Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

It is the paper gaskets that leaks, due to high operating temperature of engine over prolonged period of time.


Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

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Thanks
Is it ok to seal and ride it or will they replace the gaskets?

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It's best to get it replaced. It will all be under warranty.

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Seal is kinda temporary fix. Get it replaced.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

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should i use bike till 2nd service ? 2k km now

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thanks every one :P

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Finally the wait got over. I got my black monster on 25^th Friday . Very next day, took it for a ‘run-in’ trip and completed 800 kms.


I'm very much happy with the way it responds to the throttle. The confidence it gives on road, is way beyond I could imagine!

Felt cramped knees sometimes after a continuous stretch of 70+ kms, but stretching legs over the crash guard for sometimes could eases off the stress.

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welcome bro ......please dont do long trips in run in ...and use right method ...evn i did it right head leakage is thare ,thanks to city traffic

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Hey congrats mate....
Welcome to Beast Group :-) Have Fun and Ride safe

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Guys time for my 2nd service will be going to kasturba road svc any thing I might need to check in specific and what would be the check list I need to look in for.
Please help...

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Don't worry mate, the things to be chnaged is mentioned at the back of the service leaflet. Just keep an eye out at the svc when the servicing is being done - thats all is needed.
Congrats on the purchase!!

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Got my 390 on April16th.
Its a bliss, after owning Avenger->P220->RE Thunderbird.
Excellent engine.




(PS- Never mind the poser pic )

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Luckily I haven't faced any glitches as faced by few owners as of now. Completed the run in and had it serviced. Touched 170 kph, fully crouched. It really remains stable at all speeds, though the wind blast makes it hard after say 120-130 kph.
Engine heating is not an issue. It does heat up but that's a characteristic. Will live with it.

However the only thing which I feel is the lack of bite in the brakes. Not up to mark if you ride hard. Please share your experiences as well.
I feel even P220 had better ones.

Some pics of getting the initial check by my li'l daughter


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:thumbup:

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Got my Midnight Black 390 on 22nd April. Rode down from Pondy to Bangalore about 350 KM. Crusing at 100 on 6th cog. Butter smooth.

Post 2 days of city riding and engine braking. I observed a slight seepage around the cylinder gasket. Here is the pic.

Then I wiped the stain off and it was not oil but carbon stain & Never found any seepage after that inspected multiple times.

Completed 700 km and got the 1st service done. Ravi from Khivraj did a wonderful job.

Now the beast is really ready to race. Loving it every bit!!

Few pics.



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@Adarsh_Bk @krish2778 @nelson_sanjoy

My bike is 9.6k now, and using it for daily commute. the rear has given up. totally losing rear even at 20km/hr. i gave the best care to tyres, i could. trust me. im simply amazed at the way this tyre has deteriorated. at 9000 kms, rear tyre is dead. managed till now, ( 9.6k ). no headaches like tyre punctures till now. no hard accelerations and my chain sprockets are better than some bikes that are just 5000 kms. i ride it sanely and use gears rather than twist it to hell and brake.

i wonder whats the Rs/Km for this bike. some approx, calculations,

fuel - 25000

2 services - 6000

rear tyre - 8000

so around Rs 4 per Km. i will be damned. using a car like figo is more economical, i think. first i thought this bike is the limit for economy, from a car, but no.

please check the images.

note that the right side is more used up than left? how? please dont say, im using more of that side. no, i pretty sure. this bike has done 90% its life on ghats. but how come the left side has more life? could it be, misalignment? but i never felt any such thing...

what are my new tyre options. going the economical way. i cant spend on metzelers, how ever worth they are, as im not on a race track or racing with others.