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**The Pain** · 04-03-2014, 12:42 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

That's some nasty damage. You have to push for warranty replacements. If u use insurance, in addition to other hassles u will also lose NCB on renewal.

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**arunonline47** · 04-03-2014, 12:51 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

DO the cracked rims have to do with tyre pressure?? what is the ideal psi for the 390?? can anyone throw some light

**viper3683** · 04-03-2014, 01:07 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Tyre pressure has nothing to do with it...

Set pressure according to your weight. ..

Generally 28 and 32 is used. ... I personally feel that the rear is too soft on 32... 33 or 34 wont harm..

For front 26 seems to be perfect

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**shootingstar** · 04-03-2014, 01:07 PM

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I think one more reason for D390 rim cracking so easily can be metzeler tyres, they are made up of soft compund and transmit all the force to rim which might result in broken rim. Correct me if I don't make any sense. These tyres are designed for high speed and smooth road hence not good for indian condition, I guess people in Europe will not be facing these issue as roads are smooth there.

**nelson_sanjoy** · 04-03-2014, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by sriharsha_madineni View Post

Here are the pics.

Another issue popped up now, As per KTM Regional service head, Insurance guys are not accepting both wheels damage under accident.
KTM guys from Pune, are asking to find the missing parts of the rim for analysis. Asked him how the heck should I get those parts lying some 100kms away from my place. I did check for them at the spot, before leaving. I couldn't find any.

My bike is hardly two weeks old and I'm already regretting the decision, I won't be having the same confidence having gone through this quality issue and after watching the plight of other 390's from group. No point in owning a high performance bike which you're not sure when it's going to give up.

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A few of us from Hyderabad decide to push things seriously to KTM till some official KTM guys comes down to respond regarding loads of quality issues.
They never come into the picture, having invested so much on a bike, this is not the kind of response expected.

Please post this in KTM's & Bajaj's India & International Facebook ,twitter and all social pages wherever possible and ask questions . These guys are answerable to you and us for giving us this shits in the name of KTM. And this is not the first time. Chips of metal coming out of front and rear rims at whatever CANNOT BE ACCEPTED (IN BOLD).
Rims are supposed to be crash tested at double its maximum speed.

Over and above that the KTM Regional service head & KTM Pune is clearly dodging things . Asking for parts??? - (God forbid) what if you had an accident or even worse?
Get some more Hyderabad Xbhpians with you and demand an explanation. Enough is enough .

Please have all the pictures,documents,proofs and be prepared to file a case if things dont go to your satisfaction.

Originally posted by xionite View Post

@THE46FAN:

extreme bending of the an alloy wheel is probably understandable at high speeds.

but pieces of a wheel completely breaking away is most definitely a quality issue and is unacceptable.

it points to improper manufacturing of the product.

Exactly my point...

Originally posted by arunonline47 View Post

DO the cracked rims have to do with tyre pressure?? what is the ideal psi for the 390?? can anyone throw some light

That was the explanation given in the initial cases but here Sriharsha clearly states the PSI before the trip.

I have planned to take my mastiff to ISG2G this month and this scares me to hell.

**viper3683** · 04-03-2014, 01:31 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

The rim is heavy and the spokes are incapable of handling the weight of the bike.. just have a look at the pictures of the broken wheel.. you will get the answer for yourself. ..

Tyres are suitable for track like conditions only... When I had my tyre removed... it took some time for the person to get it back... it liked the deformed state... its very thin.. and soft of course. ...

Take a close look at your rear tyre.. you would be amazed/shocked to see the cuts and the embedded debris...

I have removed a small glass shard, a metallic foil like element... some more metallic debris is still in the tyre...

I am not complaining about the bike or tyre... but truly this is built for European conditions. ... I hope Michelin comes up with some alternatives. ..

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**RBhagawati** · 04-03-2014, 02:29 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

That's really bad and scary, in one hand they gave us a bike with high PS (almost in the line of a mid-range superbike) and very light weight (the weight of a 100cc commuter), encouraging us to be fast, and at the other hand so much of negotiation in quality endangering our precious life !!! I remember hitting a loose rock of similar size riding my apache 180 at around 80+ and all I had was a small rim bend in the rear tyre. Even I hit some seriously deep path wholes at high speed with my CBR250, but the rim is completely safe!!! This incident needs immediate attention from KTM or else it is becoming very risky.

**Legend Racer** · 04-03-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by RBhagawati View Post

This incident needs immediate attention from KTM or else it is becoming very risky.

joined in apr 2012...1st post after 2 years? that too here... lol...

**riazmomin** · 04-03-2014, 02:57 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

I physically saw the damage and indeed it is poor quality of the alloys. To be more precise later batches of 390.
It is evident that Bajaj/KTM has gone for loads of cost cutting by using some bits of inferior quality parts (alloys, plastics) which is usually not new. I also think Metzler's are also culprit (Not technically) here. They are basically soft compound on sides and hard at center. Also being low profile tires, these damages are reported more. When FZ was launched initially, there were loads of broken/cracker alloys reports.

I have done around 10500 on my 390 with 90% of the time on city roads filled with bad roads and potholes. I have quite a few them at good speeds and always had worry that might have damaged the alloys. I stop instantly and check for any damage. Mine is July 2013 manufactured 390.

Been to Sri Ram Sagar, Good 4kms of Off road to reach the banks of lake. Luckily alloys did well.

**chinmayakar** · 04-03-2014, 04:01 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Guys, I am in the market for a new bike. I have seen few Duke 390s with engine leaks. But they were all running a remap.

Is it true that lot of 390s leak. It will be great if owners can clear the confusion. Thanks!!!

**krish2778** · 04-03-2014, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Guys, I am in the market for a new bike. I have seen few Duke 390s with engine leaks. But they were all running a remap.

Is it true that lot of 390s leak. It will be great if owners can clear the confusion. Thanks!!!

Chinmay, the blown gasket is a common occurrence, mainly caused due to the heavy duty traffic jam riding , where most time one is riding the clutch and tip toing within gear 1 and 2, causing the bike to run close to max.temp range most of the time, apart from that the chain needs a lot of maintenance, so much is the torque that the slack is in need for adjustment as soon as 200-300kms from last tightening.
Apart from those, I haven't faced any issues, though the alloy problem is a big looming factor, alloy seems to be doing fine for me.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**chinmayakar** · 04-03-2014, 04:14 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thanks Krish...I would prefer a bike that doesn't leak. Reminds me of bullets. How about your 390?

**krish2778** · 04-03-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Thanks Krish...I would prefer a bike that doesn't leak. Reminds me of bullets. How about your 390?

Yup, leaking is always a pain in the arse.

Well, it's done well over 6k kms , need to [pay attention to the cbr too :-P

I had this left side gasket leak, since the 390 is being used mostly in the bangalore city traffic at peak hours, so it was bound to happen, then the chain slack, apart from that, its all good. !!

Weekends are much more fun with the 390.. :-D

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Legend Racer** · 04-03-2014, 04:23 PM

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Guys, I am in the market for a new bike. I have seen few Duke 390s with engine leaks. But they were all running a remap.

Is it true that lot of 390s leak. It will be great if owners can clear the confusion. Thanks!!!

a few leaks from oil filter side and sides have been reported. but same has been easily rectified at ass. it is not true that many 390s leak. above all its a bang for buck with lot of quality issues. your choice, quality or practical power at least price.

**krish2778** · 04-03-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post

a few leaks from oil filter side and sides have been reported. but same has been easily rectified at ass. it is not true that many 390s leak. above all its a bang for buck with lot of quality issues. your choice, quality or practical power at least price.

The VFM is there, but it is not a bike to be able to use daily for a extended period of time, it is almost next to impossible to ride it relaxed, and considering the traffic in the place you are based is also very important, bangalore , mumbai, chennai and places like these see traffic jams longer and nastier than you can find in kerala.

Riding is kerala is almost as pleasurable when you think of rush hour traffic in these places.

The initial joy from the kick the power gives will wear off, just like how ffe on a bike will start to sound annoying after a few months of daily usage.
Trust me, been there, done that .. in both cases..!! :-D

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

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