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Same question guys, mine too lasts for around 5k only.

P.S: I use lots of engine braking (downshift to bring down the speed)

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Its iritating. Towards the end of its life, chain starts making louds noise over bumps and undulations and if you dnt change it, its just get too annoying to ride the bike like this. It should atleast last 10k.


Ride or die

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It's been a while since I went for a trip..that too in the rains. A pic from today's ride to the nearby ghats on the border of Goa. My little Duke is almost close to 2 years old now and still fun to ride

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I see that the rear wheel hub has relative movement with the wheel. As in with bike stationary, if i try to grab the rear sprocket and rotate it i can see slight movement, the bike remaining stationary of course. Does it mean the rubber bushings are gone or may be something else is wrong? Will try to take it to svc tomorrow
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Today I was riding 70 KPH in 6th and tried to red-line it, but what happened it got stuck around 7-8K mark at around 116-118 KPH I guess and refused to go more . I guess road was little inclined but I could feel lack of power at that time . 5th Gear works flawlessly and easily touches 116-118-120 mark before being cut by the limiter and after that shifting to 6th gear bike ( slowly I can say ) reaches around 130+ and top speed 138 . 6th gear is awesome to cruise at 100 KPH but for some reason it's hesitant to touch the top speed itself .
Should I be worried ? Bike ODO is nearly kissing the 3K mark . Why I am feeling the 6th gear to be very under-powered or is it like that only ?

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We had a good turn out with about 30 bikers turning up for the ride.

Good ride, brilliant weather and super disciplined riding as a group.

We even got to ride in the rain for quite a bit All of us headed to the Garden Retreat Resort in Mulugu (about 60kms one way).

Breakfast was waiting for us, a few jumped into the pool while others indulged in a friendly game of basketball and volleyball.

Posed for a few photographs and finally headed to Shamirpet Lake for one last photo op.

All in all a great way to spend Sunday morning.

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It depends on the headwinds, when we were riding down from Vijaywada to Hyderabad, we faced severe headwinds and our bikes struggled to cross 100kmph. On crouching we were able to do about 115kmph or so.

If it is not that then it could also be the O2 sensor messing with the fueling, it runs in an open loop and from what I understand it will keep the air fuel ratio at 14.2:1 until and unless you start getting into the higher part of the torque curve for a gear or 2. Once you get into the meatier part of the torque curve the O2 sensor allows for a richer air fuel ratio which is why constantly riding above 7.5k RPM means a significant drop in your FE.

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The importance of maintaining proper slack in your chain, if your chain is too tight or too loose, you will wear out your slider a lot faster than usual, the slider usually lasts about 10-12k kms.

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I use a lot of engine braking too, refer to my previous post

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Check the alignment of the rear wheel, I doubt the rubber bushes are gone, I feel it maybe more because of the rear wheel hub not being fixed properly.

Do give us an update once you visit the SVC

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First of all congrats on the impressive numbers there on the odo..!!
small doubt:
Any issues with battery during the above mentioned tenure??

Does the Diamond Vision have any adverse effect on the battery??
Been planning to upgrade to it since a while but postponing due to some issues..

Did you find any engine oil accumulated in the air box since after using the K&N air filter??

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Hey can anyone temme if it's possible to upgrade the battery on my Duke 200? I've put a custom headlight which has a dual headlight structure



But the stock battery can't handle both the lights (55/60W) turning on at the same time, so I gotta use one for low beam and one for high beam.... Can't turn on both at the same time...

So can I upgrade the battery to a more powerful one? Does anyone have an idea which one would fit and what else would I need to look into?


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Thanks [MENTION=55656]Pizzaboi[/MENTION] , What is happening is that if I set up a speed of say 115 KMPH for the 6th gear then from there 6th gear works alright in touching 130+ , but If I set up a speed let us say 60 ish kmph in 5th gear and pass on that speed to the 6th gear , then it won't touch 130+ just get stucks around 115 or so . Maybe I guess 6th gear is kinda powerless and needs absolute straight road and no winds if it were to touch top speed from 60 kmph.
In city riding I am getting 32-33 with frequent gear changes and almost redlining 1-2-3 . Is it okay ?

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it is ok but constant redlining will have a significant drop in FE... If you want to get to a crusing speed of 130 or so, you will need to build it up to get there or the O2 sensor will stay in a closed loop and will not send a richer mixture to the engine, once you rev it a bit it shift to an open loop system that let's a more rich fuel mixture into the engine allowing more power to be generated.

This is as much as I know

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Amaron works fine, you will need to remove the battery holder plate to fit it in though

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How much should an amaron cost me? am I looking at a particular model? And then I should have enough battery output power to use both the lights together without damaging electricals?


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thanks @Pizzaboi , I got the point , so to reach the top speed , you have to build it up in each gear .

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One of our group member changed it to the Amaron Pro Bike Beta which he got for Rs.1300 in exchange for his old battery. What he told me is that is cheaper to buy from authorized distributors rather than from a local shop.

The stock battery is 8ah and the Amarom is 9ah, there was no damage to his electricals..

Just curious since our stock battery gives out about 14-14.5v while the battery is running, wouldn't you need a ballast of some sort since you are running 2 projectors. If you aren't running a ballast those must be really weak projectors and you would be better off with the stock headlamps.

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Oh wow, ok thanks
As of now the headlights are reflectors and not projectors... They H7 Phillips Xtreme Vision bulbs, so I can either switch em to H4 and use both lights together or put a pair of projectors


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