Really? Is the bike that light? I somehow missed this detail when browsing the bike information on the web.

One of the prime reasons I bought CB twister as against Dazzler/Pulsar/Hunk was the kerb weight. Thanks for sharing. I'm looking to change my motorcycle towards the end of this year and I might actually take a test ride!!

peace.....
back to topic
if anyone could help me with the information regarding repairing puncture of tubless tire.
is there a puncture kit for tubeless tires too?..how much would it cost and how could it be done?
also wouldnt we require a paddock to do that?

i believe the kerb weight is 124kg only and with all liquids inclusive of 10.5 lt petrol it is 136 kg thats full tank, which by the way we are supposed to keep one litre less as the bike has main stand only so some petrol may spill .

Also to add to it

1 - the bike weight is superbly centralized courtesy trellis frame, al swing arm, under belly exhaust.

2. Lowst unsprung weight among all price wise competitors due to light alloys, USD forks and clever design bits.

3. Extreme rigidity in chassis due to trellis frame, USD shocks for increased stability, radial brakes for the same


all the above mentioned points in some parts add to feel of even lower weight of bike and in large part to superb handling thus decreasing stress on body, wrist and makes it lot more easy to balance and control in slow moving traffic then rest of competitors


Anybody knows a good site for buying Motul or any other 20w50 mineral oil as well as Chain lube, chain cleaner ,tank pad/sticker for Duke and KTM rain cover ? i need delivery in Lucknow as fast as possible

i did check indmotard but could not find a link for the same as well as performance racing which does stock some things but not all, and the oil is 20w40 motul not 20w50 hence i don't know for sure whether i should go for it or not, also if someone can comment about time taken for delivery by this site

Thank you, all along, I thought this bike was a rich man's import toy but I realize there is stuff to know about this motorcycle. I might spend some time browsing their website and any ownership reports.

It's one of the Most VFM bike available today. If you have the money, and like the looks, surely go for it.

hey dude before pointing a finger to his english you better follow the rules first... Back to back posts is against forum rules....so you better stay away from the forum... This site is about biking brotherhood but you are acting like robinhood.... Its evident from his text that he is not using sms language(which is against forum rules)...instead his english might be a bit poor and that does not mean he cant post here... Nowhere it is written in the xbhp rulebook that people with a little poor english cant post here... I suggest you to close your profile and get lost from xbhp... You are of no help to anyone and only creating trouble... You dont have any right to insult anyone or anyone's ride... I even doubt if you can afford a ninja...you are lieing big time... A true ninja owner will always be sensible...
@francois: bro welcum to xbhp just avoid listening to morons and keep contributing....

+ 1 for language part, as nobody's first language is English here hence we should refrain from commenting about langauge . Your point about sms lingo is true also is about senseless posts

Tubeless tires are to be repaired using the kit. U get a lot on ebay and such online shopping sites. But do remember not to buy the cheapest one. I did buy one (cheapest) and the cold patch rubber was too hard to go inside the tire. Prices start from 99rs onwards for the whole kit (to repair 5 punchers), whereas normal puncher repair shops charge 100 rs for 1 puncher. Youtube some videos about how to repair tubeless tires, u'll know.

Problem !!

I had to rev my duke really hard for around 15 mins as i was in an emergency situation. I forgot to take my ID for an exam. I had to rush back home, 14-16 kms in total. It was within the city so i had to make some crazy ass maneuvers, breaking traffic rules. The duke's handling is impeccable as i pushed it to its extreme limit today. A couple of unintentional wheelies and powerslides and the bike comes back well in line.

Had the rpms at not less than 8000, maxing out in each gear and i felt the wild performance in the first few minutes but after that i felt a mild drop in acceleration... Did i get used to it? Did i glaze the cylinder walls? Or could it be something i do not know about yet... Is it normal when the engine heats up? Coz im sure i heated the engine - City driving plus excessive rpms...

I thought it might get normal after the engine cools down. The temperature bar was at 1 bar when i started it a few hours later but the acceleration felt the same. I'll be going to the svc to change the oil and clean the FI, airfilter, and spark plugs one by one to see what exactly or approximately how much percentage of performance i can recover...

^^^^^ I don't think it's an issue. It's all psychological. And I'm sure it'll be pretty fine and no drop in acceleration for sure.
Where can I find the rear tyre of the Duke in Bangalore???

it is light but feels a little heavy when you have to move it backwards while sitting on the bike .. my previous bike was fz and it too weighed 136kgs, but i used to move it much easily.. i think it is because most of duke's weight is below the rider ..it feels ultralight while on the move ..
i have always kept a puncture repair kit under the rear seat of all my bikes ..no need of paddock stand ..

duke's tyres are custom made by mrf for only duke .. you will have to buy it from ktm spares.. you will have to be lucky to find it in open market but they would charge atleast 10% more than its mrp ...

how many kms on the odo? And is it the first time you touched the rev limiter ? Unless you madly revved your bike in run in period without warming up,
i dont think so. next time ride safe and follow traffic rules.cheers

Can some one please assist with the best suitable disc Lock for the KTM Duke 200 ??
still awaiting my possession but strongly feel the urge of having a good quality disc Lock
have short listed the XENA X6 lock will get it from UK for around 4K.
Or do we have better or at par options in India?
Thanks

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Regarding the loss in acceleration, people have felt it before too bro. Something is yet to be done to figure this out by the SVC guys. You can perhaps try and recreate/reproduce this problem by performing identical steps that you did and then show it to the SVC guys.

xena locks were used by some mates in England and they used to vouch for its quality, just to be clear there are quite a few cases of superbikes, bycycles being stolen in UK and that's why most of the bikers lock their bikes by heavy duty chains as well to a binding post.

I have personally no experience about any other indian brand or any other brand, but i do recall reading on this forum only , a direct comparison between xena and some other Indian brand , ie.e between the locks having alarm facility, and xena's were a lot louder and looked to be better build which they should looking at higher cost.

I would say looking at their international fan following, availability in Orange colour etc, you should go for it or like me you can wait for "central locking feature activation , a soon to come feature activation for a cost. Yes those who are not aware, YOu heard me Right. Again bike sub 5 L which comes with all required wiring and sensor's pre-installed just they need some sort of activation and the key having the remote locking mechanism built it. !

Dukers Rejoice, another feature which is necessity in India, comes factory Installed on DUKE. I am just hoping it comes with Engine immobilizer, which i think it will come with it!


Roll over sensor and/or motion sensor can be used along with it to sound a alarm if the bike is being towed, being dragged etc etc

I believe this is must present feature in India vehicles and i having used one preinstalled in Volkswagen Vento can vouch for complete peace of mind which it comes with.
ONlY if they add option of Angry Birdies noise when some one touches the bike or add the voice Message/ Alarm, - Dont Touch my Bike YOU MORON, Go play with Your MARBLES !! and i would have a Ball


Now this is what i call as coming back to the bike and thus the topic (after Rahulbarik's nonsense).

Regarding the loss in acceleration, people have felt it before too bro. Something is yet to be done to figure this out by the SVC guys. You can perhaps try and recreate/reproduce this problem by performing identical steps that you did and then show it to the SVC guys.

I have a sincere request, Please and I am saying Please if you do not know what you are talking about or do not read what fellow Xbhpian wrote then refrain from commenting-

Point 1 - He did mention the problem is still there so he do not need to recreate the '' problem"

2- This is not a problem - Nothing will happen to Bike if he has represented clearly the situation - Redlining the bike in each Gear once a while even during run in causes no perceptible loss in acceleration but arguably it Helps the run in Process ! , Also 10500 RPM as set by KTm in India is not true redline of the engine, I ca say from Experience in Automotive Sector that the bike Redline lies somewhere between 12,000 to 12,500 .


3- Even if lets for one second working on the hypothesis bike did loose its pickup due to maxing our RPM in all gears, Don't you think recreating/ reproducing the problem involves careless driving, wheelies, breaking traffic Rules . power slides and causing intentional harm to Bike ! Do You really think it should be done and SVC guys will honour the warranty after the known case of careless riding, they might and they can term is as intentional harm done to by by causing Power slides , wheelies as no bike manufacturer even while being aware that there street bikes will be used for it will acknowledge the warranty after being made aware of it !

4 Now if i take it as reproducing the problem by not breaking rules, not causing wheelies, which i doubt if you max the rpm in initial two gears you should be really skilled not to pop a wheelie ! etc etc believing the first hypothesis it did cause the harm to engine , then will a sane man try it again!!

Also mate you should also refrain from Indirectly comparing some to Dogs etc, yes indeed its the duty of moderator's to tell someone when they are going wrong but it does not mean we as responsible XBHpians can not comment about a wrong post.
For example when you see riding carelessly, not following traffic rules , Do you just pass thinking well Traffic police should do their work and or warn/reprimand/ educate the person so as may be a possible accident at next signals can be averted!

My whole point is that you do not own the bike hence has no experience with it, you don't seem to have any technical expertize / degree to back it up which was still OK if you were " discussing a potential problem while backing it up with facts or logic '" which you do not! You just seems to read the entire forum again and again with magnifying glass and looking at sometimes one or sometimes more two three four instances of same problem coming up and declaring The bike is SHIT! The bike is not good! or Bike is having so many problems -

You should be aware to quantify some stray cases to be issues A- it should have high percentage not some three four cases B- you need to identify whether it is a problem or due to safety feature / a design feature/ a feature present in bike of that particular class C- it needs a skilled observation / testing to quantify it as a problem !

I really feel like laughing, not to boost but to backup what i am saying - I have worked in ARAI in SDL department as well as in Toyota, Now my job was to test the bikes and cars in various ways and if i start telling you what all cars and bikes which we see on road today, faced the passing problem in our facility due to horrendous flaws You will just wave a magic wand and declare all Cars including Lamborghini Gallardo, mercedes SLK just name a few, Unfit to be on our Roads and a failure product . God we need people like you in India in IOC so as next time our athletes gets the best training facilities and Kits tested from - 5 degrees to + 85 degrees operating condition and as well as a wrestler will be good enough to do win a state level bout in Taekwondo and Swimming as a Athlete should be master of all ! not like KTM duke which single handedly created street performance category in India and is being showered with praise in England by esteemed moto journalist where it is selling correct me if i am wrong for 3300 GBP! and still getting laurels !
And here we have you ! My mate who without having any knowledge to speak of about engines/ chassis or any experience with Bike is better then them in testing DUKE that too VIRTUALLY