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What's the price you paid and keep us updated about the grip in wet and dry conditon

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In 2-3 famous online blogs people said it looks wider but that's not true.

And they also said it's very bad in wet condition,
I've ridden Pulsar 220 for 60k+ km's on various kind of tarmacs and conditions and it had MRF. I'm very sure this MRF will have same or superior rubber than that.
So I'm guessing the "Sucks to the core in wet" might not be completely true.

I'll e doing some tours in Winter so I guess installing this is anyway a good idea.

Price : I'm not sure yet how much did she paid. I'll try asking her & update here.

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Thanks mate!!

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Still figuring out for a way to reduce wrist pain apart from doing exercise when we take breaks.

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Apply volini/relispray at night

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Found it in the R3 forum. Please explain what would happen if we shut off the engine while the fan is running?
The main difference between an air cooled vs liquid cooled engine is the addition of a radiator and its fan. If engines cooled faster with ambient air, we wouldn't have had LC engines right?
See, the fan comes on only after a certain threshold is reached after which the system needs additional cooling from the fan to dissipate heat away from the engine. By not letting the bike do so, you're essentially robbing the engine from cooling down properly. This certainly will harm the components in the long term. The fist thing that will go kaput is the radiator relay, which will not turn the fan on even when required. Then, you may have valves not working properly due to overheating and the like.
Be patient, give the bike a minute. Put it in idle, let the fan stop and then take out the key.

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First, letting the fan stop running before shutting off the engine is not going to have a negative effect. Since you mentioned the r3, iirc, on the r3 the fan continues to run (if the temp is high) even after the ignition is cut?

now coming to your question, i'd say it depends to an extent on factors such as ambient temp, the bike itself, how long the bike is going to stay off etc..
on my experience with the ktm's, and also as most of us know , these are single cylinder bikes that run real hot compared to say a twin like an r3 or the n300. Now when the fan comes on on these ktm's (or any lc bike), and you shut off the bike, the temp of the coolant is going to rise at first. now lets take the case where you are riding on a typical hot day and the fan comes on while you are in traffic and at a signal. If you shut off the engine, the temp as i said will go up and when you switch the ignition back on in a few seconds, you will notice the temp gauge to have gone up by one or two segments. On the ktm's (especially the 390's) this one or two segments might mean the difference between normal range and the 'high coolant temp' warning.
On the other hand, if you are going to be parking the bike for an extended period of time, then it might be ok to turn off the engine while the fan is running. But I'd say take a look at the temp guage and if its towards the higher end, then let the fan cut off before turning the ignition off.
Remember it's not just the coolant that keeps the temp of the engine in check but also the engine oil which plays a similar role. So i'd rather let the bike idle a bit (which helps the oil and coolant to circulate) and the fan go off. And then there is metal (engine) and thermal expansion, contraction blah blah.. too many factors, for some of which i might not have a proper explanation.
You might not blow up your engine or cause damage in most cases, but as i mentioned in my first sentence.. it's not going to harm anything if you wait a minute till the fan goes off and then turn the ignition off. Call it being extra cautious , good habit or whatever!
It's like umm... one ciggy is not going to kill you, but one or more everyday could possibly cause real damage to your health

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I don't have a famous blog but it did appear 'wider' to me.
i take the wet tire reviews with loads of salt. i've ridden both the mrf's and michelin's in the wet and i hardly notice any difference.
Riding in the wet comes to rider skill to a great extent and i find some reviews don't do justice to some tires.
The mrf, especially the revz series on the ktm's is a good tire worth the money.. the only downside imo being it's prone to knicks and punctures compared to the Michelin.

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It is not a "SIN" to switch off the your engine, while the radiator fan is running. Most of the times, the fan turns off with the ignition is turned off, so is the kill switch. If it runs after ignition kill, there is no reason to be alarmed. The fan would switch off, almost in a few seconds of whirring. Ultimately it's the not just cooling, but even cooling that's what makes liquid cooled setup in favor. Air cooled engines always cooled in the manner of air flow which is, as we all know, effective, but not 100% effective. Liquid cooling circulates the "water" or " the coolant mixture liquid" around the cylinder jacket, around, so in this way the block is cooled evenly, front back, side, up, down, left right, whatsoever direction you may call it.

Cheers!
VJ

KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

Oh such belt. Well I'll give it a try!
Thanks.

Are you going gym?
While I was going gym and working real hard, I had less back pain and wrist pain.

If you're not working out. Start doing some push-ups and palm exercises at least.

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RC demands you to be physically fit.
That's the best part of RC which I like.

Using tank grip pad helps a lot to reduce load on arms and wrist, specially on bad roads.

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Do let me know next time for long distance tours. [emoji1] I can join for some rides.

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Well done man. Worst possible roads and physically and mentally demanding. Esp on a RC. Hats off to you!
Did the same on enfield last year. Personally it's my least fav bike, though it's built like a tank it handles like an elephant on skates lol

btw did u have any spills?

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No gym but i was an athlete so apart from wrist i didnot get any pains.

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Thanks a lot brother!!

you mean oil spills ?

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Meant falls lol

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Haha... No spill at all..

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Just fixed this, will not never any pump operator insert the nozzle inside now! [emoji111]️️

Note : I was still asking them to hold it in hand, and not to insert it in, but there are rare asshole operators those who think they know better or they do what they wanna do.