Re: KTM 200 Duke

yes sir, i do understand that the chain-sprocket is replaced as a set.
its almost impossible to give you an answer without looking at the bike. as for general advice, i have already told you earlier.
As for the mechanic's comment that the life of the chain-sprocket lasting just 15k, its just good 'ol BS and is true if you have abused the bike/chain (frequent ripping, improper chain maintenance etc). Like i said, my bike has done close to 15k in a year now and the chain kit am sure will last another 10k km approx (i.e. 25k before i think it will need to be changed)
I have also see 390's and 200's at the svc whose chain's have been replaced at 25k km.. though some do go bad early due to how the bike is ridden and maintained.

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I ll visit svc soon again , will let know what the prob is

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I remember someday ago one guy on this forum was having a problem where if he uses the front brake ,he would sway or skid a bit from the front tyre.any update if the issue was resolved !

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Here is my Duke. Have done 550kms on it till now. Will compile a short review from my side soon.

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Is it ok to start and off the bike in gear....???

N how many dukers are here from Delhi...???

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Did you do some light painting on her?? Looks cool anyways. Congrats on the baby duke!!

KTM Duke 200 oil leakage near the engine.

Hey guys, I own a Duke 200 ( just 2 months old and completed my first free service). I purchased it in Pune (Maharashtra).
This is my first bike and I'm madly in love with it.

Just one week after the 1st service I decided to take my Duke on a long drive to Nashik.

It was approximately 220kms journey from Pune to my destination in Nashik.
The night before the journey I checked my bike and everything was normal as usual.

Also this was my first long drive and the first time that I crossed 90+ kmph on the Duke. ( I couldn't cross 5000rpm till the 1st service)
(I really enjoyed the experience of riding a bike on the highway).

After reaching Nashik, I again checked the bike and i noticed this leakage from the engine for the first time.



Is it normal??
What is the solution and how much will it cost??

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When in gear, holding the clutch and using the kill switch is safe but turning off the machine just by leaving the clutch is bad for the clutch.
Starting no problem.. Just hold the clutch and turn it on

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I read this comment in motorbeam about the valve adjustment that needs to be done at 10k kms.. Should we be worried and ask the svc when it crosses 10000km or will they take care without us asking??

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Online forums say that Its a regular maintenance thing...and we shouldnt be too worried about it(logically too it looked like a simple procedure).. but anyway good luck with getting it done at the svc...those are guys are sooooo reluctant to do it (they will point fingers at fuel quality/other lame reasons).... i dont know if its the lack of skilled labour....but i faced the exhaust valve ticking sound at around 9k kms(symptom of shimming needed) my bike stayed at the adayar svc for around 2 weeks...and finally they replaced engine head under warranty...yeah you heard it right the entire engine head...now the sound is back again at around 23k... lets see which part gets replaced now.... srsly how hard can it be? experts and people with high road mileage on d200/d390 please share ur opinion....

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Refer manual for adjustment of valve clearance. It is a part of regular maintenance i believe. SVC may or may not do this but one thing is for sure they WILL NEVER USE A FEELER GAUGE to adjust this, atleast i have never seen any mechanic use a feeler to adjust . At 10k interval you guys are lucky , xtreme and hunk owners have to adjust this every 5k .

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OT:
In BLR, Honda and Probiking ASC mechs use a feeler gauge. But the rest are plier experts in precision adjustment.

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Valve clearances are to be checked before blindly making 'adjustments'. This bike uses shims to achieve the necessary clearances unlike adjusting the clearances by simply adjusting a nut on bikes like splendor,cbz etc.. (i must admit that some mechs do get it right without using a feeler gauge on bikes such as splendors etc.. due to their experience)

I have seen the ktm svc use a feeler gauge to take measurements. Based on these measurements and the recommended clearance they arrive at the size of the shim to be used. It is almost impossible to get the correct shim value without using feeler gauge and doing the calculation. If your svc does not do it the right way, then ask them to or switch to another svc. It's a pretty simple calculation.

At a little over 15k km on my year old d200, I haven't had the clearances checked yet (I will when i hear too much of tappet noise) or maybe at the 20k km service. Sometimes its better to not fiddle with these things under regular maintenance/checkups unless you are facing specific issues.
Most bikes will easily do at least around 20k km before needing valve clearance adjustments.

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As i said , KTM is technologically much ahead of most indian bikes. Splendor valve clearance can be easily adjusted and no gauge is required neither it requires adjustment every now and then . Xtreme and hunk on other hand are plagued with valve clearance issue , 50% of them are messed up or run incorrect clearance ( this is model specific problem , unicorn doesn't suffer from this problem ).
As you said one should look into this only when tappet noise becomes audible enough , until then no issue.

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Ok guys but in my discover 135 cc. I have never ever adjust it and covered 63000km.but bike start consuming engine oil around 25000km nothing done to the engine just checked the oil level every day and toped up when required.

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Pop quiz...

what's the frequency you follow for replacing the

- Air Filter
- Fuel Filter
- Spark Plug
- Coolant