So I am up for a blast in future.. KTM Duke 390 "ABS" ♥♥♥

Does anybody know the manufacturer's load rating of the Duke 200.? ...the gross vehicle weight rating of duke rolling on stock tires and standard air pressure.?

I dont think this bike can do 0-100 UNDER 5 secs. 4 stroke beating a 2 stroke....???
Is quicker than the 2 stroke twin cyl RD-350...??
Never....
I have seen some people who underestimated RD-350 in front of Duke-390.
DUKE-390 still eats smoke of RD.

thanks for replying. Is second service 120 days after 1st service or from the date of purchase..?

It is after the first service. not from the date of purchase. coz you need to complete 5K in that period.

Ok after having completed the running in period successfully I will finally head to BAJAJ probiking kasturba road bangalore..any tips?
Also, I have fitted a white LED on the parking light..I hope they don't create any fuss..
And lastly, did you guys notice the parking light turns on when you move the bike front or back even when the engine is off (of course the ignition and park lights are in ON position )

Two strokes no matter what will always be a class apart. Let's not start off OT in this thread.

Cheers!
VJ

what happened? put on sudden weight ?

it's there in the manual btw

AFAIK there ain't any specific load factor for the chassis itself until and unless you bag on something radically different, or if you're so soft cornered to help the trucker walla with his tonnage

Check your tire, they have the right amount of load factor in it, which equates to handling, stability and overall flickabilty. That should be your best bet.

If you're asking about how much just a steel frame can bear. Anything that's has two legs and two hands kiddin.

Cheers!
VJ

There is always a load limit for any vehicle.

This is from the European manual

Max Permissible overall weight : 282 kg (622 lb)
Max permissible front axle load : 125 kg (276 lb)
Max permissible rear axle load : 210 kg (463 lb)

Now usually it's fine if we try not to exceed the overall weight limit which is 282 Kgs here. But there may be cases where the front or rear axle ratings are breached even though the overall weight limit is not because of very uneven distribution of the overall weight over the motorcycle.. For ex say you carry a 220 Kg tank bag and you weigh 60 Kg.

Precisely. Uneven load factor on almost anything can upset a vehicle's dynamics. The simplest thing for one would be to follow the tire recommended weight, as they are pretty much calculated with (possible extra luggage factors) But any baggage beyond or less, as you've rightly pointed out, saddled without the right conscience is gonna affect handling and in the long term gonna bend you chassis for sure.

Cheers!
VJ

Dont think the 390 can do a 0-100 under 6 sec like in the video. I guess its the FPS of the video which makes it seem faster!

BTW, is there any link of review abt the Race Dynamics ECU for duke?

Duke 390 did 0-100 kmh in that video in 5 sec WITH bad gear shifting.
So why then even mention 6 sec??

I used to work as a video editor. That video looks perfectly genuine.

With such a power to weight ratio and max torque at lower revs than Duke 200 such incredible acceleration isn't so surprising.
I just don't expect it'll have much of a top speed, I suspect KTM tuned it more for acceleration and not for top speed.
But hey, after all, they have to leave some room to Bajaj to sell their new faired Pulsar 375...

And re RD350 story - yes, a 2 stroke is a 2 stroke, but with all due respect to RD350 - 20 years is 20 years, technology has progressed since then. There's not a single reason why RD350 shouldn't be slower than Duke 390. And this is KTM engine we're talking about, they're masters of single cylinder pepped up engines...

I haven't found any review of RD ECU either. I did 5 test rides for them and gave them lots of feedback when they were developing the map back in December, and at the end the map had much stronger mid range than stock with full on power all the way to 11,700 rpm. The power didn't feel to lose its steam post 10,000 rpm (peak power point of the engine). It simply felt as a noticeably stronger Duke...
I don't know if that map is same as current one which they sell.
I haven't tried Kiirus.

Correct. Thats called the GVWR gross vehicle weight rating. Thanks for the figures btw. How come were you able to find a european mannual. And this should be mentioned in the Indian ones too. Anyways im relying on the figures youre giving.