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**Adarsh_Bk** · 03-20-2014, 01:07 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

So regarding the confusion of the rev limiter of D390, I notice that while switching the bike on, the tacho self check shows dark black lines till 9.5k and dull lines till 13k in my bike. So I am sure mine is limited to 9.5k rpm. Havent actually tested it as I didnt rev so much till date

So I guess this should be enough info to see what limiter your bike has.

**Legend Racer** · 03-20-2014, 01:25 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

i just need to know if older bikes have rev limit at 9.5k and newer ones are at 10k. mine is at 9.5 for sure. if this is verified we need to know if old bikes and new ones have difference in ECU maps. and again would the old bikes be getting the new maps?

anyone got map versions of old and new bikes? [MENTION=63586]DukeDey[/MENTION]

**Adarsh_Bk** · 03-20-2014, 01:27 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

i just need to know if older bikes have rev limit at 9.5k and newer ones are at 10k. mine is at 9.5 for sure. if this is verified we need to know if old bikes and new ones have difference in ECU maps. and again would the old bikes be getting the new maps?

anyone got map versions of old and new bikes? @DukeDey

Mine is from Feb 2014 lot buddy

So my guess would be other way round, old bikes had 10.5k limit and they reduced it now.

**beruoist** · 03-20-2014, 01:32 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hey Guys,Anyone from Delhi can help me with the rear tyre of 390.

**viper3683** · 03-20-2014, 01:34 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Adarsh_Bk View Post

So regarding the confusion of the rev limiter of D390, I notice that while switching the bike on, the tacho self check shows dark black lines till 9.5k and dull lines till 13k in my bike. So I am sure mine is limited to 9.5k rpm. Havent actually tested it as I didnt rev so much till date

So I guess this should be enough info to see what limiter your bike has.

Lines post 9.5K are faint in all the bikes.

Mine is a Nov 2013 make and it revs till 10.5K RPM ...

**Adarsh_Bk** · 03-20-2014, 01:38 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by viper3683 View Post

Lines post 9.5K are faint in all the bikes.

Mine is a Nov 2013 make and it revs till 10.5K RPM ...

Is it? Damn, didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

Sent from the future using time machine

**Legend Racer** · 03-20-2014, 01:49 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by viper3683 View Post

Lines post 9.5K are faint in all the bikes.

Mine is a Nov 2013 make and it revs till 10.5K RPM ...

yes, indeed. lines post 9.5 are faint, that means the engine isnt revving beyond 9.5... though the faint lines go till 10.5.

so does it mean that the new bikes show only till 9.5? and those faint lines are also invisible?

**viper3683** · 03-20-2014, 02:42 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

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

)

D390 would be the best choice...

Me have a RX100 as well and let me tell you that the 390 is much easier bike to ride... Its the fastest as well as the safest...

No matter what you owned previously, you can very well handle the power of the 390, just make sure that you spend some time with the bike before trying to push it hard...

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Originally posted by Adarsh_Bk View Post

Is it? Damn, didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

Sent from the future using time machine

Yup...
I have tested the RPM limit in neutral as well as while riding...

The idle RPM on my bike is 1800 RPM...

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Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

yes, indeed. lines post 9.5 are faint, that means the engine isnt revving beyond 9.5... though the faint lines go till 10.5.

so does it mean that the new bikes show only till 9.5? and those faint lines are also invisible?

As reported by other 390 owners (the new bikes), the rev limiter is cutting in at 9.5K RPM...

My bike revs till 10.5K RPM before the rev limiter kicks in... the lines post 9.5K are faint but visible..

**Legend Racer** · 03-20-2014, 03:12 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by viper3683 View Post

The idle RPM on my bike is 1800 RPM...

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As reported by other 390 owners (the new bikes), the rev limiter is cutting in at 9.5K RPM...

My bike revs till 10.5K RPM before the rev limiter kicks in... the lines post 9.5K are faint but visible..

i thought the ecu cuts at 9.5 and simply display proceeds till 10.5. now to test this we must go to an empty stretch and see the tacho in a gear. ie, post at 9.5 if we dont get that cut off feel, then bike is revving past 9.5 though the display is faint.

if there is cut off feel, then the faint line is simply from display and nothing from engine, hence it means, new bikes rev more than old ones.

now, who has verified it this way? i have not. when trying you gotta be very careful as the tacho is small bars and a lot of concentration would be diverted from road to display.

**DukeDey** · 03-20-2014, 03:51 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by viper3683 View Post

Lines post 9.5K are faint in all the bikes.

Mine is a Nov 2013 make and it revs till 10.5K RPM ...

Would you care to tell us the max speed you are able to achieve in all gears?

I was also under an impression that my bike revs till 10.5k rpm but, once I concentrated after reading it here I was surprised to see that the limiter kicks in at 9.5k rpm.

Guys nothing to worry about, not a big deal. Till the time your bike is doing what the international dukes are doing don't make it into a big issue. I have done an indicated 176kmph and also my in gear top speeds are the same as that quoted by international reviews.

Relax!!

**AmitRavi07** · 03-20-2014, 03:52 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Adarsh_Bk View Post

So regarding the confusion of the rev limiter of D390, I notice that while switching the bike on, the tacho self check shows dark black lines till 9.5k and dull lines till 13k in my bike. So I am sure mine is limited to 9.5k rpm. Havent actually tested it as I didnt rev so much till date

So I guess this should be enough info to see what limiter your bike has.

Lines are dull after 9.5K rpm in all the bikes. It has nothing to do with limiter. When the limiter hits you can feel it as it throws you back.

**viper3683** · 03-20-2014, 06:11 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

i thought the ecu cuts at 9.5 and simply display proceeds till 10.5. now to test this we must go to an empty stretch and see the tacho in a gear. ie, post at 9.5 if we dont get that cut off feel, then bike is revving past 9.5 though the display is faint.

if there is cut off feel, then the faint line is simply from display and nothing from engine, hence it means, new bikes rev more than old ones.

now, who has verified it this way? i have not. when trying you gotta be very careful as the tacho is small bars and a lot of concentration would be diverted from road to display.

I have tested in the above mentioned way in the 1st and 2nd gears...

I had tested it after reading one of the earlier posts for rev limiter hitting at 9.5K

For me the rev limiter kicks in at 10.5K RPM...

I really dont care about hitting the rev limiter as i barely cross 8K RPM during my rides...

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Originally posted by DukeDey View Post

Would you care to tell us the max speed you are able to achieve in all gears?

I was also under an impression that my bike revs till 10.5k rpm but, once I concentrated after reading it here I was surprised to see that the limiter kicks in at 9.5k rpm.

Guys nothing to worry about, not a big deal. Till the time your bike is doing what the international dukes are doing don't make it into a big issue. I have done an indicated 176kmph and also my in gear top speeds are the same as that quoted by international reviews.

Relax!!

I have never cared to check the speeds in each gear...

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A word of caution for all relating to the tyres..

Keep a check on the tyres on a regular basis for presence of foreign objects... they are pretty soft for indian roads...

A small glass shard of around 2 mm was stuck in my rear tyre, i took it out with the help of a screw driver... the shard was not at all sharp by any means, if it were some other tyre then it would have not been able to even scratch it... i was amazed the way it had embedded itself in the tyre...

Anyways the price for a pair of METZ's for the 390 is Rs. 16500 (Confirmed from Mumbai lower parel SVC).

**puneet0009** · 03-20-2014, 06:27 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thanks for the reply [MENTION=46353]nasirkaka[/MENTION], so there is no solution at all for this problem

. I am also trying to live with it for now, but it is actually changing my riding habit which indirectly effects my other motorcycles/scooters, especially my Electra 4S. Sad to find such a big flaw in an expensive bike like Duke. Highly disappointed and sad.

**shootingstar** · 03-20-2014, 07:03 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

What is the max speed in second gear at 10500 rpm ??
Mine bike does 81kmph max in second gear...

**Legend Racer** · 03-20-2014, 07:44 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by AmitRavi07 View Post

Lines are dull after 9.5K rpm in all the bikes. It has nothing to do with limiter. When the limiter hits you can feel it as it throws you back.

ok boss, so is it 9.5 or 10.5? old bikes rev more?

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