Re: KTM 200 Duke

Yup, the same service station. I told them that over tightening could have caused this issue. Obviously it did not ring a bell with them. I will keep an eye on this and hope it does'nt happen again.

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I'm thinking of maintaining my Duke myself excluding any major work or repairs. Are spare parts available over the counter and any possibility of laying my hands on a service manual like Haynes or something?

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The owners manual and official workshop manual is available online. The parts catalogue is directly accessible from their website.
Most svc's will not sell parts over the counter, no harm in asking them though.. but a friendly rapport with them helps.

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No a big deal on getting the bike serviced by oneself, petty work can be done by home. Spares availability off the counter can be a tricky proposition, some SVCs provide them, some outright doesn't as they require the bike to be serviced at the SVC. Just stick to the SVC which you prefer, or the one you like, talk to them, visit them frequently and just create a rapport so they help you out.

Cheers!
VJ

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Spare parts must be available over the counter, I do not see why it should not. If you are denied of over the counter sales then you should write it to ktmindia explaining the same and it will be sorted out.

I do basic works on bike and have bought filters, brake pads, screws, nuts, bolts, throttle, clutch cables, foot pedals, levers and other parts too. And as a matter of fact I do not get my bike serviced there either, yet this Khivraj bajaj ktm svc is closest to my home and have visited them a few occasions in the past have helped me build a decent rapport with them.

Khivraj bajaj ktm svcs usually never sell engine oil and coolant bottles over the counter saying that it requires a job card (with labour charges for the spare part of course) for the invoice to generate (happened with me once when I needed them, but got it from other automobile stores)

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Re: KTM 200 Duke

Looking to upgrade my stock tyres on duke200.
Mrf suck big time.
It loses traction most of the surfaces.
I had experienced Michelin Street radial on r15v2.0 and it was brilliant.
Any suggestions for both front and rear tyres would be helpful.

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Jeshurun got his tyres replaced just days back.. He got Michelin not sure which model..

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Hey Arjun,

I replaced my stock 21500kms old MRF's yesterday only. Bought Michelin Pilot Street Radial 110/70 front & 150/60 rear both made in Thailand.

The Michelin tyres are awesome and in terms of grip it's way better than MRF's. I tried to stop the bike instantly from speeds like 50kmph and the bike halted without any tyre slip in lesser distance than MRF.

Only thing is that you will feel the front tyre a bit heavy while cornering... On further enquiry with my frnds I came to know that it's the normal behavior of radial tyres and we will get used to it in a weeks time.

Also my frnds suggested a slightly different way to corner now. Once I'm done with the run-in of these new tyres I will start cornering that way.

It's a bit early for me to say. But, the final verdict from me, go for it.... I'm in love with these tyres in just 2 days of usage

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Jeshurun thats a great news to me.

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Some of my friends suggested me to get
Pirelli sport demon at front and Michelin Street radial at rear.
Since they also experienced the same kind of hard steering because of front Michelin radial tyre but they are super sticky compared to mrf

KTM 200 Duke

I have pirelli sprot demon at the front and pilot street at rear on my duke and the pirelli is also heavy compared to mrf. I would suggest you to go for michelins at the front also as they provide better grip than pirelli.

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IMO, the stock front mrf's are really good and the front michelin's do not make a big difference, one of the common complaint being the front feels a bit heavy.
As for the rear, don't expect miracles on the michelin.its just that the ride quality is better, while the grip is same as the mrf's. I find that the michelin has a slightly greater contact patch compared to the more rounded mrf's. I have used the rear michelin for 6k km now and the initial feel good factor has vanished.

My riding so far has been 40% city and 60% touring and covered both hot and very wet conditions and terrains such as hills, dirt roads and regular roads.. and the one sore point with the rear mrf was that it was more prone to punctures and nicks. The mrf's i feel are a softer compound tire compared to the michelins. I haven't noticed a single nick or puncture on the michelin so far.
And a fellow xbhp member and friend [MENTION=70615]Ajay Vishwanath[/MENTION] also recently changed over to michelins both up front and rear on his rc200 and he rides a lot around a small track and he once told me that the mrf's were better around hard braking and cornering.

I would like to know what you mean when you say 'mrf suck big time' ? Are you just throwing it out of the window because its a desi brand ?
Maybe you should adapt/change your riding style rather than simply change tires.

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I use mrf stock tyres they are really good. They just need good warmup time and the correct tyre pressure.

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What tyre pressure do you feel correct for cornering... I go for 30 rear and 25 front..?? Any good options from someone's experience

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I use to go for 23f and 28r when i had MRF's now that i have Michelin and as they are new i go for 25f and 30r which provide great grip again take your weight into consideration (mine is 60kgs aprox) so i take this pressure and drive about 50kms ( which also warms the tires) where i find the road for cornering.

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I go for 25f and 30r by my weight consideration... (85) and drive around 60 kms before the cornerings and curves but on tight chicanes i dnt get that confidence