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  • #10096
    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

    Originally posted by Sushrut View Post
    Of late, under acceleration with more than ~25% of the throttle , there occurs a plasticky, "tak tak" noise from the front end. Any clues? Bike in question is the 2016 Duke
    Tank key cap, lift it up and see if the noise is still coming

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    • #10097
      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by Sushrut View Post
      Of late, under acceleration with more than ~25% of the throttle , there occurs a plasticky, "tak tak" noise from the front end. Any clues? Bike in question is the 2016 Duke
      Being a little more precise, can at least give us some insight to the problem. Do you feel it's coming from the front forks of the bike. Did you try braking using the front brakes a litltle harder and did you observe that sound, similarly over speed breakers? Any job recently done on the motorcycle?

      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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      • #10098
        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

        Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
        Being a little more precise, can at least give us some insight to the problem. Do you feel it's coming from the front forks of the bike. Did you try braking using the front brakes a litltle harder and did you observe that sound, similarly over speed breakers? Any job recently done on the motorcycle?

        Cheers!
        VJ
        Can't pinpoint the location, but yes, it's from the fork area. The noise occurs under acceleration only. No jobs done to the bike
        Last edited by Sushrut; 01-07-2018, 12:49 AM.

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        • #10099
          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

          Originally posted by Sushrut View Post
          Can't pinpoint the location, but yes, it's from the fork area. The noise occurs under acceleration only. No jobs done to the bike
          Try doing a test. Try braking a little hard after acceleration and observe if the sound is present, same with speed breakers, if you hear a tak tak sound each time you go over a pothole or speedbreaker or during braking, our, try adjusting your fork stem adjustment nut, too loose or too right a coneset would mean handbar osscillation and these sounds. Get them checked if that's the case.

          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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          • #10100
            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

            Guys , today while cleaning the chain I had opened the front sprocket cover and I started the bike without putting it back and noticed oil oozing out of the middle hole . Is this normal ?
            2009-2012 Apache RTR Fi (Sold)
            2012-2014 Pulsar 180 (Sold)
            2017- **** Duke 390

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            • #10101
              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

              Originally posted by Puneeth max View Post
              Guys , today while cleaning the chain I had opened the front sprocket cover and I started the bike without putting it back and noticed oil oozing out of the middle hole . Is this normal ?
              It's normal. That's of the engine magneto cover bolts, so yes, you will see slight oil weep every time you remove the bolt. Perfectly normal.

              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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              • #10102
                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                It's normal. That's of the engine magneto cover bolts, so yes, you will see slight oil weep every time you remove the bolt. Perfectly normal.

                Cheers!
                VJ
                Thanks for the response VJ. I have started to feel too much of vibrations(more of grinding) on the left footpeg in between 5-5.5k RPM post which it vanishes and there is no such vibrations below 5k as well. I changed the entire change set recently and have done 3k kms on the new set. Could you please let me know what might be the issue here?

                Thanks,
                Puneeth
                2009-2012 Apache RTR Fi (Sold)
                2012-2014 Pulsar 180 (Sold)
                2017- **** Duke 390

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                • #10103
                  Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                  My bike radiator fan running all the time for last one week and today showed the high coolent temperature and shutdown
                  Thank god happend near the home [emoji51]
                  Anyidea what could the issue ?
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                  • #10104
                    Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                    Originally posted by Imam Jafer Ali View Post
                    My bike radiator fan running all the time for last one week and today showed the high coolent temperature and shutdown
                    Thank god happend near the home [emoji51]
                    Anyidea what could the issue ?
                    Staring off with basics, check your coolant level in the radiator, before that make sure your coolant reservoir has enough fluid. If that's a yes, then check your thermostat. A faulty thermostat or a faulty radiator pressure cap would mean high coolant temperature. Mostly it's down to a faulty thermostat. Start off with coolant, thermostat and radiator cap.

                    Originally posted by Puneeth max View Post
                    Thanks for the response VJ. I have started to feel too much of vibrations(more of grinding) on the left footpeg in between 5-5.5k RPM post which it vanishes and there is no such vibrations below 5k as well. I changed the entire change set recently and have done 3k kms on the new set. Could you please let me know what might be the issue here?

                    Thanks,
                    Puneeth

                    Too tight a chain can cause a rumbling sensation under the footpeg that you've experienced. Nonetheless, vibrations are always present at a certain RPM for a single cylinder engine. Would suggest you to have a look at your chain, and check the chain tension for tautness. If it's on the spec, nothing to worry, if it's too tight, de-slack them a pinch, as it releases the stress on the driveline. Do keep your observations posted.

                    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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                    • #10105
                      Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                      Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                      Staring off with basics, check your coolant level in the radiator, before that make sure your coolant reservoir has enough fluid. If that's a yes, then check your thermostat. A faulty thermostat or a faulty radiator pressure cap would mean high coolant temperature. Mostly it's down to a faulty thermostat. Start off with coolant, thermostat and radiator cap.

                      Cheers!
                      VJ
                      Coolent level is high in the reservoir, till the neck. Removed the extra coolent now. Radiator fan runs fine, starts at 8 bar. Shall I take it to the svc to check the thermostat?
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                      • #10106
                        Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                        Originally posted by Imam Jafer Ali View Post
                        Coolent level is high in the reservoir, till the neck. Removed the extra coolent now. Radiator fan runs fine, starts at 8 bar. Shall I take it to the svc to check the thermostat?
                        Slightly higher coolant level in the reservoir is nothing to worry about. Keep a tab on the High Temp Warning, if you observe it frequently and with the fan running, get your thermostat checked at the SVC.

                        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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                        • #10107
                          Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                          Originally posted by Imam Jafer Ali View Post
                          Coolent level is high in the reservoir, till the neck. Removed the extra coolent now. Radiator fan runs fine, starts at 8 bar. Shall I take it to the svc to check the thermostat?
                          the 'extra' coolant is supposed to get sucked back in to the radiator once the temp comes down. that's how the coolant system works.. by pushing in coolant in to the expansion tank when the temp/pressure rises and sucking it back in once it drops.

                          i'd say take it to the svc, check the condition of the oil and coolant (to rule out a blown seal/gasket)
                          then top up the coolant in the radiator and expansion tank.. put it on the paddock, fire it up and observe for a few minutes.. wait till the fan comes on and see what happens.

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                          • #10108
                            Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                            Originally posted by s1d View Post
                            the 'extra' coolant is supposed to get sucked back in to the radiator once the temp comes down. that's how the coolant system works.. by pushing in coolant in to the expansion tank when the temp/pressure rises and sucking it back in once it drops.

                            i'd say take it to the svc, check the condition of the oil and coolant (to rule out a blown seal/gasket)
                            then top up the coolant in the radiator and expansion tank.. put it on the paddock, fire it up and observe for a few minutes.. wait till the fan comes on and see what happens.


                            Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                            Slightly higher coolant level in the reservoir is nothing to worry about. Keep a tab on the High Temp Warning, if you observe it frequently and with the fan running, get your thermostat checked at the SVC.

                            Cheers!
                            VJ
                            Road the bike again it stalled, took it the svc and mechanic says "Gasket gone need to be replaced by removing the engine". Need to wait for 3 to 4 days to get it done.

                            Cheers [emoji111]️
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                            • #10109
                              Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                              Originally posted by Imam Jafer Ali View Post
                              Road the bike again it stalled, took it the svc and mechanic says "Gasket gone need to be replaced by removing the engine". Need to wait for 3 to 4 days to get it done.
                              did the coolant and oil mix ?

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                              • #10110
                                Re: KTM Duke 390 - Ownership Reviews and Experiences

                                Originally posted by s1d View Post
                                did the coolant and oil mix ?
                                Asked the same to head mechanic.
                                Not mixing, the gasket not allowing the coolent to flow free. I guess It become weak over the usage.
                                Bike is 1.7 yrs old done 44k kms
                                Last time changed the coolent at 23k with new radiator since old one is broken.
                                Now asked them to replace the coolent aswell.
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