with out using that properly.. A Mechanical waste...

I am Aravind Anbazhagan

Second, +1 to the warning against using a pressure washer on the bike. It's not just because of all the electronics. Pressure washers generate enough force to push water past the seals of bearings, which means you can get water (and possibly dirt and grime) inside wheel bearings, steering head bearings, and swingarm bearings, causing significant premature wear.

That should have been I am "THE" Aravind Anbazhagan..

....How can 'The' be used for a noun? Do I sound like a english teacher? he he

Aravind cannot be restricted into a NOUN .. he's a verb, adjective, pronoun, etc...he's like Rajnikanth of the Duke Owners :P

Why this Kolaveri ?