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  • #7936
    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

    Originally posted by shadcool786 View Post
    Please do share a video of it after installing it on the bike. I would like to see the difference it makes.
    Search on Mumbaikar Nikhil's page on youtube.. its detailed video..
    Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast !!!

    My Ladakh Journey

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    • #7937
      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by TheActivist View Post
      Hey guys,
      What if i install a powertronic ecu and ixil l3x exhaust.. Do they go well?
      Is l3x a free flow exhaust?
      Is it necessary to install a free flow for aftermarket ecu's?
      What if i install an aftermarket ecu and run it wid stock exhaust?
      Thanks![emoji16] [emoji16]
      It is not recommended on a Duke. As it's already a highly stretched engine. But, yes it can be done.[emoji4] [emoji16]

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      • #7938
        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

        Originally posted by TheActivist View Post
        Hey guys,
        What if i install a powertronic ecu and ixil l3x exhaust.. Do they go well?
        Is l3x a free flow exhaust?
        Is it necessary to install a free flow for aftermarket ecu's?
        What if i install an aftermarket ecu and run it wid stock exhaust?
        Thanks![emoji16] [emoji16]
        You can change to IXIL and have KTM themselves put the map on the stock ECU. I know they do this for the brands they recommend from their diag tablet.
        When I'm on the road, I'm indestructible. No one can stop me... but they try.

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        • #7939
          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences



          Not sure how you guys are getting 30km/l
          Here are the real world figures I get in mixed conditions

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          • #7940
            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

            ^^ that ad at the bottom, man!! (pure hilarious thread material)
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            • #7941
              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

              That's by design

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              • #7942
                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                Originally posted by The Duke View Post
                Not sure how you guys are getting 30km/l
                Here are the real world figures I get in mixed conditions
                Not 30 kmpl. It's 300/11= 26-27 kmpl..

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                • #7943
                  Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                  Originally posted by jack_daniels View Post
                  Not 30 kmpl. It's 300/11= 26-27 kmpl..
                  When you re-fuel a full tank, 11 litres go in for you to divide 300 by 11?

                  ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

                  Originally posted by judebrent View Post
                  Please can you shed more light on the clutch case bolt size. Is the the big round shinny bolt you're referring to? Thanks

                  Can anyone help with this? Were trying to figure out the clutch case bolt size on the 2016 MY models. The 2015 end ones have 8.8! Some have mentioned them to be 10 here. need some confirmation of the size and the bolt location. Thanks

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                  • #7944
                    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                    Not getting time for installing the Hazard light adapters as I'm in my native place from the past couple of days.[emoji25]

                    Meanwhile, I've noticed my break bite as well as feedback & feeling have increased tremendously recently. My bike has completed around 1400 kms. I think the brakes need some amount of run-in. Now the bite is pretty good. Feels like a proper disc brake like my previous ZMR. Though that one was a little bit better than this one. Who knows it might improve with time.

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                    • #7945
                      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                      Originally posted by jack_daniels View Post
                      Not getting time for installing the Hazard light adapters as I'm in my native place from the past couple of days.[emoji25]

                      Meanwhile, I've noticed my break bite as well as feedback & feeling have increased tremendously recently. My bike has completed around 1400 kms. I think the brakes need some amount of run-in. Now the bite is pretty good. Feels like a proper disc brake like my previous ZMR. Though that one was a little bit better than this one. Who knows it might improve with time.
                      Broo.. no need to go to svc cntr or remove tail light... I got my spiral tech today and installed it. 2min of job.

                      1. Remove pillion seat.
                      2. Remove fuse box just by pulling it.
                      3. Wire will be easily spotted.
                      4. Install adapter and fix back the fuse box. Kind of plug and unplug. Leave the adapter out. Dont put it back of guse box again. It wont fit.
                      Not only Great power comes with great responsibility but also with Great RISK !!! Referring to SBKs...

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                      • #7946
                        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                        Originally posted by TheActivist View Post
                        Hey guys,
                        What if i install a powertronic ecu and ixil l3x exhaust.. Do they go well?
                        Is l3x a free flow exhaust?
                        Is it necessary to install a free flow for aftermarket ecu's?
                        What if i install an aftermarket ecu and run it wid stock exhaust?
                        Thanks![emoji16] [emoji16]

                        You can install both of them, with absolutely no problem, and yes they do go well. If this was a carbed setup, it would be not advisable, but since the FI intervention (you gotta love them kamputer/chep sestim) you need to help the ECU relearn the parameters, for this either an ECU flash is required or a piggy back ECU is installed.

                        And yes, 95% of the exhaust sold as third-party are all free flow, meaning they void of the cat con. Cat con are heavy/expensive, but they also limit the way an engine breathes, so using free flow with properly calibrated air intake and fuel mapping, you'd get the best of both worlds.

                        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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                        • #7947
                          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                          Just a question though may sound foolish!!! Can the bike power wheelie?

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                          • #7948
                            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                            Originally posted by maxi View Post
                            Just a question though may sound foolish!!! Can the bike power wheelie?

                            From the little experience I have on the bike, no it doesn't power wheelie. I'm ~50kg only by the way. But I haven't really been a hooligan in the first 2 gears either, so there is a good possibility that I'm wrong.
                            Must ride on!

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                            • #7949
                              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                              Originally posted by judebrent View Post
                              When you re-fuel a full tank, 11 litres go in for you to divide 300 by 11?

                              ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----




                              Can anyone help with this? Were trying to figure out the clutch case bolt size on the 2016 MY models. The 2015 end ones have 8.8! Some have mentioned them to be 10 here. need some confirmation of the size and the bolt location. Thanks
                              I am unsure of which bolt it is. You can directly go to your service manager and ask about the updates and ask him which bolt size has increased. He will guide you.
                              Ride, ride and ride.. But always do it responsibly..

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                              • #7950
                                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                                Originally posted by ananthu View Post
                                From the little experience I have on the bike, no it doesn't power wheelie. I'm ~50kg only by the way. But I haven't really been a hooligan in the first 2 gears either, so there is a good possibility that I'm wrong.
                                Thnx for reply...do you think it has the tendencybto power wheelie beacause i have known people telling duke 200neven has tendency to power wheelie such brutal is the accelaration for ktm bikes...☺

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