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  • #4246
    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

    Originally posted by karthik_k View Post
    Question is, do you guys had some kms clocked on odo when you tookk delivery? How to deal with this?
    Mine came with less than 10 km on the clock. Insist that the bike be picked up in your presence from the warehouse. Escalate it to KTM if required.
    Ride more, browse less.

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    • #4247
      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by karthik_k View Post
      Guys, need a clarification.
      Question is, do you guys had some kms clocked on odo when you tookk delivery? How to deal with this?
      Mine had 2 kms when I recently took delivery of my D200. I have seen the bikes are carried on a Tata Ace bench/platform at the rear with high strength ropes/wires holding on the bike on dedicated rolling platform on which the tyres rest. The seats and handle have sponge padding to avoid the scratches from the rope/wire being used to tie them down. I actually loved the way they delivery the bikes. This is in Hyderabad though.
      Regards,
      Akash Yadav

      The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place. It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.

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      • #4248
        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

        Originally posted by karthik_k View Post
        Guys, need a clarification.
        Enquired about 390 at three showrooms in chennai, I couldn't find any stock there except probiking at Adyar. Showroom staffs say they can deliver in a day or two but they need to get it from their warehouse. They don't haul it via trucks, instead mechs ride it to the showroom. I saw couple of 390/200s being ripped as if they give a damn to who is going to own it & the halts are all screeching halts. They burn rubber, try to do wheelie from signals etc. They race within their gang, say two or three dukes being ridden by three mechs. I was like, what the he**. Every bike in the showroom has 15-25kms on odo already. When asked, the staff says its testing. They test the bikes for fauklt & repair it so that the customer won't have to report issues on new bike. I'm no way convinced by this.
        Question is, do you guys had some kms clocked on odo when you tookk delivery? How to deal with this?
        I had around 16 kms on the odo when i picked up my bike. It was around the same for all the other bikes in the showroom too. The distance was from their warehouse to the showroom.

        The showroom manager had earlier offered me the option of going to the warehouse and picking up the bike myself as well which i thought was good. But I finally ended up picking it up from the showroom itself due to my busy schedule.

        Ask the showroom manager whether you can pick up the bike from the warehouse yourself. They shouldnt normally deny your request.
        Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle!

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        • #4249
          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

          [MENTION=63317]anilp[/MENTION], [MENTION=21023]akash[/MENTION], [MENTION=59106]Pain[/MENTION], thanks for your inputs. I'll talk to the staff about taking delivery from warehouse then. That is much better.
          ^Akash - I wish all other showrooms follow this delivery method.

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          • #4250
            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

            Originally posted by karthik_k View Post
            Guys, need a clarification.
            Enquired about 390 at three showrooms in chennai, I couldn't find any stock there except probiking at Adyar. Showroom staffs say they can deliver in a day or two but they need to get it from their warehouse. They don't haul it via trucks, instead mechs ride it to the showroom. I saw couple of 390/200s being ripped as if they give a damn to who is going to own it & the halts are all screeching halts. They burn rubber, try to do wheelie from signals etc. They race within their gang, say two or three dukes being ridden by three mechs. I was like, what the he**. Every bike in the showroom has 15-25kms on odo already. When asked, the staff says its testing. They test the bikes for fauklt & repair it so that the customer won't have to report issues on new bike. I'm no way convinced by this.
            Question is, do you guys had some kms clocked on odo when you tookk delivery? How to deal with this?
            I took the delivery of my duke 390 at adyar probiking showroom.My odo reading was 4kms.You will get the delivery of the bike in one or two days only if you pay full cash.If you book your bike in adyar probiking showroom and if you reside in areas coming under thiruvanmyur rto you can get your bike in one day, otherwise it will take two or three days.Their warehouse is at jai bajaj adyar which is also the ktm probiking service centre.It is next to sangeetha hotel.

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            • #4251
              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

              Originally posted by fz16_np View Post
              Need help guys. Can anybody please be able to tell me if it be possible to find the manufacturing month of 390?. We can come to know the year of manufacture in the following link (Though 2014 is not mentioned, the 8th digit from right should be "E" for 2014) but is it possible to know the month of manufacture by any ways while selecting the vehicle or before taking the delivery?
              KTM Vin Number Identification Chart : AOMC Customer Support
              Along with the invoice of the bike, there will be a document from bajaj showing proof of sale from bajaj to your dealership
              Before that I am afraid there is no sure way of knowing what's what...
              That's how I came to know my first duke was manufactured in Nov '13
              The procedure of alphabet 'd' for 2013 and 'e' for 2014 doesn't apply to Indian bikes as far as I know. I read somewhere on the internet that it only applies to European lot shipped from Austria !


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              • #4252
                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                Got my 390 in Apr 2014. It's March manufactured as per invoice.

                It came with 2 KM on the ODO and Battery was not connected yet, which was done in front of me as part of PDI inspection.

                When I asked explanation of tge 2 KM. Head mechanic told me that the digital meters are tested for functionality on a machine before putting it on the bike... Not sure as to how true that was... As there were 2 in stock. I did my inspection and picked one...

                Post PDI head mechanic confirmed that bikes engine was smooth and no knocking as he observed in few bikes back in 2013.

                So far done 1500 km and doing fine without any issues what people had been reporting....

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                • #4253
                  Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                  Originally posted by vinayduke View Post
                  Got my 390 in Apr 2014. It's March manufactured as per invoice.

                  It came with 2 KM on the ODO and Battery was not connected yet, which was done in front of me as part of PDI inspection.

                  When I asked explanation of tge 2 KM. Head mechanic told me that the digital meters are tested for functionality on a machine before putting it on the bike... Not sure as to how true that was... As there were 2 in stock. I did my inspection and picked one...

                  Post PDI head mechanic confirmed that bikes engine was smooth and no knocking as he observed in few bikes back in 2013.

                  So far done 1500 km and doing fine without any issues what people had been reporting....

                  Sent from my GT-N7100 using xBhp Connect mobile app
                  This 1-2 Kms for testing at the company track is what was mentioned to me as well.
                  Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle!

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                  • #4254
                    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                    Originally posted by karthik_k View Post
                    Guys, need a clarification.
                    Enquired about 390 at three showrooms in chennai, I couldn't find any stock there except probiking at Adyar. Showroom staffs say they can deliver in a day or two but they need to get it from their warehouse. They don't haul it via trucks, instead mechs ride it to the showroom. I saw couple of 390/200s being ripped as if they give a damn to who is going to own it & the halts are all screeching halts. They burn rubber, try to do wheelie from signals etc. They race within their gang, say two or three dukes being ridden by three mechs. I was like, what the he**. Every bike in the showroom has 15-25kms on odo already. When asked, the staff says its testing. They test the bikes for fauklt & repair it so that the customer won't have to report issues on new bike. I'm no way convinced by this.
                    Question is, do you guys had some kms clocked on odo when you tookk delivery? How to deal with this?
                    My bike had around 15 kms clocked on odometer because the showroom manager had to take the bike to RTO for registration.

                    Sent from my HTC Desire 310 dual sim using xBhp Connect mobile app

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                    • #4255
                      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                      Got a new lid yesterday. SOL sl68s unicorn 2 with LESs at back. I had decided that I would take the Matt black colour but when the shopkeeper told me that orange colour is available, I changed my decision immediately. :P Costed me 5760 rs.

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                      • #4256
                        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                        I was persistent to get a bike with nothing but ZERO kilometres on the ODO. But the justification I got for that 2 KM of testing at plant was fair enough...

                        Anything more that that very high chances of bike being ripped by showroom guys. Certainly I would not buy such a bike when I am paying 2+ Lac of my hard earned money...

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                        • #4257
                          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                          Originally posted by vinayduke View Post
                          I was persistent to get a bike with nothing but ZERO kilometres on the ODO. But the justification I got for that 2 KM of testing at plant was fair enough...

                          Anything more that that very high chances of bike being ripped by showroom guys. Certainly I would not buy such a bike when I am paying 2+ Lac of my hard earned money...

                          Sent from my GT-N7100 using xBhp Connect mobile app
                          I also had around 2km on the ODO. I think 2-3 km is the standard.
                          KTM Duke 390 | RE Interceptor 650

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                          • #4258
                            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                            Source : Bike India
                            Can anyone throw some light on this issue

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                            • #4259
                              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                              please do a search first? This has been beaten to death... Not again...
                              Originally posted by Chandan92 View Post
                              Source : Bike India
                              Can anyone throw some light on this issue

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                              • #4260
                                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                                Originally posted by rajithcherian View Post
                                please do a search first? This has been beaten to death... Not again...
                                I read on the july issue of bike india magazine that's why i was asking :-)

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