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**TheMost** · 11-30-2014, 03:43 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by srinath2494 View Post

ktm showroom is far away from my place i asked one of my friends to bring the bike to home next week. but he is having academic works and since being sunday, he got the bike home today itself. its raining pretty well here and i took a ride on the bike. i felt it so easy to steer the bike and the bike didnt skid in wet too. only one thing i felt bad is that my knees felt tight under the recessed tank and it kept hitting the plastic whenever i went on a pothole or bump. also i was riding the bike normally and my friend asked me to check the speedo. to my surprise i found that i kept revving it hard :O it was super smooth and i didnt feel it revving hard. he was also graceful to explain all the practical problems he faced with the showroom ppl and maintenance aspects of the bike. another thing i felt bad as a beginner is the frequent gear shifts. thrice i left the bike turn off without changing proper gears when braking hard. i feel this very uncomfortable in the traffic. now i have only one thing left

to ride a gixxer and see which feels better. keeping in mind about the cost and other things, i feel i can save a lot of money and spend it on my other wants too. one thing is for sure. duke 200 is a good beginner bike whatsoever

Man, I own a D200 which is 3 month old.
I come directly from a CD100.Trust me, There is nothing to worry being a beginner riding D200...
Within 2 weeks I Started to feel the bond with it just like i had between my Cd100.
You will definitely learn to properly use the power and handling of it given some time and you will LOVE it.

BTW, people please suggest me a Cheap Bike mobile holder (pouch kind of).. like 500Rs. or so.

**srinath2494** · 11-30-2014, 03:51 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by TheMost View Post

Man, I own a D200 which is 3 month old.
I come directly from a CD100.Trust me, There is nothing to worry being a beginner riding D200...
Within 2 weeks I Started to feel the bond with it just like i had between my Cd100.
You will definitely learn to properly use the power and handling of it given some time and you will LOVE it.

BTW, people please suggest me a Cheap Bike mobile holder (pouch kind of).. like 500Rs. or so.

wow thats an awesome upgrade! how is the maintenance and ownership experience after using cd100? does it make u think u could ve been with cd100?

**plexus** · 12-01-2014, 02:57 AM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by vjay View Post

could u please give more details about the tank pad u have mentioned...

a pic of the same would be gr8...[emoji6]

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vjay this is tank pad i ordered from ebay.

**Hridesh Raj** · 12-01-2014, 03:22 AM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by manu4j1 View Post

You need to tell/Yell and say "FIX IT FOR GOOD"

Anyways like you mentioned you were always prepared for these petty issues which could surface more often. Overheating or heating? This bike heats up a lot during run-in and thats normal. Anything less than 2bars down from max is normal in bumper to bumper.
During your first free service stay at the service center and keep bothering those guys untill all the issues are addressed. Else it will only be a typical "Wash and Polish Service"

Congrats for the ride

Originally posted by s1d View Post

Firstly am going to give you some 'bad' news. The bike you got is from the older lot (pre Sept 2014). ....

.....Now coming to your issue, its looks like its leaking from the coolant pump area. Do sit on their heads and get it fixed.

Originally posted by AkshayA View Post

Write an email to [email protected] and explain them everything, number of kms you have clocked and name of service you visited and then see the effect.

Cheers
Akshay

Thanks guys for the reply.

I went to ASC yesterday. They found the leak in the pipe below the radiator. Some clips were not properly placed. I was told that everything has been fixed after they worked on proper placement of those clips. I left the engine running at neutral for 15 - 20 minutes at the service center just to make sure there is no more leakage.

Also I got the chain lubed since I have done 500 kms. The bike seems to be opening up now. Much faster and smoother in 3rd and 4th gear.

Lets hope this will be end of the leakage issues.

**Vysakh.M.S** · 12-01-2014, 01:41 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by plexus View Post

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vjay this is tank pad i ordered from ebay.

How much did the power part cost?

Sent from my Xperia SP

**s1d** · 12-01-2014, 02:50 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Vysakh.M.S View Post

How much did the power part cost?

no idea how much he paid, though its available on ebay for around 900~1000rs
buying it from the asc will cost ~1500.
IMO, not worth the money for its functionality.

**Balgi** · 12-01-2014, 03:19 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by s1d View Post

no idea how much he paid, though its available on ebay for around 900~1000rs
buying it from the asc will cost ~1500.
IMO, not worth the money for its functionality.

Which asc is this? I saw it at ktm begumpet Hyderabad for 2048/-.
Btw I also got it off eBay but those have a problem with the gum. It refuses to stick on the tank.

**plexus** · 12-01-2014, 03:35 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

i paid 999 vysakh , asc wont give it for 1500 cause when i went for quotation it was mentioned as 2050/-, that may be a old price. as balgi mentioned it refused to stick on the tank . i contacted the seller and returned it, after 2 days he sent me a new piece thus whole process took 7 days.

**s1d** · 12-01-2014, 03:53 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Balgi View Post

Which asc is this? I saw it at ktm begumpet Hyderabad for 2048/-.
Btw I also got it off eBay but those have a problem with the gum. It refuses to stick on the tank.

2048 !? Omg, i only saw the mrp printed on the packing at the banjara ktm.. it was Rs.14xx IIRC -maybe old stock, because i have seen it every time i went to the showroom.It is on display along with the powerparts sticker kit (which was some Rs54xx.)

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Originally posted by Balgi View Post

Which asc is this? I saw it at ktm begumpet Hyderabad for 2048/-.
Btw I also got it off eBay but those have a problem with the gum. It refuses to stick on the tank.

Is the one sold on ebay an original powerpart or a substitute that looks similar ?
Because i've seen that 'monster' tank pads that sell for around 250rs, they mess up with the tank real bad.
btw, i was also looking at the short levers (in those jing bang colors

) on ebay.. a lot of people have given positive reviews. Am just wondering if i should get a set because i feel the short lever for the clutch might cause wrist pain due to less leverage

**wallpapers123** · 12-01-2014, 04:01 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by s1d View Post

btw, i was also looking at the short levers (in those jing bang colors

) on ebay.. a lot of people have given positive reviews. Am just wondering if i should get a set because i feel the short lever for the clutch might cause wrist pain due to less leverage

I would suggest you to stay away from those levers, because although they look attractive and are quite cheap, the round adjusting gear on the lever sometimes get stuck and you cannot brake or use clutch at all, which was mentioned by some D390 owners on the FB D390 group.

**s1d** · 12-01-2014, 04:14 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by wallpapers123 View Post

I would suggest you to stay away from those levers, because although they look attractive and are quite cheap, the round adjusting gear on the lever sometimes get stuck and you cannot brake or use clutch at all, which was mentioned by some D390 owners on the FB D390 group.

ok, let me do some arm chair research on these. they are not what i call 'cheap', well maybe cheap compared to those obscenely expensive stuff (would have picked them up if they were like 600rs... the 1500 price tag got me thinking)
i have this bad habit of sometimes wanting to test failure first hand and not listen to people

**Balgi** · 12-01-2014, 04:25 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by s1d View Post

2048 !? Omg, i only saw the mrp printed on the packing at the banjara ktm.. it was Rs.14xx IIRC -maybe old stock, because i have seen it every time i went to the showroom.It is on display along with the powerparts sticker kit (which was some Rs54xx.)

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Is the one sold on ebay an original powerpart or a substitute that looks similar ?
Because i've seen that 'monster' tank pads that sell for around 250rs, they mess up with the tank real bad.
btw, i was also looking at the short levers (in those jing bang colors

) on ebay.. a lot of people have given positive reviews. Am just wondering if i should get a set because i feel the short lever for the clutch might cause wrist pain due to less leverage

Its original but the gum looses its adhesive properties in transit is all. The ones at begumpet now sport the price tag of 2048/- INR which is the true cost with import charges added.

If you use riding gloves then trust me short levers are a waste of good money. If not then for city commute it does make a diffrence. Your hands will hurt less with these or so I've heard (am a fan of the word stock).

**s1d** · 12-01-2014, 04:59 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by Balgi View Post

Its original but the gum looses its adhesive properties in transit is all. The ones at begumpet now sport the price tag of 2048/- INR which is the true cost with import charges added.

If you use riding gloves then trust me short levers are a waste of good money. If not then for city commute it does make a diffrence. Your hands will hurt less with these or so I've heard (am a fan of the word stock).

doesnt it have a adhesive masking that should be peeled off in order to apply it ? anyway there are numerous ways for these courier guys to mess up things!
i was thinking of the short levers, only because they have a lesser chance of breaking off in case of a fall.. am going to wait a while and read more about other peoples' experience.and i must say, appearance wise they looked pretty neat too.
For now, am saving up for a decent little jacket.

**KID MONK** · 12-01-2014, 05:15 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

I have a query how much does it cost for an average service and also is the throttle body and fuel pump problems seen on almost every duke 200 also common problems with duke 200 ? please I cant finalize between the r15 and duke 200 (I am a beginner to bikes and im planning to go for my purchase on january 2015 im 5 foot 7 inches and weight 60 kilos and )the most common problem I've seen on the r15 was the headlights 😜 please help me out eveyone

**Balgi** · 12-01-2014, 07:33 PM

Re: KTM 200 Duke

Originally posted by s1d View Post

doesnt it have a adhesive masking that should be peeled off in order to apply it ? anyway there are numerous ways for these courier guys to mess up things!
i was thinking of the short levers, only because they have a lesser chance of breaking off in case of a fall.. am going to wait a while and read more about other peoples' experience.and i must say, appearance wise they looked pretty neat too.
For now, am saving up for a decent little jacket.

Irrespective of masking tape the gum looses its adhesive property. But decent non permanent gum is available. Or else simply use a hair dryer to warm up the glue before applying the tank pads. Besides you can go for far better looking (albeit less padded) tank pads for a little more or sometimes even less. Give eBay a good combing over and you'll find what you need.
Again, irrespective of lever length they will break off in a crash and their adjusters get stuck. If you must install short levers then install the non adjustable foldable ones. Those are more reliable and under no circumstance must you buy it on the internet. Go to any bike accessories shop too get them. Trust me buying these off the internet is like buying local Chinese bikes.

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