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  • #5101
    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

    Originally posted by Balgi View Post
    I read in your earlier post that you get slight white smoke on early morning starts. Is that right? If so does it happen everyday on first star or every now and then?
    Even I face this issue only once in mornibg . Probably it happens as engine is cold (just wild guess) and I smell petrol fumes too (mild though)

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    • #5102
      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by Balgi View Post
      I read in your earlier post that you get slight white smoke on early morning starts. Is that right? If so does it happen everyday on first star or every now and then?
      Hi Balgi

      White smoke on hard acceleration. Noticing it only after my 1st service. SVC guys attributed it to K&N filter. So getting it back to stock soon. Got emission test done again on someone's advice. CO reading 0.01 and HC 3.6. It is well within the limits. And also changed the petrol bunk. Will now observe for white smoke before uninstalling k&n. Also a fellow dukist told me that slight white smoke after changing oil is normal. I will wait.

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      • #5103
        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

        Originally posted by nelson_sanjoy View Post
        If you don't mind sharing can you please put the insurance amount you paid to ICICI else if you can PM me.
        I will log in to policy bazaar once and compare ...
        Premium was 4k+ and zero dep was another 1k, but this is for new bike. Depending on the declared value of your bike (since its a year old) the amount will change.
        Ride hard.. Ride safe.. Always!

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        • #5104
          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

          Originally posted by rossi5200 View Post
          Even I face this issue only once in mornibg . Probably it happens as engine is cold (just wild guess) and I smell petrol fumes too (mild though)

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          Bikes running rich. And there is an unburnt fuel return system in the form of a thin chrome pipe over the bore head cover. The o-ring on it could be faulty.
          How many kms on the odo?

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          • #5105
            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

            Originally posted by sharathchandra View Post
            Hi Balgi

            White smoke on hard acceleration. Noticing it only after my 1st service. SVC guys attributed it to K&N filter. So getting it back to stock soon. Got emission test done again on someone's advice. CO reading 0.01 and HC 3.6. It is well within the limits. And also changed the petrol bunk. Will now observe for white smoke before uninstalling k&n. Also a fellow dukist told me that slight white smoke after changing oil is normal. I will wait.

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            Air filter isn't at fault. The k&n filter lets fine dust into the intake. That I believe have messed with the piston rings or the valve clearance (hope its the latter). Bike can still perform in this case but engine life is reduced and an overhaul may become necessary earlier than normal. But hope I am wrong.

            The fueling doesn't cause this unless you use non recommended additives or adulterated fuel. And emission will be normal but white smoke is seen as oil burns in the combustion chamber.
            I would suggest nulon liquid but this is a forced lubrication engine and nulon could effect the oil pump. Best consult the svc about this.
            Last edited by Balgi; 11-05-2014, 04:56 PM.

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            • #5106
              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

              Originally posted by Balgi View Post
              Bikes running rich. And there is an unburnt fuel return system in the form of a thin chrome pipe over the bore head cover. The o-ring on it could be faulty.
              How many kms on the odo?
              3.3k on ODO. Is it surely o ring?

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              • #5107
                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                Originally posted by rossi5200 View Post
                3.3k on ODO. Is it surely o ring?

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                Well most of the times it is that. The only other thing could be piston rings but engine overhaul at 3.3k kms seems a stretch. Mine has done 6.4k kms and not even an extra sound and I ride hard, I don't baby the bike.

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                • #5108
                  Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                  Originally posted by Balgi View Post
                  Well most of the times it is that. The only other thing could be piston rings but engine overhaul at 3.3k kms seems a stretch. Mine has done 6.4k kms and not even an extra sound and I ride hard, I don't baby the bike.
                  I do baby my bike. I previously owned d200 for almost two year and handle them very well.
                  D390 has been giving me hassles- day one riding 5 km gave me low oil pressure issue. Head had to be replaced and it took a week!
                  I do hear faint vibration noise from engine bay which resonates at 5k rpm.
                  Time to go back to service station.

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                  • #5109
                    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                    Originally posted by rossi5200 View Post
                    I do baby my bike. I previously owned d200 for almost two year and handle them very well.
                    D390 has been giving me hassles- day one riding 5 km gave me low oil pressure issue. Head had to be replaced and it took a week!
                    I do hear faint vibration noise from engine bay which resonates at 5k rpm.
                    Time to go back to service station.

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                    Ah..... You never mentioned you changed the head. In that case your having an oil seal issue somewhere in the head area which is probably due to the head change. Write a complaint to ktm and ask for ktm engineers to look at your bike not the svc. The svc knows nothing, trust me.

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                    • #5110
                      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                      Went back to my stock exhaust. Gonna service the bike in a couple of days. I think i am gonna ride it in the stock setup for some time.

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                      • #5111
                        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                        Guys. What about motul 300v.? I am planning to use 300v this time.

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                        • #5112
                          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                          Originally posted by Balgi View Post
                          Ah..... You never mentioned you changed the head. In that case your having an oil seal issue somewhere in the head area which is probably due to the head change. Write a complaint to ktm and ask for ktm engineers to look at your bike not the svc. The svc knows nothing, trust me.
                          Yeah I did call up KTM engineer and will take up D390 tomorrow. Hope issue will be resolved. Thnx for concern though.

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                          • #5113
                            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                            Originally posted by backlash4u View Post
                            Guys. What about motul 300v.? I am planning to use 300v this time.

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                            Wait, isn't that the default oil for duke 390? Oh and its quite good. better than the 7100 they supply

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                            • #5114
                              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                              Default oil? What do you mean?

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                              • #5115
                                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Owners Reviews and Experiences

                                Guys off late when I downshift my gears .....My bike abruptly stops !!

                                May I know what could be the issue and I have heard its very common but is there any solution to fix the issue as its very dangerous !

                                Please advice ...

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