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**dannyR15** · 06-03-2015, 01:48 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by jackofsome View Post

Waiting eagerly! Liked your vlog! Want full info with figures about the remap ecu and sundry attached with it.

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Hey buddy thanks again: D, I'll release as much info as I can without letting secrets out and I can tell you the stock powertronic maps and they're results, but I will be keeping the figures of my custom remap under wraps, I feel it would restrict the trolls from having a field day

**dannyR15** · 06-03-2015, 04:34 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by jackofsome View Post

Waiting eagerly! Liked your vlog! Want full info with figures about the remap ecu and sundry attached with it.

Sent from my XT1033 using xBhp Connect mobile app

Heres the video

Gypsy's bike Review + Powertronic PiggyBack ECU Review + K&N KT1211 MYTH explanation!

by Gypsy Danger

LIKE! COMMENT!! AND SUBSCRIBE

WILL MEAN A LOT <3

**iVikramMann** · 06-03-2015, 11:33 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Hello Mate...

i am planning to buy KTM RC390
can you let me know few things

[A] How Much Mileage she is giving on highway and street...???

[B]Riding Position On Long journey for 200-300 kms .??

[C] Service cost and parts availability .?

my mostly riding is on highway and mostly on weekend..
hardly 600 Kms in a month.. kindly elaborate your experience...

Best Regards
Vikram

**Arjyo** · 06-04-2015, 02:45 AM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by iVikramMann View Post

Hello Mate...

i am planning to buy KTM RC390
can you let me know few things

[A] How Much Mileage she is giving on highway and street...???

[B]Riding Position On Long journey for 200-300 kms .??

[C] Service cost and parts availability .?

my mostly riding is on highway and mostly on weekend..
hardly 600 Kms in a month.. kindly elaborate your experience...

Best Regards
Vikram

hey vikram..my experience with regards to your questions are as follows..
1. B2B traffic i get between 22-24kmpl..on highways..cruising at 100 on 6th gear i get around 38..and around 65 on 5th gear i even got 42..these are all pre 2nd service figures since i've only covered 2.2k kms till now

2. the stance just takes a bit of time to get used to..just did 320kms in a day a few days back..no problem at all! can easily do 500..the wrist pains and everything else gets sorted out after you get familiar with the stance and the correct posture for such supersport designs

3.spare parts costs are very cheap as they are locally sourced and are easily available

hope my answers helped you out!

live fast..ride free

**iVikramMann** · 06-04-2015, 03:31 AM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Arjyo View Post

hey vikram..my experience with regards to your questions are as follows..
1. B2B traffic i get between 22-24kmpl..on highways..cruising at 100 on 6th gear i get around 38..and around 65 on 5th gear i even got 42..these are all pre 2nd service figures since i've only covered 2.2k kms till now

2. the stance just takes a bit of time to get used to..just did 320kms in a day a few days back..no problem at all! can easily do 500..the wrist pains and everything else gets sorted out after you get familiar with the stance and the correct posture for such supersport designs

3.spare parts costs are very cheap as they are locally sourced and are easily available

hope my answers helped you out!

live fast..ride free

hey thanks mate for your inputs...
a machine like 390cc gives 38kmpl.. is damn good..!!

Few more question..
[A] whats the size of fuel tank i guess its 10lts i dnt think its more then enough for long journeys...!!
and do you have any idea.... how much kms you ll get from tank-full to reserve ???

[B] do u have any idea how long the tire ll be last... @ moderate biking condition

[C] whats the service interval period...??

appreciate your help

thanks
vikram

**mehuel** · 06-04-2015, 08:21 AM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Finally, it was a long wait but took delivery on tuesday. What a superb machine. will post picks and some observations soon.

Originally posted by iVikramMann View Post

hey thanks mate for your inputs...
a machine like 390cc gives 38kmpl.. is damn good..!!

Few more question..
[A] whats the size of fuel tank i guess its 10lts i dnt think its more then enough for long journeys...!!
and do you have any idea.... how much kms you ll get from tank-full to reserve ???

[B] do u have any idea how long the tire ll be last... @ moderate biking condition

[C] whats the service interval period...??

appreciate your help

thanks
vikram

To answer you question.

A} tank is 9.5, if ridden sanely you can easy stretch upto 250kms

B] about 9000-10000 kms

C] first service 1000kms, next 7500 kms there after every 7500 kms

**VaruaG** · 06-04-2015, 04:04 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Hi Guys,

Silent stalker of this thread for ages... :P Have been following the RC390 since its launch days.
kudos to you guys... you are enjoying your monster to the fullest!
I'm super keen on gifting one to myself

I'd like to ask, are the vibrations/Heat too much to live with in the city? I'd be using it mainly for City and occasional weekend tours.
Youtube vids constantly complain about excessive vibrations on the footpegs+handlebars. Is it for a particular rev range or all through out?

Thanks in advance..

**dannyR15** · 06-04-2015, 04:07 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by VaruaG View Post

Hi Guys,

Silent stalker of this thread for ages... [emoji14] Have been following the RC390 since its launch days.
kudos to you guys... you are enjoying your monster to the fullest!
I'm super keen on gifting one to myself

I'd like to ask, are the vibrations/Heat too much to live with in the city? I'd be using it mainly for City and occasional weekend tours.
Youtube vids constantly complain about excessive vibrations on the footpegs+handlebars. Is it for a particular rev range or all through out?

Thanks in advance..

Hey

Heat is not as bad as the Duke 390 and because it is a high compression single cylinder it will vibrate but you will adapt to it

**xRohit** · 06-04-2015, 04:42 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by VaruaG View Post

Hi Guys,

Silent stalker of this thread for ages... :P Have been following the RC390 since its launch days.
kudos to you guys... you are enjoying your monster to the fullest!
I'm super keen on gifting one to myself

I'd like to ask, are the vibrations/Heat too much to live with in the city? I'd be using it mainly for City and occasional weekend tours.
Youtube vids constantly complain about excessive vibrations on the footpegs+handlebars. Is it for a particular rev range or all through out?

Thanks in advance..

If you're going to use it mainly for City I'd recommend otherwise. RC is a pain in City. No matter how much you get accustomed to the posture, in bumper-to-bumper traffic it's very difficult to support your torso with your back or thigh muscles. Your wrists will pain!
Having said that, I have to mention tha the highway rides are super fun. Even if you have little but continuos motion the wrists won't take as much a toll. It's only in stop-go traffic that I find the RC really cubersome.
Have clocked ~6k kms on mine.
One more thing many people don't mention is the suspension setup.
If you are to truely enjoy the RC you have to set the Mono to a very stiff setting. Anything lower than that and it will wobble like hell on even slightly undulated corners. Trust me its scary!
Stiff suspension for everyday use is definitely a pain.
I have made up my mind and hence I never crib about it. No gain without pain

Enjoy

**nilesh9777** · 06-04-2015, 04:59 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Yes. Agreed
I just changed my mono suspension from 3 to 5, and now i can tell the difference.
I haven't hit bottom on any speed breaker which I was earlier used to hit frequently.

Even in stop and go traffic you can travel 4-5 kms without much problem. I travel everyday evening in such traffic where I cant go beyond 30-40kmph

**VaruaG** · 06-04-2015, 06:41 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by dannyR15 View Post

Hey

Heat is not as bad as the Duke 390 and because it is a high compression single cylinder it will vibrate but you will adapt to it

That is, heat is manageable right? Has anyone upgraded the radiator/fan parts of the RC for better cooling? Just curious...

**dannyR15** · 06-04-2015, 06:48 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by dannyR15 View Post

Hey

Heat is not as bad as the Duke 390 and because it is a high compression single cylinder it will vibrate but you will adapt to it

It is the perfect bike even considering all the flaws, I commute nearly 60ks a day and I ride on track, the bike perfect for everything, and this is really not as dedicated as most say, its as new bikes come out you must adapt to the new bikes not keep saying that old is gold.

The RC 390 although not upright, or soft suspension is the most fun motorcycle that will make you a better rider.

**VaruaG** · 06-04-2015, 06:50 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by xRohit View Post

If you're going to use it mainly for City I'd recommend otherwise. RC is a pain in City. No matter how much you get accustomed to the posture, in bumper-to-bumper traffic it's very difficult to support your torso with your back or thigh muscles. Your wrists will pain!
Having said that, I have to mention tha the highway rides are super fun. Even if you have little but continuos motion the wrists won't take as much a toll. It's only in stop-go traffic that I find the RC really cubersome.
Have clocked ~6k kms on mine.
One more thing many people don't mention is the suspension setup.
If you are to truely enjoy the RC you have to set the Mono to a very stiff setting. Anything lower than that and it will wobble like hell on even slightly undulated corners. Trust me its scary!
Stiff suspension for everyday use is definitely a pain.
I have made up my mind and hence I never crib about it. No gain without pain

Enjoy

Thanks for the detailed reply Rohit

It will be tough to keep 2 rides with me, one for the city and another for weekends.... I hope RC will be just bearable in b2b traffic and the summer heat!

cheers mate!

**dannyR15** · 06-04-2015, 06:51 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by VaruaG View Post

Thanks for the detailed reply Rohit

It will be tough to keep 2 rides with me, one for the city and another for weekends.... I hope RC will be just bearable in b2b traffic and the summer heat!

cheers mate!

It is bearable, just don't ever turn it off in the middle of traffic leave it on.

**VaruaG** · 06-04-2015, 06:53 PM

Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

[MENTION=59231]dannyR15[/MENTION].... mate, your words are just what i need right now!

Go RC!

It's kinda sad that both Yamaha n Honda are holding out on the R3 & CBR 300R respectively.
It would be nice to have some options to choose from (Not that I'd choose anything other than the RC

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