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  • #4816
    Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

    Any Idea if we can upgrade the older models with new adjustable clutch+brake levers and disc rotor+ sintered disc pads? I would like to upgrade to atleast the new sintered disc pads

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    • #4817
      Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

      Originally posted by Mail2vasant View Post
      Any Idea if we can upgrade the older models with new adjustable clutch+brake levers and disc rotor+ sintered disc pads? I would like to upgrade to atleast the new sintered disc pads
      All can be done except for the rotor as it has a different rim and different mountings for the caliper.
      You can get the sintered pads for I think around ₹1300(don't remember that well). Clutch and brake levers are easily replaceable.

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      • #4818
        Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

        Originally posted by Amodraut View Post
        All can be done except for the rotor as it has a different rim and different mountings for the caliper.
        You can get the sintered pads for I think around ₹1300(don't remember that well). Clutch and brake levers are easily replaceable.
        Any one has got these parts replaced?

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        • #4819
          Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

          Originally posted by Amodraut View Post
          All can be done except for the rotor as it has a different rim and different mountings for the caliper.
          You can get the sintered pads for I think around ₹1300(don't remember that well). Clutch and brake levers are easily replaceable.
          I am not sure about that. The pads would likely be different and probably the brake lever as well, since the master cylinder is also new. The new rotor will require getting a new front wheel according to the SVC guys here. All in all, it looks like a Rs 10k + upgrade. I may go for it though if the improvement is as good as the reviewers say it is. EBC HH pads are a cheaper option but unfortunately the feel is not quite there and they also fade.

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          • #4820
            Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

            Originally posted by incipient View Post
            I am not sure about that. The pads would likely be different and probably the brake lever as well, since the master cylinder is also new. The new rotor will require getting a new front wheel according to the SVC guys here. All in all, it looks like a Rs 10k + upgrade. I may go for it though if the improvement is as good as the reviewers say it is. EBC HH pads are a cheaper option but unfortunately the feel is not quite there and they also fade.
            The calipers are the same, confirmed by svc. We can change both levers and pads

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            • #4821
              Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

              Originally posted by Amodraut View Post
              The calipers are the same, confirmed by svc. We can change both levers and pads
              Mods, Sorry if OT!
              Just to confirm.


              The old gen RC and RS200 uses same brake pads, so this SINTERED pads will be a direct fit right? Any issues?
              Last edited by IamAditya; 04-18-2017, 11:56 PM.

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              • #4822
                Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                Originally posted by IamAditya View Post
                Mods, Sorry if OT!
                Just to confirm.


                The old gen RC and RS200 uses same brake pads, so this SINTERED pads will be a direct fit right? Any issues?
                As, long as the calipers aren't changed in any significant way which, in our case it isn't the pads can be swappable, provided they're of the same calipers and pad measurements are the same. Sintered pads are just the way the pad material, is fused in. Organic and sintered, formed using heat and pressure. And, BTW, old gen RC and RS 200 use the same brake pads, I guess it's for the rear, I presume?

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                • #4823
                  Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                  Originally posted by itsmevini123 View Post
                  I was riding in the 42 degree scorching heat yesterday in Delhi and the fan was just running all the time which was so irritating. I was just thinking to shift to engine ice coolant, I have heard few positive reviews about. Does anyone used it with RC390 here? Any benefit anyone experienced here?
                  Be happy as long as the fan runs. Don't expect miracles from engine ice in our weather/temperature/traffic conditions.
                  As the other user pointed out, a fan upgrade to the spal unit might improve the cooling a bit. Since late 2014, the dukes came with the fan shroud which deflected some heat away from the riders legs but at the same time restricted the air flow.

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                  • #4824
                    KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                    Originally posted by SpeedyKol View Post
                    These links will be helpful:
                    https://youtu.be/YJDIfxJV9io

                    https://youtu.be/rddA96m6Jhg
                    Oh man this polishing video is just so wrong.

                    Short summary :
                    1. Never use a cheap / local brand Dashboard polish as it will hard the plastics of bike in long term use.
                    A good brand like 3M / MotoMax / Formula 1 costs almost same to these cheap dashboard polish. Get those.

                    Get the spray type, spray it and rub it using a soft & washed-clean cotton cloth or microfibres cloth or a soft & clean sponge.

                    2. Wax on a surface in open area?
                    This guy has no clue what is wax actually. [emoji28]
                    Same as he's got no idea the 3M Wax he's using is probably not genuine.

                    Wax is a sealant. It's used after rubbing, claying & polishing to seat the polish. Wax is a layer on the surface, doing it in open area means locking any dust or dirt particle between bike body and wax that would come during the process. Always do wax in an clean and closed place.

                    Also, Never use hands to apply it. It's not a body moisturiser.
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                    • #4825
                      Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                      Can we fit another stock ktm horn without any relay?

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                      • #4826
                        Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                        Originally posted by SpeedyKol View Post
                        Can we fit another stock ktm horn without any relay?
                        you can, but i'd advice put in a relay (hardly any extra work) and have a peace of mind.

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                        • #4827
                          Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                          Originally posted by SpeedyKol View Post
                          Can we fit another stock ktm horn without any relay?
                          I'm using dual horns from 2 months now.
                          Pawan from this group gave me his horn as he's using the Minda horn.

                          I was lazy to put Relay and now I keep forgetting.
                          It's works fine, and super loud. Like hella dual-tone.
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                          • #4828
                            Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                            Okay so confirmed by my svc :

                            1. The clutch lever and brake lever of 2017 model is direct fit in older models.

                            They've have the clutch lever in stock for now, Costs around 350-370₹.

                            2. Most probably the sintered pads are direct fit too. Someone from here remind me in 4-5 days and I will confirm.
                            First I was Scared But then We Made a Deal
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                            • #4829
                              Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                              Originally posted by Sird View Post
                              Okay so confirmed by my svc :

                              1. The clutch lever and brake lever of 2017 model is direct fit in older models.

                              They've have the clutch lever in stock for now, Costs around 350-370₹.

                              2. Most probably the sintered pads are direct fit too. Someone from here remind me in 4-5 days and I will confirm.
                              Which svc did you check at.

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                              • #4830
                                Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience

                                Originally posted by Sird View Post
                                They've have the clutch lever in stock for now, Costs around 350-370₹.
                                yummy pricing !
                                if you do change 'em, do let us know how it goes (does it require you to buy the yoke also or just the lever?)

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