Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

User manual u've to download from ktm india website. Only service, Warranty booklets and insurance papers are received in the package as quoted by u above.

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Can you point me to where I can download the manual?

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I also recieved warranty booklet and other required documents. Please provide the link for owner's manual if anyone has.
TIA

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Has the engine overheating in traffic problem solved on the new 2015/16 dukes? I loved the design of the dukes, but quality issues are a turn off. Do new owners have the coolant mix with engine oil problem as well?

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There's no such issue! And if considered an issue, it's one that'll never get solved because it's the nature of the bike! It;s a 375CC engine. It will get hot and when it doesn't have enough around it to cool it down including the coolant, the engine will cut off. What was tweaked in the 2015 and now 2016 Duke's is the redirection of air from the radiator, instead of being flung directly onto the rider, it is flung downwards. However, there is an amount of hot air that's felt towards their legs and thighs occasionally if not all the time! Any bike that's high on compression will have this. Again, it's the nature of the engine and not an issue!

Coolant mixing with engine oil, I think can be fixed if it comes up! Warranty should play its role if required.

Hope this helps.

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Spotted this today.. Should I remove it or leave it ? Ther is no air leakage though.

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If there is no air leakage then leave it. I had a similar issue and I removed the nail and got the tyre patched up. Since then the tyre just started losing air and kept losing air no matter how many times I got the puncture done and no matter what solutions and tyre gels I put in my tyre. If its not causing problems just leave it be and save yourself a headache.

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Don't leave it there. You should get it removed and patched up. The piece can be really deep which is quite harmful. Air leakage will start soon and if this isn't fixed immediately, it can cause more damage.

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The thing is if the hole is quite big, the strip won't hold it. You should go to a professional tire store and ask for Mushroom puncture. This will stop the air leakage and fix the puncture permanently. This is slightly expensive at around Rs.300-500 depending on where you get it done but definitely does a much better job and stays much much longer than the regular puncture strip.

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You mean patched up like this ??

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Yes. That's the cheapest and the quickest method but it doesn't hold up if the hole is too big. In that case you will have to get a mushroom puncture which is done by removing the tire completely from the rim and then patched up from the inside with what looks like a mushroom. This is very strong and holds up well over time.

P.S- I've never had to get mushroom puncture done to my tires because the punctures were usually due to thin nails. The strips have held up well for over 6 months now.

P.P.S- The puncture being fixed in the image posted will not hold up long because it is very close to the sidewall. If it is very close to the sidewalls, a strip won't hold it.

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I did bro. With these soft compound tyres you never know what is gonna go wrong. The problem is that sometimes when getting puncture done on tubeless tyres the tyre guy (even in big shops) will use some of his hulk like strength to smash (apply unnecessary force to) the tyre. and tyres like pirellis and metzelers cannot take it thus basically causing air leaks through smaller tears and holes created around the existing puncture. and once that happens its hopeless. So when I said "tyre patched" I didn't actually mean i got a tube patch put on it. I got the usual stuff done to my bike and even went in for a mushroom patch.

Also a thing to note is that many a times (too often in fact) the stupid tyre fellows will not reinstall the tyre properly or damage the radial bands in the tyre trying to fit it back which is more dangerous than leaving a harmless nail in the tyre. If there was air leakage I would have told him to get it done post haste but there is no leakage and the headache is just not worth it.

But that is my opinion what he does ultimately is his decision and I hope it doesn't cause him problems.

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Funny you should say that coz I got the nail removed and then the idiot who patched the tyre actually made the hole bigger with his needle which he uses to smooth out the edges of the hole. Then I learnt after a few weeks about tyre mushroom patches and got that done but by then the damage was too extensive. So trust me I only told him to not bother with it coz there is as yet no air leakage and there is no point in intentionally dropping an axe on your foot by trying to fix it. The great American principle of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies here. Not saying he should do something risky like riding on a deflating tyre but without the air leakage trust me it isn't as big a ticking time bomb as you think.

In any case this is just my two cents on the matter. Rest is of course his choice and ultimately even I hope he gets the mushroom patch but it will not be economical or in his case even absolutely necessary or life threatening so lets wait and see what he does.

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You Buggers are confusing me 😂😂.
I wish we had an xray machine to check the size of the nail[emoji14]

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My advice would be to go to a reputed tyre shop and get the mushroom patch done regardless of how small the puncture is. I can understand that leaving it be can seem to be a nice idea when looking at the possibilities of mishaps due to improper puncture works. But imagine this, when you leave the nail there, it is obviously taking forces from at least 2 axis. That is only going to make the puncture hole wider and possibly deeper. Rather than getting it dome at a local shop as you would in an emergency, take the time out to find a shop that does good mushroom patches.

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I thought mushroom patches can be done without removing the tire. By a special type of plier and rubber acid/glue. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, paddock stand is holding up quite well. Pic attached. But, obviously if u want rock solid base buy the spool version.

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Mushroom plugs don't really require removal of the tire, if the person installing the tire has the proper tools of course. Any nail bits, metal bits, over time corrode and amplify the point of impact. Say for example, a nail/screw/whatever metal crap that looks benign, can over time, make the point of puncture bigger and can take you when you least expect. The worst type of metal puncture is a sideways puncture, say acute angle puncture, ignoring this over time, will make the puncture hole bigger rendering the tire useless. Small or bit, if it's a metal in there, you get it out of there.

Here is a video I came across on how mushroom puncture kit works.




Cheers!
VJ