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Guys how is the stickering.

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Have visited svc the guy said chain slack is ok. And if tight it then it'll put negative effect on chain life. Still sound is there

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Can you post a video of the sound you are hearing, it can help us understand more about the issue, and get a workable solution.

Cheers!
VJ

KTM 200 Duke

I have the same problem... No svc guy has answer they just say that its chain and is ok... But its seriously the worst noise and my rc doesnt have it at all... I mean 90% rc and duke have same components so it doesnt make any sense and going solo makes the noise on duke if u are with a pillion duke wont crack a single sound

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[QUOTE=Vysakh.M.S;1217089]

Looks hot!
BTW is that duke 2016?
[MENTION=72200]xplod566[/MENTION] Try not quoting the entire picture set when replying. Edit the quote, remove the photos and then post your reply/query. It's been umpteen times I've seen you quoting the entire picture set for a single liner. Please edit so that mobile users don't get information overload.

Cheers!
VJ

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Thank You. No, it is the 2015 version.


Before i fix the handguards

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its little late but i wonder if you or someone else can help me with my problem.
i tried to clean 400 km new header with ovan cleaner. result= the place i use the cleaner became silver. is there any way i can restore it? is this gold paint or something else so i can use a gold high temp spray?


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sorry for my english and thanks in advance!

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gold paint try it if you can find a high temp resistant version.
otherwise just leave it as such and over time the heat will dullen the silver and almost merge with the rest of the pipe.
or else, just use that cleaner on the entire pipe and make it the same chrome silver and polish it off with brasso! (don't use brasso if you want to keep the stock golden brown, cos brasso will also make it chrome silver)

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Hey Ivan1985,

Please keep the brasso away from the header pipes... Bcz it has certain chemicals which help to clean brass only. And, our header pipes are not brass and will react with brasso. Remember this as i researched a lot before cleaning my Duke's header pipe.

Our pipes are basically Stainless Steel which has a kind of brush finish and it is golden yellow in color. So it never rusts, it's just the mud baked on the header pipe that give an impression of rust to us.

Check my previous posts #10759 & #10761 regarding this.

I used Autosol for cleaning my header pipe... World wide people use it for cleaning header pipe... Check for availability in your city. I have contacts for it in Chennai and Bangalore.

Just don't worry about the silvery chrome now.... Clean the whole pipe, preferably by removing it out of the bike. As, u can clean it much better. Once done keep riding it and you will get the golden yellow color in max 50km drive.

Also i feel that 400km cleaning is not that required..as ur bike is pretty new. I cleaned my header pipe at 18000+km that was when it was totally tarnished.

And, if you use any paint on the pipe, it will flake off bcz of the intense heat of the pipe during running. Instead you can try to get a ceramic coating. But, I doubt it's availability here in India.

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1. Brasso is a metal polish, and can be used on various other metals (copper, stainless steel etc..) apart from brass too. Especially since the header pipe is tarnished quiet a bit and brasso is a good candidate to remove such imperfections
2. Checked your earlier post http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcyc...duke-1058.html and from what I see in your pictures and the result i have seen with brasso (used a bit on a section of my bikes header pipe), it looks the same.

After a few 100km the section which went from the golden brown to chrome silver has almost gone back to the original shade but a tad dimmer(obviously not as good as new)

And yes, doing any kind of polishing is not required at least until 15k km under normal use, and my pipe has aged gracefully (now at 19k km). I only tested the brasso on a tiny section.. maybe in future i will remove the header and polish it off completely with brasso.

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Good to know that the Brasso also gives the same results. Even Brasso was my first choice but, I didn't use it bcz my mechanic told me that the Brasso is very strong. And, he didn't want me to be the test mule for Brasso on the header pipes. Hence, he told me to be away from it. Autosol on the other hand is been used by many of the Royal Enfield owners to shine their header pipes and the aluminium engine covers.

So, usage of Auotsol or Brasso is upto you buddy and its availability in your area.

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Thanks for your answers. So originally its painted with gold . I will go for a good ride now to see if it change color.i have the header like this for 30 km but did not notice any difference in color. Its still silver. Maybe because my rides are short(10 km) and going max 70 kmh.i hope the gold return so i stop stairing at it...all i do is watching it and feel sorry :/ . its my first bike and i am not very happy with what ive done. Tried to find high temp gold but i only found silver white black and brown. And remember... Keep oven cleaner far away from your bikes

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Has anyone tried to paint or powder coat the rear pillion grab handles...? I need some info on that as in mine the paint is thinning and clipping off the grab handles.
Need to know any good painters or DIY tips would be most welcome

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I m planning my duke to leh ladakh in June. I have heard that ppl there are not helpful towards them who carry there own bike. Is it true? Also suggest some accessories I can carry for my journey. Thanks in advance.