Re: KTM RC 390 Ownership Experience


BINGO !!!

Yes we took it together, I was with my Brother

Hope you are enjoying your machine....any luck on the handle bar extension you were talking about.

Thanks,
Atul

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So even you have that annoying squeal from the front brake. Is it mostly at low speed or on downhill slope (like while coming to a stop or like slowing down for a speed braker) and does it happen mostly after riding a while i.e. hot brake pads/rotors ?
If so you have company in me and probably a few other people, the asc hates to admit it officially (someone at the dealership told me unofficially) but it seems to be a 'known' issue even on new dukes. Mine is a 2 month old 2000km done D200.
I am thru with rubbing the pads, cleaning the rotors, compressed air, and a water jet wash.. doesn't help and starts its music in a day or two. Even ended up applying some grease on the backside (metal part) of the brake pads. Finally today they said they will check with their 'engineer' (some fancy guy who visits them for warranty related stuff or if you escalate complaints, ive met him once earlier.) and probably start by replacing the pads. The brake pad material on the current pads is sufficient to last at least another 6k km, they are probably glazed or some cheap quality stuff that is not holding up well to heat. The pads cost some 250rs i think.

btw, can someone recommend an alternate(for e.g. from a pulsar 220/karizma or whatever..) front brake pad set that is compatible with the d200/390 (i think both use the same pads?)

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I have faced the biggest fear with the bike in the last two days.......

The bike was heating up with in 10 min of start (Traffic conditions were ok) with high coolant temperature kicking in and engine cutoff, was horrifying in traffic. Ihave given the bike in the SVC and lets see what they say, they were suspecting a sensor issue but I think we need to even check if the cooling mechanism is working fine.

Has anyone else faced this kind of issue ?

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Taking a ride before cleaning/lubing is good
But once you are done with lubing, especially if you are using the sprays.. then let it sit for a while at least 10-15mins that helps excess to drip and the rest to get 'stickier'
even if you use just plain gear oil, just let the bike sit for the excess to drip and only then ride.
for the dispensing mechanism, shake the can well for around 45seconds before use. and after you are done with using it, hold the can upside down and press the nozzle a couple of times (that gets the lube out of the nozzle so the next time its easier)

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I generally shift between 5-6k. However, I am a bit harsh on throttle. On long highways, slotting into sixth and cruising at 70-80, I have even seen 39 kpl on the console!! But tank-to-tank mileage stays at 30-32 kpl.

I do plan to get a paddock stand. Hopefully it should help me with weekly maintenance.

This makes sense. With my Discover, I give the rear tyre a few turns so that the lube settles in well. Sadly, without paddock stand, this is not possible. One more reason to get paddock stand!!! Oh and burnout?? These tyres are very precious to me!!! When I switch to something cheaper, I'll shred them to pieces!!

I'll try the Motul can next time!!

No heating up yet. But this brings a big query. I have observed that though while riding, the engine temperature level is two bars shy of the demarcation (I think there are two more bars after that), after I park my bike after long ride, temperature rises by two bars. This when the weather conditions are cold. I am pretty sure, in summers, after a long ride, the temperature would breach into the final two bars.

Won't this create any problem? Also, can't we have a hack which can allow the fan to run even after engine is turned off like in cars?? That would actually be useful.

Thanks!! I'll try this next time!!

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Hey sup guys
yea i just wanted to ask how to u guys do the corninering, do u like lean or use counter-steer technique on the rc390
cause i might get my rc390 the next month

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check the twist of the wrist videos...

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Hi People,
Booked my RC 390 on 1st November at KTM Bundgarden showroom in Pune. After contacting the showroom multiple times, have got a delivery date of 2nd January, 2015.

What I felt from my conversations with them is that they are deliberately making it a point to deliver all the bikes ONLY post 60 days from the exact day of booking. I think all the future customers should make it a point to ask for a delivery date while you are booking your bike. Maybe, I made a mistake of not asking them while booking mine, else I could have got it earlier.

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Generally what happens is when the temperature shows around 8 bars the fan kicks in and the concept is as long as the fan is running the temperature guage shouldn't exceed further, or atleast not to the extend that engine temperature warning kicks in(high temperature warning is acceptable only in very exceptional cases).

Now in my case even with the fan running in the temperature guage kept on rising (which shouldn't be happening) and the electronic system was cutting off the engine.So i gave the bike to the SVC.

Just now came from the SVC and the guy said he couldnt pin point the exact reason, but he did what he could, there was a wire which was kind of loose and there was a circuit block that was getting heated a lot he replaced that, as of now it seems the issue has been resolved, but not for sure.He suggested to test it for some time and if the issue comes again they can check again.

Yes regarding your concern in summers if you are riding for a long time in traffic at low speeds than there is a fair chance that temperature would breach into the final two bars and that will be a big concern if you are in the middle of traffic as the bike will stop and you need to wait out untill the temperature falls down a bit.

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Also one more thing in your post you have mentioned that you can see 39kmpl on the console, what I want to know is can we see average displayed on the console, because I had asked the SVC guy earlier and he said know we cannot see fuel efficiency on the console.

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Liquid cooling system is supposed to keep the bike at its optimum temperatures even under undesirable circumstances or am i missing something here ? having clocked more than 30000 kms in my old r15,it never did miss a beat when it was subjected to hours of congested traffic riding(just use of 1st gear alone).since r15 and rc bikes are of same genre,rc should survive traffic in peak summers else rc needs a better cooling system is what me thinks..

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What if I ride in summers and the temperature stays 4 bars short of maximum. However, when I turn off engine, fan stops working and since bike isn't moving, temperature gradually rises. This is when it will breach into the last two bars. In cars, the fans runs for sometime even when engine is off to cool down the engine. Can such thing be done in RC?

As for seeing fuel efficiency, you can press "Set" button and display will cycle through showing different displays. Some of them show fuel efficiency as well as distance to service and range to empty etc.

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Yes you are correct fan should be on even when engine is off. In R15 radiator fan is turned on even when engine is off untill desirable temperature is achieved.

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I can understand that, the seat is more comfier than duke.
Anyways, another jugaad.

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Does the fan stay on in Duke after engine shuts off? In RC, there is no way to keep fan on without keeping the engine on. I wonder the engine will cope in 48C temperature!!

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No there is same mechanism in duke also which RC has but till now haven't had any high temperature warning or engine shut dowm due to high temperature.

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