Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

I see your point but unfortunately, I'm not inclined towards the new duke 390 and 2016 Duke 390 is not available at any showrooms across mumbai.

I agree with your point Parshu, I've been through such horribly maintained Duke last week that I shuddered at the thought of even a test ride let alone buy one. Unfortunately for me, the 2015/16 Duke's that were low on ODO (less than 10K) and looked decently maintained got sold off way too soon even before I could negotiate a fair price. These two well maintained Duke's that I test rode were sold at 130-140 k odd. I so regret not buying a new 390 back for 150/160 k back then when the BS3 fiasco was going on in March 17.

Not so willing to put my money on a 2017 390 for some reasons including the budget concern ofcourse. Would rather wait till I come across a decent used 390 from a known source like you suggested. Thanks

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Hello Guys, I have been following this thread for quite sometime now. I am in a dilemma now and need your advice. I own a 2015 model duke 390 and did about 33k on it. My bike is leaking petrol form the exhaust and I am not sure what to do.

I was on a trip back to hometown. I stopped my bike to change the playlist and after that the bike refused to start. On cranking the engine I could find that petrol was leaking out of the exhaust. Also there was a light blinking in the speedo which I guess is alert for the sensors in the bike. I called up the service center guys and they were helpful and rushed to the spot, but they were not able to identify the issue and said they would need to examine it further. Its been a month and they havn't be able to identify the root cause. I have a Powertronic piggyback system installed and a stock replacement K&N filter. Right now they have somehow fixed the blinking sensor in the speedo but the bike still refuses to start. They have ordered an new wiring kit and are waiting to try it on to see if it fixes the issue.

Have any of you experienced similar issues? Do you guys have any suggestions on what might be wrong?Please let me know as Its been a month and I really miss my bike

Thanks in advance

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

What do you mean leaking fuel from exhaust ? Can you post a picture or show us where exactly fuel is leaking from ?
Did the svc guys connect their diag tool and check ? What was the error ? What did they do fix the blinking warning light ?
Does the bike crank (i.e. attempt to fire up) ? Or it does nothing when you thumb the starter ?
First maybe try to swap the ignition coil or the relays and check.

Too many unanswered questions.. answers to some of these might give you the cause of the problem.

Remove that powertronics and connect everything back to stock wiring and run a diagnostics. Why did they order a new wiring ? Simply replacing parts without identifying the issue will only put a hole in your pocket.

A month is too long without any diagnosis/answers, write an email to bajaj/ktm ([email protected]) explaining your situation and demanding politely a quick resolution.

KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

You have increased fueling with power tronics and added a kind of free flow intake. But did you make changes to exhaust?? If not, this might be the issue.

You are putting more fuel in an engine, which already takes in more fuel and air and gives more power.

I suspect more unburnt fuel and excessive carbon buildup throughout the components from piston to valves and exhaust.

Probably now you are facing clearance issues so bike is not starting. Should be fixed soon. Expect heavy bill.

Shoot a mail to KTM and on social network. You should get responses. Why did it take one month?

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

I don't have any pictures,but the fuel is flowing out from the underbelly exhaust pipe. They did connect their diag tool but there's no error there. The bike does cranks up and leaks petrol but doesn't start. They have disconnected the powertronic but still no luck. They said that there was unusual voltage fluctuations in the wiring and hence ordered a new one. I will talk to them regarding the induction coil and relays. Thanks

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

I haven't done anything to the exhaust. And bike's running a street map via powertronics. There is not much power gain in this map, according to me it just makes my ride a bit more smoother in the lower gears. Also the k&n is a stock replacement one so I don't think there is high air intake. Do you really think powertronics is the cause of this issue? The svc guys are also blaming powertronics for it. Also there were no petrol leaks earlier. So would a de-carb solve this issue??

Thanks.

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Performance mods are a strict NO in India. Unless you get them professionally done. K&N is considered as free flow intake. Not technically true but kinda.

How does powertronics make smoother ride in lower gears?? If it were possible, you would have gotten from KTM.

De-carb of what?? The expected buildup is not on one component. I’m suspicious on many things now. Unburnt fuel leaking into oil chamber too.

Can’t comment much without seeing actual vehicle. Sorry bud.

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Powertronics don't increase the fueling in huge margin for the stock setting, it alters both increase and decrease by a small margin (5to 10% I guess) the fueling at various rpm and at various gears also alters the ignition timing to get more linear power of it.
I too have powertronics not bought for its power increase but for the linear power delivery. Powertronics is tried and tested don't blame it for the other issues.

Cheers [emoji1422]

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

With the amount of Limited information, that's the best guess, that i could make.

390 is a bike, which produces much more power than other bikes with similar capacity. This means, the intake and exhaust manifolds have already been maxxed to extract all possible power from engine.

In such a scenario, any additional fuel & air increase only at intake side is bound to have problems. Even with mods to exhaust, i will still blame external maps, because of maxed engine capacity. Bikes like FZ25, which produce modest power from 250 cc mills. Fueling changes on such bike shall give tangible results. But not on a KTM.

I am sure PowerTronics would have done much testing with their kits. We still do not know any suspected issue with the kit on the bike in question. There's a probability of that specific kit having problems. Unless we have the complete picture, i shall hold my decision.

Any performance Mods are a big NO. Unless the mods are done by authorized partner of the manufacturer. The additional investment isnt worth the damage caused to bike, if any.

Guys, Help me to improve my gearshift on my motorcyle.

I ride a duke 390 and lately I've been experiencing difficulty in shifting gear which is making me really annoyed while riding it. I used to ride my father' s commuter bike before buying this bike so I am more accustomed to that type of shifting. Most of the time I hear a loud "thud" sound from bike while I upshift and this sound is getting me really worried about my shifting. Sometimes when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear I accidentally shift to neutral. The sound I hear is the same sound that is heard while shifting the bike from neutral to 1st gear.

This is problem is driving me crazy. I have no idea what I should do to correct myself. I have tried almost everything but nothing helped that's the reason why I posted this here.

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Guys,
1600kms after my last service,today had to put in almost 100ml of fresh oil to bring it up to the upper level mark.
During the previous service,the mechanic poured 1.5ltr oil in front of my eyes but the oil just touched the lower mark and now a month later it was even lower-barely visible on the oil window with the bike standing straight-hence put in fresh Motul7100.
Now the engine seems much less whirry,less noisy and the gear shifts are much smoother too.
Anybody else having similar personal experience???????

Re: Guys, Help me to improve my gearshift on my motorcyle.

You have to practice the art of shifting gears which you will eventually learn. Try shifting gears at higher RPMs may be at around 6k RPM. There is a sweet spot where in the shift happens smoothly. Keep practicing and you will reach there one day.

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Hey.. you might want checkout my duke September end 2016 model. Stock- and very highly maintained. Even service centre and showroom guys has no idea how in world my bike is so clean.. ha ha ha.. but may I know what your budget is ?

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Quite normal. Most bikes do produce the signature "thud" sound when engaged from N to 1 and sometimes even N to 2nd and even when downshifting. Most lower capacity bikes do have a smooth click feel shifts that are smooth and positive which an upgrading rider misses. Try to rev match your engine speed to the transmission speed. Check out some videos on YouTube on how to rev match and the benefits of rev matching.

The Dukes are notoriously prone to confusing the owners w.r.t to oil level reading. One way to check engine oil level is to tilt the bike left and right once the engine is slightly warmed up, and then keep the bike upright, the level you see is the exact oil level reading. Sometimes, it's hard to check the level on the sight window, even though the bike does have the right level of oil. Tilting the bike left and right (like papas do when starting the scooter, back in good ol days) gives you a decent justification.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

Yes [MENTION=39214]B7ACKTHORN[/MENTION] ,poured oil in only after going through the papa scheme