Got a confirmation from Bangalore KTM about the price increase from 6 th April. Price increase between 8 - 10 k.

Got a confirmation from Bangalore KTM about the price increase from 6 th April. Price increase between 8 - 10 k.

On all the models??Why this sudden increase in the price?

Are you sure its 6th April :O , i was going to book my bike the coming week.

Yes its 6th April. Booking before it will not help. One is expected to either make complete payment or complete finance before 6th. I had booked rc390 last week. I have been asked to make payment b4 6th to avail low price.

Got a confirmation from Bangalore KTM about the price increase from 6 th April. Price increase between 8 - 10 k.

Is the VIN Number Format same for KTM Duke 200 as well? Should see "F" to check if it is a 2015 model or not!

Friends.. Need urgent help..
I'm planning to buy 390..
Talked to showroom guys and they have confirmed it that 2015 stocks has arrived..
But they are not sure how to check that there's slipper clutch or not..!

Kindly tell me what are the changes in 2015 duke other then clutch.. So that I can confirm it over phone..

Thank you.

Friends.. Need urgent help..
I'm planning to buy 390..
Talked to showroom guys and they have confirmed it that 2015 stocks has arrived..
But they are not sure how to check that there's slipper clutch or not..!

Kindly tell me what are the changes in 2015 duke other then clutch.. So that I can confirm it over phone..

Thank you.

Well, ride the bike out in traffic, the clutch should not be heavy as the older models.
Some other visual changes were also introduced along with the slipper clutch models, do check that also as another way to be sure, like indicators having a extra rubber beading, rear shocks shroud, front fork covering to protect from dust/dirt and so on.
You can get the full list of changes from a few pages back in this thread.

The easiest way to identify the new model, would be to take a look at the handle bar grips (should be same as the RC series) and the extra plastic protectors over the front fork.

And then decode the VIN ,refer above link... 10th character should be 'F' for the 2015 model (again i believe that only models from late Jan 2015 started receiving updates)..Best bet is to check the above two items i mentioned.

IIRC the rear monoshock plastics were introduced in Sept 2014 itself..My D200 from Oct2014 has them along with the new radiator fan unit design.
And the indicators do not have any rubber beading, but the plastic housing is redesigned to cover a wee bit extra along the circumference of the indicator.

Problem - Bike shows 0 in the speedo when speed is below 20 kmph (approx), Above that speed, the speedo always works fine. Also, maybe accompanied with low battery warnings (not mandatory).

Cause - The charging system is not working correctly. Either the RR unit or the stator coil has gone bad. The speedo showing 0 is merely KTM's way of indicating the same. The speedo itself or the speed sensor are not faulty.

Verification - The charging voltage at the battery terminals with the engine ON would be less that 13V. Expected is 13.8V. The 3 wires from the stator coil should show infinite resistance with the GND. If this is not the case, stator coil is faulty. Else, have to replace the RR unit with a known working unit and run the above voltage test to isolate the issue.

Solution - Replace stator coil or RR unit as needed.

In my case, the stator coil was damaged. The stator coil costs some 1000 bucks. I had planned to replace it myself, and went to Auto Service, BSK, Bangalore to get the parts. However, the service there bowled me over and I ended up replacing it there itself. Auto Service gets 5 star from my end.


Here is how the damaged stator coil looked like -

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