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**Doga** · 01-30-2014, 04:46 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by KoushikDC View Post

Yes i noticed it when i turn the ignition on when the mfd does the startup check i noticed that the rpm bars were lighter beyond 9,500 rpm and recently confirmed it by revving the bike.

Oh. It's by design man. It is like that in the very first lot 2012 bikes too. The rpm bars are indeed lighter after 9.5 k. Other members would confirm.
May be the designers kept it light to warn the rider, who might find it difficult to concentrate on the small digits designating the rpm at high speeds , that they are revving the engine and keeping it there for long might harm the engine. The rider can of course ignore the 'warning'

**Srvn** · 01-30-2014, 05:27 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Agree with Koushik!, even on my bike before 1st service rpm2 was set to 7.5k and how much ever I rev, bike would never go past 105kmph, same with rpm indicator. The same was changed at 1st service.
Ofcourse you can change it on your own.
Now at 10.5k rpm goes upto 137 thrown back to 133/134.
I believe rpm2 works as a rev limiter.
Btw, Bike is 1.1 years old now!

**Doga** · 01-30-2014, 06:23 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

Agree with Koushik!, even on my bike before 1st service rpm2 was set to 7.5k and how much ever I rev, bike would never go past 105kmph, same with rpm indicator. The same was changed at 1st service.
Ofcourse you can change it on your own.
Now at 10.5k rpm goes upto 137 thrown back to 133/134.
I believe rpm2 works as a rev limiter.
Btw, Bike is 1.1 years old now!

Yara this is news to me!! It was never the case with my bike. Is it that this feature has been incorporated since 1 year? I need to get my hands on a new duke and check. May be a test ride.

**Srvn** · 01-30-2014, 06:46 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Doga View Post

Yara this is news to me!! It was never the case with my bike. Is it that this feature has been incorporated since 1 year? I need to get my hands on a new duke and check. May be a test ride.

Sure it didn't do beyond 105kph as I revved harder to go past that, it just never went, and it was just 350kms on odo.
I never tested revs by reducing the rpm2 post the 1st service. May be will try that when I find some time..

**KoushikDC** · 01-30-2014, 07:27 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

Sure it didn't do beyond 105kph as I revved harder to go past that, it just never went, and it was just 350kms on odo.
I never tested revs by reducing the rpm2 post the 1st service. May be will try that when I find some time..

It's not the shift indicator because when the bike was delivered it was not set and i had to set them myself i set the rpm 1 to 5,000 & rpm 2 7,000 even then it would go past 7,000, it's just there to indicate shifting of the gear.

Oh. It's by design man. It is like that in the very first lot 2012 bikes too. The rpm bars are indeed lighter after 9.5 k. Other members would confirm.
May be the designers kept it light to warn the rider, who might find it difficult to concentrate on the small digits designating the rpm at high speeds , that they are revving the engine and keeping it there for long might harm the engine. The rider can of course ignore the 'warning'

Initially i thought the same thing it was to indicate the redlinig but as i said recently i revved the bike and it stopped at 9,500, i'll try and post a video if i can.

**Srvn** · 01-30-2014, 07:48 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by KoushikDC View Post

It's not the shift indicator because when the bike was delivered it was not set and i had to set them myself i set the rpm 1 to 5,000 & rpm 2 7,000 even then it would go past 7,000, it's just there to indicate shifting of the gear.

Oh. It's by design man. It is like that in the very first lot 2012 bikes too. The rpm bars are indeed lighter after 9.5 k. Other members would confirm.
May be the designers kept it light to warn the rider, who might find it difficult to concentrate on the small digits designating the rpm at high speeds , that they are revving the engine and keeping it there for long might harm the engine. The rider can of course ignore the 'warning'

Initially i thought the same thing it was to indicate the redlinig but as i said recently i revved the bike and it stopped at 9,500, i'll try and post a video if i can.

Dude please do not get confused and confuse others as well...
Dimmer rpm bars on the rpm indicator was found on dukes which got the ecu remap treatment (2012 batch bikes) to fix up issues like jerking and so, which also affected the top end (original 138-139) by 4-5kmph. 2013 batch onwards all bikes have the remaped ecu as stock (133-134 as top whack).
You can find the above said info few hundred pages back.

**Sanchit Arora** · 01-30-2014, 07:49 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

Agree with Koushik!, even on my bike before 1st service rpm2 was set to 7.5k and how much ever I rev, bike would never go past 105kmph, same with rpm indicator. The same was changed at 1st service.
Ofcourse you can change it on your own.
Now at 10.5k rpm goes upto 137 thrown back to 133/134.
I believe rpm2 works as a rev limiter.
Btw, Bike is 1.1 years old now!

I wish RPM2 worked as a REV Limiter.. I wish it was that easy to give inputs and change the entire algorithm fed to the ECU by just a couple of button press...

These are just RPM indicators, also both 1&2 don't blink in the 6th gear...

It's just a add on feature in the console just like the old TVS Victor n Apache, Economy Mode-Green light & Power Mode-Red/Orange... Here it's technically more advanced so that the user can set his/her own preference...

My RPM1 is set at 7.5 and RPM2 at 9.0, I just like to see the Red light constant while I rip

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**Srvn** · 01-30-2014, 08:30 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Sanchit Arora View Post

I wish RPM2 worked as a REV Limiter.. I wish it was that easy to give inputs and change the entire algorithm fed to the ECU by just a couple of button press...

These are just RPM indicators, also both 1&2 don't blink in the 6th gear...

It's just a add on feature in the console just like the old TVS Victor n Apache, Economy Mode-Green light & Power Mode-Red/Orange... Here it's technically more advanced so that the user can set his/her own preference...

My RPM1 is set at 7.5 and RPM2 at 9.0, I just like to see the Red light constant while I rip

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Sanchit, I just told the experience I had almost an year ago... As I said, will try to check the same by decreasing the rpm2 to 8k or less and post back the result when I get some time.

**Syed Zakir Ahamed** · 01-30-2014, 10:52 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

Sanchit, I just told the experience I had almost an year ago... As I said, will try to check the same by decreasing the rpm2 to 8k or less and post back the result when I get some time.

Just Imagine! If the Lower RPM is limiting the speed, then setting the ODO with Higher RPM will increase the Speed.

Sounds Crazy, But give it a try.

**Sanchit Arora** · 01-31-2014, 01:16 AM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

Sanchit, I just told the experience I had almost an year ago... As I said, will try to check the same by decreasing the rpm2 to 8k or less and post back the result when I get some time.

Please do try and post the results here...

I've got another idea, please try it out.. You know the bike idles around 1500rpm... Try changing Rpm2 to 1000 or 1200rpm... So if Rpm2 actually limits the rev, the bike won't start at all...

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**KoushikDC** · 01-31-2014, 01:35 AM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Happy to say that the problem has been solved or i should say understood, the bike does rev to 10,500 rpm the mistake was i couldn't see the bars properly because after 9,500 they are lighter and few till 10,500 since the distance is short it was my bad

, and the rpm 1 & 2 do not restrict it as i fiddled around with them to check.

**dukist** · 01-31-2014, 09:59 AM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by KoushikDC View Post

Happy to say that the problem has been solved or i should say understood, the bike does rev to 10,500 rpm the mistake was i couldn't see the bars properly because after 9,500 they are lighter and few till 10,500 since the distance is short it was my bad

, and the rpm 1 & 2 do not restrict it as i fiddled around with them to check.

Goo, told you mate, they are just for riders aid .
Cheers!

**Srvn** · 01-31-2014, 01:10 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

^^Great then, cleared the air for everyone here..!
Sanchit!, was amazed by your another idea

, would request you to check that yourself and report the result back and amaze me yet again!!

**Sanchit Arora** · 01-31-2014, 01:35 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Srvn View Post

^^Great then, cleared the air for everyone here..!
Sanchit!, was amazed by your another idea

, would request you to check that yourself and report the result back and amaze me yet again!!

Dude, you amazed us by actually believing that the RPM2 works as a rev limiter... :banghead:

And the results of setting the RPM2 at 1000, BANG BANG the bike still revs upto 10,500

Enjoy red lining at every gear... Be safe.. Cheers...

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**Doga** · 01-31-2014, 03:40 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

The rpm limiter question has to be the most asked in this forum

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