Did the first part of a long distance ride on the Duke.
Gurgaon to Santiniketan(bengal) - Around 1400 km in 25 hours...I know the bike will

Epic,but bit early I think you must be at Santiniketan from 23 rd December to 26 th December to enjoy the famous Poush Mela out there.

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Ha ha.. its my hometown. Have been there during those times during childhood.

Dude... There is no use regretting later like this. You didn't follow Run-in and this is the result of it.And you are doing stunts in streets which is not at all safe and you are risking others life.I hope atleast you wear gears for your safety. Owners may help..


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Did the first part of a long distance ride on the Duke.
Gurgaon to Santiniketan(bengal) - Around 1400 km in 25 hours (Including a 7 hour stop at Kanpur for the night) Riding time

Made one little riding error. Exited a village in the evening on the highway. Generally the time cattle comes home so one has to be extra careful. On the fast lane I was doing around 95 and the divider had some bushes. Suddenly, a cow ran in from the bushes- barely 10/15 feet away from me. The bike was incredible and I was able to make a desperate evasive turn without any panic. Note to self: Avoid fast lane when the divider has bushes.

The journey back will be an attempt at a non stop ride back to Gurgaon. Lets see if the body holds up. I know the bike will

Hi Mik..excellent ride. How do u compare the seat comfort with cbr?

Fast lanes are only fr overtaking...almost all countries (except ours of course)..so stick to left/mid lane fr riding.

Did the first part of a long distance ride on the Duke.
Gurgaon to Santiniketan(bengal) - Around 1400 km in 25 hours (Including a 7 hour stop at Kanpur for the night) Riding time of 18 hours.
Things noticed
The irritating things
1. The tank range is an absolute pain in the a**. I was forced to stop every 210/220 km leading to unwanted breaks.
2. The Viaterra Fly is a bigger pain in the a**. The tying/untying ritual meant that I had to get off the bike at every petrol pump. Not a very nice option when you are wearing a riding pant which doesn't allow for too much flexibility while mounting/unmounting the bike
3. The seat, rather the sharp contours around the edges, is a design flaw in my opinion after many years doing similar times on the CBR and the 220. A slightly more rounded profile would have done wonders. My a** concurs.

The wow things
Everything !! Every little niggle be damned. This is the best affordable touring highway star ever! I did 1400 km over 18 hours of riding time by sticking to 90 to 115 band mostly. The bike handles like a charm, doesn't lose time in accelerating out of sticky situations and gives around 25 kmpl which is a bonus!
Made one little riding error. Exited a village in the evening on the highway. Generally the time cattle comes home so one has to be extra careful. On the fast lane I was doing around 95 and the divider had some bushes. Suddenly, a cow ran in from the bushes- barely 10/15 feet away from me. The bike was incredible and I was able to make a desperate evasive turn without any panic. Note to self: Avoid fast lane when the divider has bushes.

The journey back will be an attempt at a non stop ride back to Gurgaon. Lets see if the body holds up. I know the bike will

Today I visited the Seawoods, Navi Mumbai SVC and got the problem solved. It was a minor issue. The source of leak was the temperature sensor as seen encircled in the pic below :-

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The SVC guys have fixed it for now. I will keep inspecting that area for few more days just to make sure no more coolant leaks !

Is it 7500rpm while run in? Here I was told to keep below 5K rpm!

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Here svc guys set the warning light for 5K rpm. Yeah be gentle on tge throttle will give you better FE but it's an impossible task

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hello everyone !
I have done some 120 odd kms on the bike since i got it two days ago, and I was thinking of doing a few short distance highway rides, one to Jaipur(250kms) one to Agra(208kms) and one to Rishikesh (230kms). I am planning to do the Agra ride after the first service and the other two before the first service. So I wanted to know do I need to take any special precautions for the rides as the bike is still in the break-in period. I will keep the bike under 7500 rpm and wont rev hard, apart from that anything else ?