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**maverick180** · 03-14-2014, 01:46 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Torque in Bang View Post

Hey people lets try this set the RPM / Gear shift light to some thing like more or less to 10000 if u get the light Bilking then the ECU is limited to 10500 and if not then it is limited to 9500
there are only 2 possibilities either 9500 or 10500 no matter how much u concentrate on the RPM its so small and that its just too difficult to get those numbers right.
most of us are confused with the same so lets try with the help pf the RPM or the gear shift light...
After my 1st service guys at the SVC set my RPM1 to 10500 and RPM2 to 13500

I asked them does it go that far and they where like "yes Sir, yes Sir it does... " I could not argue with them as I was running out of time and thought it would be of No use so let me try it out my self...
and then the RPM light never came on but the EUC did cutoff and I got to know that My cutoff it at 9500...
so changed the RPM light according to my ride and taste and it came back to Life again

.....

Happy Riding

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Can you give me the link too for those paddock stand please...

I have already done this.Set RPM1 at 7.5k and RPM2 at 9.8k. RPM2, that this the red light being static, would not glow, which means it does not go beyond 9.5k on my bike.

I dont know what KTM/Bajaj have done with the ECU maps? This thing should have been uniform on all bikes. But it is not. Lets's see somebody here mailed Bajaj. Their reply can be of some help.

**Legend Racer** · 03-14-2014, 02:07 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

[MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION]

i have been observing other bikers, how others are taking curves and how they hold the foot pegs...
yesterday on regular ghats, going down in my CAR at 40+ sedately behind a yamaha fz with 2 guys. they were talking and the rider was not fully concentrating in ride. i was keeping a good 2 second gap, though was not enough.
you had said about high siding a bike.... it was a left down slope and the rider tilted bike than needed, the pillion's weight aided in the fall, the bike's footrest rubbed and brought imbalance to rider, both fell and skidded. thank god they were at just 50+ and i stopped in time. turned on emergency flashes and jumped out. took the bike to side and parked it.
2 were trying to know the damages. the rider started shouting, there is some problem with bike, i just said, nothing else, you bent the bike too much.

they could have been run over...damn, such a serious accident averted...so high siding a bike demonstrated in front of me...

**Rishabh14** · 03-14-2014, 02:36 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

[MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION]

i have been observing other bikers, how others are taking curves and how they hold the foot pegs...
yesterday on regular ghats, going down in my CAR at 40+ sedately behind a yamaha fz with 2 guys. they were talking and the rider was not fully concentrating in ride. i was keeping a good 2 second gap, though was not enough.
you had said about high siding a bike.... it was a left down slope and the rider tilted bike than needed, the pillion's weight aided in the fall, the bike's footrest rubbed and brought imbalance to rider, both fell and skidded. thank god they were at just 50+ and i stopped in time. turned on emergency flashes and jumped out. took the bike to side and parked it.
2 were trying to know the damages. the rider started shouting, there is some problem with bike, i just said, nothing else, you bent the bike too much.

they could have been run over...damn, such a serious accident averted...so high siding a bike demonstrated in front of me...

It turned out to be a blooper to them....!

**shootingstar** · 03-14-2014, 03:13 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by nelson_sanjoy View Post

Took to the nearest petrol bunk and checked the rim and tires .
Tires have lost no air and rims look ok - checked the front rim more since the probability is more here. Rode for around 2-3 kms in good and bad roads and the handling is intact. No Fork leaks visible.

I myself have experienced going over some big pot holes(2-3 times) at speed of aroung 80kmph but rim are perfectly fine. I think tyre pressure also plays a important role in amount of damage rim can suffer while going over potholes. I always check tyre pressure during petrol refills

**nelson_sanjoy** · 03-14-2014, 03:32 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by shootingstar View Post

I myself have experienced going over some big pot holes(2-3 times) at speed of aroung 80kmph but rim are perfectly fine. I think tyre pressure also plays a important role in amount of damage rim can suffer while going over potholes. I always check tyre pressure during petrol refills

+1 Tyre pressure is very important in case of duke 390 specially with its soft tires,stiff suspension and its capability to reach quick speeds very early...

**krish2778** · 03-14-2014, 05:23 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

@psr

i have been observing other bikers, how others are taking curves and how they hold the foot pegs...
yesterday on regular ghats, going down in my CAR at 40+ sedately behind a yamaha fz with 2 guys. they were talking and the rider was not fully concentrating in ride. i was keeping a good 2 second gap, though was not enough.
you had said about high siding a bike.... it was a left down slope and the rider tilted bike than needed, the pillion's weight aided in the fall, the bike's footrest rubbed and brought imbalance to rider, both fell and skidded. thank god they were at just 50+ and i stopped in time. turned on emergency flashes and jumped out. took the bike to side and parked it.
2 were trying to know the damages. the rider started shouting, there is some problem with bike, i just said, nothing else, you bent the bike too much.

they could have been run over...damn, such a serious accident averted...so high siding a bike demonstrated in front of me...

People are never careful in such situation, it is a pitiful thing and this time you were careful, and they were lucky enough.

Ghat section riding should be done with a lot of care.

BTW, i think you meant low side and not high side.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Adarsh_Bk** · 03-14-2014, 06:53 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

First service is done

Charges were,

Oil : 1650/- for 2lit of Motul 7100 10W50 (Only 1.5litre was used, have the extra 500ml with me)
Oil fitler : 74/-
Chain cleaning : 100 /- (Noticed this while typing this post

Was expecting this to be free)
Polish : 50

Total bill : 1880/-

Had also told them to adjust the headlamp, the high beam was aimed at sky earlier

The bike feels a bit smoother and surprisingly a bit louder (many people reported sound being reduced after first service).
Couldnt even take the bike above the run-in limit of 7k rpm on the way back, thanks to traffic

But at least now I have to license to experience all the horses produced

My bike still idles at 1.8k rpm. Another black 390 I know also idles high. Maybe newer batch 390s are all like this. The SVC manager said that the idling is correct and thats the way it should be.

**Legend Racer** · 03-14-2014, 06:53 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

People are never careful in such situation, it is a pitiful thing and this time you were careful, and they were lucky enough.

Ghat section riding should be done with a lot of care.

BTW, i think you meant low side and not high side.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

yes, indeed, ghats need more concentration. we may run into other noobs...

No, i meant high side itself. i think, low side is when you fall and often bike and you skid in a straight line. but in high side the bike tends to rotate in its own axis, ie the direction in which the biker initiated the turn...
here it was left decline curve , so bike was in left direction. rider's and pillion's head first hit the road, lucky that they both got only minor bruises. i saw it as if, they were being thrown off rather than losing traction and skidding... maybe experts can explain better [MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION]...

**rick_7428** · 03-14-2014, 11:26 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Adarsh_Bk View Post

First service is done

Charges were,

Oil : 1650/- for 2lit of Motul 7100 10W50 (Only 1.5litre was used, have the extra 500ml with me)
Oil fitler : 74/-
Chain cleaning : 100 /- (Noticed this while typing this post

Was expecting this to be free)
Polish : 50

Total bill : 1880/-

Had also told them to adjust the headlamp, the high beam was aimed at sky earlier

The bike feels a bit smoother and surprisingly a bit louder (many people reported sound being reduced after first service).
Couldnt even take the bike above the run-in limit of 7k rpm on the way back, thanks to traffic

But at least now I have to license to experience all the horses produced

My bike still idles at 1.8k rpm. Another black 390 I know also idles high. Maybe newer batch 390s are all like this. The SVC manager said that the idling is correct and thats the way it should be.

Chain cleaning and lubing is part of servicing which is supposed to be free ... how the hell they can ask for money for these things and why you guys end up paying it , i just dont get it ! I got it done for free like others did . . .

**RoboRider** · 03-15-2014, 12:23 AM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

[QUOTE=coolmaverickguy;1047245]guys cant take it anymore

Respected Sir

Im Anupam Behera from Bhubaneswar. I own a duke 390 having Chassis No &

Bhai, sorry to hear about your plight. Apart from consumer court you should also take this up with Bajaj on Twitter/FB/LinkedIn. Post it on KTM fan page on FB, Bajaj should ensure their dealers fall inline.

**Adarsh_Bk** · 03-15-2014, 09:49 AM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by rick_7428 View Post

Chain cleaning and lubing is part of servicing which is supposed to be free ... how the hell they can ask for money for these things and why you guys end up paying it , i just dont get it ! I got it done for free like others did . . .

Relax buddy

I will talk to those guys and see what they have to say. I was too excited to ride after first service, so didnt really get into bill details in SVC (knew the approx amount it would come to). Btw I had got the chain adjusted, cleaned and lubed at same SVC for free at 450kms on ODO

Maybe they charged for it now

**krish2778** · 03-15-2014, 11:16 AM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

yes, indeed, ghats need more concentration. we may run into other noobs...

No, i meant high side itself. i think, low side is when you fall and often bike and you skid in a straight line. but in high side the bike tends to rotate in its own axis, ie the direction in which the biker initiated the turn...
here it was left decline curve , so bike was in left direction. rider's and pillion's head first hit the road, lucky that they both got only minor bruises. i saw it as if, they were being thrown off rather than losing traction and skidding... maybe experts can explain better @psr...

Ok, i thought it was merely a slide.
High side is usually when the bike loses traction for a second and then regains the traction almost immediately and the rider gets thrown off the bike. A quick youtube search will show what i am talking about.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Arjun555** · 03-15-2014, 01:14 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Guys.
Funny, I did both the things being discussed in the thread now.
Although I was in run in period I tried to check the redline of my bike and started accelerating on a free road all the while concentrating on the RPM and as it approached 10k and the lines got tinier I just looked at the road and suddenly there was a speed breaker I stood up and tried to hold the brakes and before that I was over that and the same rim crack thing flashed in my mind and all the joy in my life was lost at that second, but later when I stopped and checked there is not even a crack there, everything seems to be fine.

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**psr** · 03-15-2014, 06:00 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

yes, indeed, ghats need more concentration. we may run into other noobs...

No, i meant high side itself. i think, low side is when you fall and often bike and you skid in a straight line. but in high side the bike tends to rotate in its own axis, ie the direction in which the biker initiated the turn...
here it was left decline curve , so bike was in left direction. rider's and pillion's head first hit the road, lucky that they both got only minor bruises. i saw it as if, they were being thrown off rather than losing traction and skidding... maybe experts can explain better @psr...

From what you have described it is High Siding due to the downward incline. Normally on an even track it happens when rider tries to negotiate the bike through a corner at a higher speed ,which makes the rear wheel loose hold and so rear of bike starts to slide sideways....In this particular case, the rider had negotiated a downward incline at a higher speed and the incline and the weight of both rider and pillion and upset the weight distribution and the front wheel had dug into the road,and turn. This had made the rider panick and he might have touched the front brake which compounded the weight shift and the bike had done a mini stoppie throwing both of them into the road....or it might be that the rider might have slid forward ,throwing him off balance causing the bike to again lift it's rear end and loosing grip...
Your observation had been precise and thanks for sharing it here...

**riazmomin** · 03-15-2014, 06:01 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by senotrius View Post

samarth 619, got 40kpl @ constant 80kph highway riding.I just got it once.during run in period.however bike was not babied.

guys, does the duke use same leg guards as the 200ns? seems to me so.

200 and 390s leg gaurds are not same.

Originally posted by A[k] View Post

Hi,
Anyone here using D390 as his first bike?

I am all set to get D200, but deep down inside, after every two days, heart says why not push it and get a 390....that crazy acceleration of Duke 200 carried forward is what 390 is to me plus the financial aspects of course ...but then the question of it being my first bike and 390 is too powerful to handle pops up in mind...the feeling is unexplainable

Can it be used as a first bike? (my case being graduating from an activa

)

Originally posted by A[k] View Post

Absolutely, but unfortunately none of my friends own a Duke...but I have test ridden it on two occasions...for the first time when I twisted the accelerator in second gear, I was stunned...the handlebars seemed to slip out of the hands.. and I was like I cannot handle this

..

but the second time it was a rather long one and I was prepared for the acceleration and managed it

390 comes with some wild 43 horses. if you take your time to tame those horses, then this is the safest and fun bike. Go with your heart

Originally posted by nelson_sanjoy View Post

Hit a bad pothole today at more than 80 kmph and was lucky to not loose balance - thanks to my Joe-rocket gloves which held me through to not loose grip.

Apparently rim looks ok , no cracks visible and tire doesn't seem to have lost much air - need to check that with a gauge.
But I was so shaken when this happened that those gory scenes of rim cracking and accidents came to my mind immediately for that fraction of a second.

Right now in office and not able to concentrate - Need some time. Guys do you suggest to check some thing else.

Sorry to my bike (Mastiff), I will be more careful henceforth.

Had similar incident on my 390. Was at around 110kmph and out of sudden a new pothole came up. Which was not there yesterday

.
Stopped aside, checked the alloys, they are fine.

PS: If you long press the Mode button on MID, the units are changed to MPH instead of KMPH

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