Just booked one today!

@Maverick1: I just booked one today so wil it be of the same batch you talking about?

DUKE Owners Kindly Help!!!!

Since I just booked Duke Today I will have to wait another week to 8 days to get my Delivery!!! Honestly the wait feels really exciting !!!!

Can some one guide me how to treat this Baby from day one??
do`s and Dont`s during the initial riding period/Running In stage?

Thanks and Regards !!!
Ride safe!!

Here ...

Service Interval - KTM Duke 200

Service Type KMS or Days
1st Free Service 1000 or 45 Days
2nd Free Service 5000 or 150 days
3rd Free Service 10000 or 240 days

1st Paid Service 15000 or 120 days from 3rd Free Service
2nd Paid Service 20000 or 120 days from 1st paid service
3rd Paid Service 25000 or 120 days from 2nd paid service
4th Paid Service 30000 or 120 days from 3rd paid service

Hope this is useful.

ride to nandi hills

yesterday morning i rode my duke to nandi hills along with my other friends on classic500 and thunderbird twinspark ... total kms done yesterday was 163 ..
ride included highway cruise , uphill climb , downhill blast , city traffic ...
cruised at speeds of 70-80kmph on highway , uphill climb was total fun even though i kept the revs below 7500rpm ,, downhill was even more fun ..
checked mileage by tankfull method of all the three bikes after returning :-
--duke -- 163kms in 2.8ltrs .. mileage of 58.2kmpl .. all the time the console showed 55-60kmpl on the highway , 45-50kmpl during uphill and 68-73kmpl during downhill ..
--classic500 -- 163kms in 4.8ltrs .. 33.9kmpl..
--thunderbird twinspark -- 163kms in 3.9ltrs .. 41.8kmpl..
mileage calculation error would be around 5% max

a couple of pics here

Hey rohan dude... can u tell me how many kms has your bike clocked?

around 750kms

anyone tested the top end of Duke 200 ?

what is the ultimate top speed that this bike can reach with stock settings ?

Also can some one please highlight what is the nature of the pilot/parking lamp on this bike..............is it a 5W H1 ?

I hope you are following the run-in method... try to keep the RPM around 5-6k.

Also, your friend (Thunderbird guy) seem to be as casual about the mirrors as you are.. :P

I bet almost 95% people have. The bike goes all the way to 138kmph before the limiter kicks in and brings it to 137...

But you can install after market ECU on your bike. It boosts the performance superbly but it does kill the manufacturer warranty.

i am doing the run-in properly .. i am keeping it below 7000rpm .. most of the times i upshift at 5000rpm .. actually even the classic500 guy wanted to remove the mirrors but he is too lazy and didnt find time . . even classic500 is new

58.2kmpl...???? :
I think your mileage calculation is way off...
these figures are only seen on the bike's console...

Coolant leakage

Last night I got back from work and parked my duke. And today morning saw the coolant leaked.. Was not leaking when I saw.. Has anyone face similar issue.??
My bike is an month old. Bought on 26th June. And this is the 1st time I'm facing this issue.. Bike has not been to 1st service yet. Pls reply..

I'd say God bless his laziness

Do not count me in one of those 'every other'.

No coolant leakages thank God till now. Only time a very minute quantity fizzed out of the coolant reservoir cap was when the cap O ring seal had given way. No such instances after the cap was replaced(not under warranty though)

1) Where exactly was the leak? near the cap? or the piping connecting to the radiator? or elsewhere?
2) If it's the cap, check your coolant level on a cold engine. It should ideally be half way between the MIN and MAX levels. Reason being, once the engine heats up, the coolant (like any other liquid) expands and creeps a couple of millimeters higher. I personally prefer to keep the coolant level a couple of millimeters above the MIN level.
3) If anywhere else, try finding the source and wipe it clean. After a day or two, see if the coolant leaks again. If it does, take your bike to the service statin and get it checked.

PS: Did you ride offroad (or on very bumpy surfaces) the previous day? If so, chances are that some coolant might have been thrown into the overflow pipe.

Thank you for that extremely useful post.
If you have one, I would really love to see the list of "every other guy" that has faced a coolant problem due to a manufacturing defect. (Mind you, there are more than a couple of thousand Dukes on Indian roads now)

If you don't have one, my suggestion would be to keep your personal biases to yourself and leave this thread to owners.