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  • #406
    Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
    While doing that 100km run, I had some observations...

    1) The rear disc wire which extends from the foot brake to the back wheel discs, appeared to be lined with a blue ink kinda thing, not sure whether it was there earlier or not.

    2) I used to change the gears like usual but at the end of a 10km continous run in 6th gear, I slowed down and while changing the gear to 5th, it got stuck somewher in between and that sound of the gear box made me really sick, I started sweatting, I thought something really went wrong, but fortunately i couldn fell any change again while riding

    Could some Expertise come up with some explanation for the above 2 ???
    The black ink kind of thing is there on every bike. So don't worry

    When changing gear you may not have pressed steady so must've gotten stuck in between 5th and 6th gear - Hope you haven't incurred any damage. what kind of shoes were you wearing?

    Make sure you continue to rev only after seeing the gear number change on display - at least for a few times if not all the times. just to get over the fear. (this is just my advise)

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    • #407
      Originally posted by Shubz View Post
      The black ink kind of thing is there on every bike. So don't worry

      When changing gear you may not have pressed steady so must've gotten stuck in between 5th and 6th gear - Hope you haven't incurred any damage. what kind of shoes were you wearing?

      Make sure you continue to rev only after seeing the gear number change on display - at least for a few times if not all the times. just to get over the fear. (this is just my advise)
      I was wearing light woodland shoes and they fit perfectly on the gear peddle, and ya i wil make sure whenever I m doin some uneven gear shifts i will keep an eye on the console..

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      • #408
        I see youtube videos where in they say..."there is no need to use clutch for Upshifting"..on a sports bike, how far is this true ?? and how many of u dare to try this durin the run-in period of the Duke...

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        • #409
          Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
          I was wearing light woodland shoes and they fit perfectly on the gear peddle, and ya i wil make sure whenever I m doin some uneven gear shifts i will keep an eye on the console..
          I thought the shoes question was sarcastic . But always keeping an eye on the console might be dangerous!
          Hero Honda Karizma
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          • #410
            Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
            I see youtube videos where in they say..."there is no need to use clutch for Upshifting"..on a sports bike, how far is this true ?? and how many of u dare to try this durin the run-in period of the Duke...
            That's also widely known as power shifting but they use special technology called slipper clutches where they either use a button to shift up or do it manually and the slipper clutch allows the gear to fit into the hurried gear change somehow!!! That's a very blurred idea but Google is your friend here...but...to answer your question...I wouldn't do that to my new KTM. you really don't need to since it already has very close gear ratios so you don't need to be power shifting through the gears...
            Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.

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            • #411
              Originally posted by Ri$hi View Post
              Does the weight of the bike also has something to do with mileage figures?
              Duke is hardly 125kg. Is that the reason its able to manage to give awesome mileage?
              Absolutely Yes. Even solo riding will give more FE than riding with a pillion. Duke is a light weight motorcycle. I think it will give over 35 kmpl or maybe higher in normal driving conditions.

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              • #412
                I got the delivery of my Duke today evening. Made the PBK guys remove the rear tyre hugger, saree guard and the front numberplate mount. Looks Brilliant!!!

                Covered 46 km till now...will write in more later.
                Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience.

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                • #413
                  Originally posted by niranjanvaidya View Post
                  I got the delivery of my Duke today evening. Made the PBK guys remove the rear tyre hugger, saree guard and the front numberplate mount. Looks Brilliant!!!

                  Covered 46 km till now...will write in more later.


                  Ahh.. congrats buddy



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                  • #414
                    Originally posted by niranjanvaidya View Post
                    I got the delivery of my Duke today evening. Made the PBK guys remove the rear tyre hugger, saree guard and the front numberplate mount. Looks Brilliant!!!

                    Covered 46 km till now...will write in more later.
                    pojer !!!!!
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                    • #415
                      Originally posted by darkknight View Post
                      pojer !!!!!
                      ^^ hahaha.... wait till I remove the rear footpegs...even bigger pojer :P
                      Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience.

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                      • #416
                        Originally posted by ASSASSIN07 View Post
                        I thought the shoes question was sarcastic . But always keeping an eye on the console might be dangerous!
                        No sir, the question was not sarcastic. If you are wearing some big boots, getting under the gear lever and placing foot over the gear lever may take some effort/time lag and even the feeling would be different. Quite possible that with a heavy boot, one might tread lightly on the gear lever and put it "in-between" gears. Sorry if it came across as sarcastic.

                        You got me wrong on the second count too - I was ONLY talking of "glancing" at the console - not gazing at it!

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                        • #417
                          Originally posted by Shubz View Post
                          No sir, the question was not sarcastic. If you are wearing some big boots, getting under the gear lever and placing foot over the gear lever may take some effort/time lag and even the feeling would be different. Quite possible that with a heavy boot, one might tread lightly on the gear lever and put it "in-between" gears. Sorry if it came across as sarcastic.

                          You got me wrong on the second count too - I was ONLY talking of "glancing" at the console - not gazing at it!
                          Dont worry Shubz "Mr Assasin" is having fun...

                          Now I hear squeeky sound like the usual drum brakes sound if i move the bike manually and also a mild harsh sound as if somethings pressing against the rim of the wheels (i hv removed all plastic covers)...tried to figure out wher exactly the sounds coming from but couldnt..but I hope these r minor observations..

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                          • #418
                            Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
                            Dont worry Shubz "Mr Assasin" is having fun...

                            Now I hear squeeky sound like the usual drum brakes sound if i move the bike manually and also a mild harsh sound as if somethings pressing against the rim of the wheels (i hv removed all plastic covers)...tried to figure out wher exactly the sounds coming from but couldnt..but I hope these r minor observations..
                            A word of advice for all further observations like these, Please mention the odo reading whenever mentioning anything like the above so that anybody reading today or at a later date is able to gauge what exactly is/was happening and what could be its probable cause.

                            Cheers
                            Advice is a form of nostalgia.
                            Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

                            Antz Travelz!! | South India Exploration Ride | Leh Triplog (Work in progress)

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                            • #419
                              Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
                              Dont worry Shubz "Mr Assasin" is having fun...

                              Now I hear squeeky sound like the usual drum brakes sound if i move the bike manually and also a mild harsh sound as if somethings pressing against the rim of the wheels (i hv removed all plastic covers)...tried to figure out wher exactly the sounds coming from but couldnt..but I hope these r minor observations..
                              Originally posted by antz.bin View Post
                              A word of advice for all further observations like these, Please mention the odo reading whenever mentioning anything like the above so that anybody reading today or at a later date is able to gauge what exactly is/was happening and what could be its probable cause.

                              Cheers
                              Right said Antz bro!

                              Rajath - Odo reading please! I will go to the basement in a bit and push the bike forward and reverse to check if there is any noise. BTW - my ODO reading is around 150 Kms.

                              I have had my chain adjusted, lubed a couple of days ago (when I had reported the chain snapping against swing-arm).

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                              • #420
                                Originally posted by Rajathslr View Post
                                Dont worry Shubz "Mr Assasin" is having fun...

                                Now I hear squeeky sound like the usual drum brakes sound if i move the bike manually and also a mild harsh sound as if somethings pressing against the rim of the wheels (i hv removed all plastic covers)...tried to figure out wher exactly the sounds coming from but couldnt..but I hope these r minor observations..
                                Okay ODO reads 296 kms...

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