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  • #4306
    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

    Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post
    Guys, 5000 kms completed. 2 services done. And its running well. I still dominate the traffic like..... like you all do. And having an open place to commute is a bliss.

    I would like to share some of my best pics of the Duke:
    Well, Sam at the right time, eh!


    Originally posted by Eshan-P180 View Post
    Hey, yes the smoke is not steam, but yes once you roll the throttle then only you can see it gushing out of the exhaust. Yes it has that petroly/oily smell. As I said once the initial standstill throttling/warming up is done there is no smoke. Saturday is big day, Guns and Napalm loaded for KTM SVC.

    I have changed to Speed, no difference yet, may be by tomorrow it should be fine. Yes, I'll keep you guys posted.

    I have another relating query. If there is gasket/valves/oil/unusual oil consumption/oil burning irregularly problem will the ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMP glow?
    Yes the FI senses that the mixture is not perfect and it should indeed glow the lamp on the dash. So since you've pointed that it smells oily, white smoke gushing out of the exhaust, these could be valve stem oil seal or (worse case) the piston rings. But since once the engine is warm it doesn't smoke it's gotta be the valve seals, get them checked.

    Cheers!
    VJ
    Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
    The girl said, 'NO!'


    And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


    THE END

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    • #4307
      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by Eshan-P180 View Post
      Hey, yes the smoke is not steam, but yes once you roll the throttle then only you can see it gushing out of the exhaust. Yes it has that petroly/oily smell. As I said once the initial standstill throttling/warming up is done there is no smoke. Saturday is big day, Guns and Napalm loaded for KTM SVC.

      I have changed to Speed, no difference yet, may be by tomorrow it should be fine. Yes, I'll keep you guys posted.

      I have another relating query. If there is gasket/valves/oil/unusual oil consumption/oil burning irregularly problem will the ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMP glow?
      Well, my initial presumption that it was not steam was right .. do take some video and pics before you head to the svc. If they still play around, shoot an email to bajaj/ktm.
      Also do check the drained engine oil quantity (if you do drain it) and its appearance (there are test kits available in countries like USA that can detect presence of coolant in engine oil)
      I highly doubt if the malfunction lamp would light up, simply because there are no sensors/circuitry to manage these parameters..no ??

      Hopefully its a blown gasket or a valve job, and hope you dont go thru much trouble to get this fixed up.. fingers crossed !

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      • #4308
        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

        Originally posted by riazmomin View Post
        Some one asked for side profile of Michelin pilot street.

        Grip is pretty good.

        Sent from my Nexus 4 using xBhp Connect mobile app
        Does the rear skid at hard braking. My D200 does that quite frequently usually on cement roads. I'm thinking of putting them on my bike.


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        • #4309
          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

          Originally posted by s1d View Post
          Well, my initial presumption that it was not steam was right .. do take some video and pics before you head to the svc. If they still play around, shoot an email to bajaj/ktm.
          Also do check the drained engine oil quantity (if you do drain it) and its appearance (there are test kits available in countries like USA that can detect presence of coolant in engine oil)
          I highly doubt if the malfunction lamp would light up, simply because there are no sensors/circuitry to manage these parameters..no ??

          Hopefully its a blown gasket or a valve job, and hope you dont go thru much trouble to get this fixed up.. fingers crossed !
          Unless the clutch side casing is opened one cannot know if the coolant has indeed entered into the engine. If the coolant leak levels inside the engine are are low, the engine will very well, steam off the coolant, and the issue will go unnoticed. But once the clutch casing is opened, you can see if there is any emulsification/foaming of the oil with such contamination.

          The reason I guessed the malfunction would lit up is, this is a closed loop system, so this uses exhaust gases to monitor send info to the FI system , so if the combustion is burning oil it should be notified, at least that's how FIs work. But I can be wrong about the notification. As a general rule, if there is any problem with fuel spray, emission, the light should lit up.

          Cheers!
          VJ
          Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
          The girl said, 'NO!'


          And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


          THE END

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          • #4310
            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

            Originally posted by s1d View Post
            IMO, stay away from 300v ..5100 or 7100 should suffice.
            Read this.. Motul - KTM Duke and click on the link at the bottom that says "KTM Duke Recommendation for 7100 4T 20w50"
            There are also a few other such docs on that site related to Yamaha,Honda and Bajaj auto's
            300v makes a lot of difference. I have noticed this first hand on my classic 500. And I can assure you it was not placebo.
            KTM Duke 390 | RE Interceptor 650

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            • #4311
              Luggage pannier/rack for KTM Duke

              Hi,

              Anybody tried RE Ladakh carrier or such luggage racks on KTM Duke?

              Please share your experience/pics.
              Also somebody please suggest on fabricating hard luggage case and mounts.

              Thank you.

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              • #4312
                Re: Luggage pannier/rack for KTM Duke

                Can somebody help me with Kasturba Road, ASC SA Mr. Ravi's mobile number?

                There is some oil weep from the clutch cover side which was not fixed in last service. Need to schedule an appointment to get it fixed.
                A lone amateur built the ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic...

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                • #4313
                  Re: Luggage pannier/rack for KTM Duke

                  Originally posted by livingdead View Post
                  Hi,

                  Anybody tried RE Ladakh carrier or such luggage racks on KTM Duke?

                  Please share your experience/pics.
                  Also somebody please suggest on fabricating hard luggage case and mounts.

                  Thank you.
                  Go a few pages back, probably a month or two. A member has made custom carrier for the KTM.

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                  • #4314
                    Re: Luggage pannier/rack for KTM Duke

                    Originally posted by Mik View Post
                    Go a few pages back, probably a month or two. A member has made custom carrier for the KTM.
                    Thank you.


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                    • #4315
                      Re: Luggage pannier/rack for KTM Duke

                      Originally posted by Mik View Post
                      Go a few pages back, probably a month or two. A member has made custom carrier for the KTM.
                      Guess you are talking about [MENTION=50769]jagjit_singh[/MENTION]. His installations on his D390 looks very good and pretty solid too.
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                      • #4316
                        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                        Originally posted by timuseravan View Post
                        300v makes a lot of difference. I have noticed this first hand on my classic 500. And I can assure you it was not placebo.
                        I never said its bad (maybe the way i put it across sounded like that) .. from what i have read and understand about the 300v, its a race specific oil..has lower detergent additives that help keep engine clean (engines used in racing are rebuilt ever so often so they do not require much of that cleaning additives etc etc..) and way too expensive from my point of view.. my mantra is regular oil changes by not spending a bomb. Whatever one is comfortable with and feels is right for their bike

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                        • #4317
                          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences



                          Greetings from the Philippines! c: Recently installed an Akrapovic Exhaust system for the Duke 390 c: will post the video soon. Thanks!

                          Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 4

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                          • #4318
                            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                            Originally posted by lynkchiz View Post
                            Greetings from the Philippines! c: Recently installed an Akrapovic Exhaust system for the Duke 390 c: will post the video soon. Thanks!

                            Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 4
                            hello sir...welcome...nice to see you here. please report as much as you can from there regarding the bikes and market. thanks...how is the handling after exhaust mod?
                            I'm a responsible rider.It doesn't matter what you ride,but what matters is how you ride.

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                            • #4319
                              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                              Thanks legend c: exhaust note has greatly improved, sounds like a 2 cyclinder now with much bassier sound. So far i have observed improved power delivery from gears 1-2 and 4-5. With a slight torque loss at 3rd gear (longer time to reach redline for about a second). Just waiting for the powertronics piggyback ecu to be able to extract more power and correct the ecu mapping c: few backfires also experienced, like 1 in every 15 mins. Backfiring during deceleration.

                              Could it mean my ecu is running lean or rich?

                              And is it compulsary that i replace my stock air filter with a K&N one to compensate the increase in exhuast flow due to the Akra exhaust?

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                              Last edited by lynkchiz; 07-16-2014, 07:36 PM.

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                              • #4320
                                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                                Hi Lynkchiz,

                                The Akra looks great on the bike. Ive read 2 things on other international forums regarding Akra installs on the Duke 390.

                                1. The Akra purchase is supposed to include a factory ECU remap that will bump up the power quite decently. Please check with the KTM center you purchased your Akra from for details on the same.

                                2. Whenever you install a 3rd party filter or exhaust or both, you are supposed to start the bike and let it idle for about 15 minutes so that the ecu adjusts to the new flow/system and performs better.

                                Please try out both of the above if you havent done them already.

                                The Powertronics ECU is great too. Be sure to inform them that you are running an Akra or intend to use a 3rd party filter so that they map the box accordingly. You can also do this later on your own though cos its very easy to use different maps on the PT box.

                                Cheers!




                                Originally posted by lynkchiz View Post
                                Thanks legend c: exhaust note has greatly improved, sounds like a 2 cyclinder now with much bassier sound. So far i have observed improved power delivery from gears 1-2 and 4-5. With a slight torque loss at 3rd gear (longer time to reach redline for about a second). Just waiting for the powertronics piggyback ecu to be able to extract more power and correct the ecu mapping c: few backfires also experienced, like 1 in every 15 mins. Backfiring during deceleration.

                                Could it mean my ecu is running lean or rich?

                                And is it compulsary that i replace my stock air filter with a K&N one to compensate the increase in exhuast flow due to the Akra exhaust?

                                Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 4
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