Re: KTM 200 Duke

hi
my ktm200 need replacement for rear tyre, am thinking about these:

mrf revs c1 150/60
michelin pilot street 150/60

and thing is with these size availability problem is there
so am thinking about down sizing to 140/70

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Sorry folks, was out of town on work and got back today. First things first. The windshield.

1. It's not a direct fit. I had to drill the holes ( Got it done at a garage). Mark out the holes with a marker pen before you get drilling. Measure twice, cut once.
2. Wanting my windscreen a bit taller, I drilled all four holes. But you can use 2 holes already in the windshield for the top 2 bolts on the Duke. Or bend the shield a bit.
3. Option 3, and the most popular one- Get the Fazer windshield. Most Dukers go for this option. IMO looks a lot better. I didn't get the Fazer one in my area, so went for the AS one instead.

Went for a ride to Lavasa (Had the day off so why not) and here are my thoughts :

Windshield works fine. Does a good job of deflecting wind blast from my belly to the upper chest/neck region. Can easily contain if you crouch a bit. Does speeds of 100+ with no problem. Needed some tightening after a long ride due to rattles and bumps, but a solid mod overall.

Odo into the 1200s now. Running smooth. Even the gearbox has worked out some of its kinks. Except the odd false neutral (Blame my dress shoes) everything is fine.

Cheers

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Both the mrf revz and the michelin in the 150/60 (i.e. stock size) are easily available in hyderabad (going by the location specified in your profile, i assume you are from hyderabad). The places i know that have these tyres: ktm banjara (they help you replace tires i.e. unmount, buy/get tire installed and mount rim back), or visit Ashoka tires (behind cinemax/opp lv prasad), and the mrf dealer in yousufguda main road.

The revz c1 is around 3800, while the michelin pilot street radial is close to 6k. If you were happy with the stock revz, then go ahead and save some cash and replace it with the revz itself.

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Here in Mumbai I bought the REVZ C1 for 3500 day before yesterday from Prem MRF Chembur but the FC1 is not available in the market. One dealer who had a single piece in stock gave it to me for 3200.

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I'd suggest check your wheel/hub bearings. In case of a bearing failure or failed bearing, you would have high pitched screeching, and grinding sound or "those irritating frictional" noise as you mentioned. Spinning the rear wheel freely should produce no noise apart from chain roller sound which is clearly discernible. If you feel, the screeching increases upon every revolution, you'd have to get your bearings checked. That's one. Secondly, check if the wheel is rear perfectly is not out of shape or / or \ with respect to the front wheel. If yes, check the alignment and get check if the sound repeats again. Usually warped alignment causes bearing failure due to improper alignment.

Last but not least, if you haven't cleaned your chain, clean it using kerosene and lube the chain well and then see how it fares. Keep us posted.

Cheers!
VJ

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The chain has been cleaned twice since. I think it could be, as you suggested, a bearing failure due to mis-allignment. I'll get it checked. Thanks a lot.
Cheerio mate.

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Installed the Fazer (carb) windshield on the bike. Reduces wind blast quite well and does not look too after-market in my opinion.

Got the windshield for Rs 216, after 10% discount and got it fitted at the same Yamaha dealership as i have a good rapport with them.

For fitment, the bottom portion had to be reduced as is shown by the marking (top line). It was given the required shape with a grinder and hence did not require further filing for smoothening the edges. The holes for the number plate bracket were drilled in and finally the windshield was bolted in. I have removed the stock windshield and did not keep it for any support as the notch in the middle interferes with the Fazer windshield.










I just have to cover up the holes on the edges.

Regards.

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Hi guys, today while going to the office i started my bike to let it idle for 1-2 mins like i usually do and the enginge died within 10secs. After that i tried to start it again but the bike is not starting.
Bike did not make any unusual sound, battery was recently changed, bike is taking self properly but not starting. Anyone have any ideas what could be the issue?

Re: KTM 200 Duke

are you sure you have sufficient fuel ?
next check all the fuses (located under rear seat.. pull out each fuse and check)
try starting the bike with the fuel tank open (open the tank cap, switch on ignition and try starting.. do not give any throttle input while starting)
when you turn the ignition on, do you hear the fuel pump priming (that whrrrrrr sound that comes on for a few seconds)?
also try switching the ignition on/off a few times and observe if the fuel pump in priming.
do you see the check engine light glow on the console ?
it could be due to a faulty plug, lose connection at plug or ignition coil (seen it happen on the rc of [MENTION=70615]Ajay Vishwanath[/MENTION])/ bad plug, ignition coil or relay..
worse a problem with the fi system (fuel pump)

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Please add me in whatsapp group.

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UPDATE :
ODO at 2400 KM.

So, I go crash free for 4 years, and when it does come, it's on the Duke.

Long story short. Guy on a HH Passion crossing a junction when my signal was green. Braked down from 60 to 30 on pure front brake, hit the rear brake at the last second, it locked, and I tipped over as a result. Guy responsible started cursing me for some reason. Luckily, a traffic cop was at the scene and booked the guy for crossing the junction illegally (Yes this occasionally happens in India).

The Damage : Fell on the right side. Bent right crash guard. Scratches on the bar end. No physical damage to the bike. No steering/fork damage. Fixing the bar ends was a God sent idea. Engine is fine. All fluids are staying in. It was a low speed tip over which I mostly controlled, so all good.

I'm not bitter. In retrospect, I should've been going slower, and I'm happy justice was done. Nobody was hurt, and we can all walk away, which is a good thing

Post experience : I'm in love with the front disc. No need for ABS. Gradual pressure gives you great feedback and control. Saved me from a few hair raisers without lockups. The rear I don't bother using 90% of the time, so can't say much.

Given that Pre Monsoons are on in some places, the roads are bound to be greasy. Ride safe brothers.

Cheers.

PS : If there is a Whatsapp group (for Pune or otherwise), if the admin could DM me, I'd love to join

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Glad you are ok.

1. ABS would have prevented you from tipping over. But at the same time that other guy might not have gotten a ticket.
2. If you dont use rear brakes 90% of the time, seems like you dont meet with stop-and-go traffic 50% of the time and traffic signals 40% of the time.
3. Slippery? Yes. Greasy? No.

Ride Hard, Ride Safe!

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Happy that you are fine brother!

The front brake never locked up during hard braking (may be i didn't brake that hard as i use the rear brake to aid them). Well the rear brake locks up at times on hard braking but the bike never fish-tails.. at least never happened with me.. even my R15 used to fish-tail.. so love the Duke for this..

If possible, try riding the bike with both hands off of the handlebar for a short flat stretch for few seconds to check if it pulls to any side..

I have learnt one thing riding here in Kolkata, that anticipation is your only saviour! One might follow evey single rule and ride safe as per the rules, but there would be some guy on the road who would change it all in a second..

If it doesn't rain for some time and then rains very little, then the roads become extremely slippery.. the dust mixes with the little rain water and becomes greasy.. if it rains a lot, it isn't that dangerous as the greasy mess gets washed away..

Regards!

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[MENTION=56480]Vignesh Padmanabhan[/MENTION] U make a group and give the link here..anyone interested will join 😊😎

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