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Those who want to remove the tyre hugger, just so you know, you cannot put the same bolt back after removing the tyre hugger. Its too long. So you should use the smaller screws of the tyre hugger that are tightened vertically. And the plastic that goes around the chain is held by that bolt so you need to buy 2 washers of size 14(Rs.2 each) and make sure that it sits there tight!
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I have a question about the fuel gauge. My fuel gauge is like 40-50% accurate. It just drops the last 2 bars above the reserve(the triangle) and Low Fuel warning shows up! After riding like 5kms, the 2 bars come back and I can ride like 2-3kms before they disappear and re-appear. This happens very often. I went to the KTM service and they said its normal because in the 2015 lot, KTM has changed the gauge to a floating one instead of the conventional one on the older bikes. I'm not sure if all the new models have this issue or its just me and they just dont want me to claim warranty again because the day I took the delivery, my fuel gauge was gone and they had to replace it!
Can someone shed some light on this please?
Thank You!

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Yes same thing happens in my bike. The guage on my duke 200 was very precise. But here, these last 2 bars disappear all of a sudden.

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You sure! I've removed them myself and installed them back without any fuss, but just extending the labor time to an hour, though.


I always say to take this digital gauge reading with a pinch of salt, and for good. My 220 fuel gauge was super accurate, at least from what I've experienced. The bike stalls when the bike's petrol tap is in "ON" and the gauge flickering between 1 and 2 bars and then you switch back to "RES" and that gives you a peace of mind knowing you have some leeway if indeed things turn sour.

I've never ridden my 390 for more than 15 mins after the display shows "Low Fuel", perhaps never tried to take a chance, but why still. But I am pretty much sure, the motorcycle can go 10 to 20 KM more, provided ridden sanely even after the warning comes up (folks please correct me if I'm wrong). But again digital fuel gauges are accurate, but their accuracy goes for a toss when the tank is 1/4 of the capacity, adding in the movement of fuel itself which causes the sensors to go for toss and then this anomaly reflects back on the console.

My suggestion would be to refuel as soon as you see the warning on the odo especially on FI bikes, even though there is some fuel left in the tank, you'd save yourself a couple of thousand bucks, unless you enter the Disneyland.

Cheers!
VJ

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Hey VJ thanks for the reply but my problem is not that. The problem is that though there is more fuel in the tank, a low fuel warning shows up and after riding a couple of kilometres, the warning disappears and 2 full bars show up out of the blue. I do understand that in bikes with FI you must not take it to the reserve often but my issue is that though there is more fuel, low fuel warning shows up and disappears for a solid 20kms with 2 full bars re-appearing. How can those 2 bars appear if the fuel is low? So basically I can't know when my bike actually has low fuel unless I open the fuel cap and take a peek inside. I'm pretty sure that's not how it is supposed to work.

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So had my first problem with the RC.

My bike is from the oct -14 lot and My radiator fan went bust this sunday while I was on a ride.
Initially all I saw was high coolant temperature and a strange smell.
Later saw lot of coolant spilled from the bike. I had seen some videos where 390 spills coolant if over filled so I thought no issues but later the
console started showing high coolant temperature and the bike wont start.The fan was also not switching on at all.

Lucky for me my friend had the idea of throwing some water on the radiator to cool it down.
So from Kamat on hyderabad highway to bellandur (near 130 km) we rode back @100 while cooling the bike whenever we hit high cooalnt temp
(it took 5 1l bottles :P). However the fan started working when we reached city.
Luckily the e city showroom is open on sundays so was able to give the bike , where they replaced my fan under warranty.
My coolant however was burnt (it looked brownish) so they charged for replacing coolant (200)
My bike has covered 7500 km.

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I'd suggest you take take extra heed, especially when you've gone through over-heating. Lucky, you didn't crack your head or worse. First off I guess the water turning brown isn't due to coolant getting burnt (unless it's used without change after years of abuse) it means the mixture wasn't either to the right spec (50 water -50 AF) in your earlier service or there is a leak somewhere in the head gasket (though this would mean the coolant would be milky, frothy like a latte) And the next one being rust, which I suspect is highly unlikely considering the motorcycle hasn't even crossed the one year mark. Though you've topped it for now, keep an eye on how the bike performs.

I understood your dilemma, thrustrev, and those were the pointers I offered from what "might" go unnoticed at times. If you feel, you have this issue popping recently, it's time get your fuel float system checked and/or replaced if necessary.

Cheers!
VJ

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hmm.... not happy to know that.
But I was thinking lucky the bike has enuf sensors and checks that it will tell you something is wrong, and won't cause permanentmuch damage.
The water throwing technique was nice, reminded when we had a Fiat premier padmini in the house and once had to do a similar thing while coming from Dehradubn .... :P

Would still say bike quality seems satisfactory (for me at least)... Just returned from the SVC after giving bike for 1st service, and when asked for any problems I had none to tell! ....
How were your 7500kms apart from this prob?

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Hey VJ, how u doing? I have ridden my RC for 50 kms after the low fuel warning came on. And it could have gone for at least 10 odd more I believe.
The only reason I pushed it is that I was carrying fuel and wanted to check how much it can go after the low fuel warning comes in.

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Hello Tee, long time I guess. I'm doing okay, thank you so much, hope you're doing okay too.

50 odd kms isn't bad after all I guess, so I guess this should serve as a good ballpark to keep one tension free until the next station. Appreciate the clarity Tee, should definitely help folks out here.

Cheers!
VJ

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Would still say bike quality seems satisfactory (for me at least)... Just returned from the SVC after giving bike for 1st service, and when asked for any problems I had none to tell!

Hey there.
My RC is due for 1st service and i m planning to get it done on this weekend. Wanted to know the size of upcoming hole in the pocket due to it, if you can shed some light. The background context for the concern is that my friends HD first service costed more than 6 K. I wonder if that was free than what would be the paid cost.
regards

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Pardon my butting in . Yes you are correct that coolant is not getting burnt (it would simply evaporate if it over heated). However, there is another explanation for why the coolant is brown. It is the use of tap water with coolant mix. I have personally experienced this and seen it with the SVC. I also suspect that there is heavy sedimentation in the cooling system which has led to the overheating. The best option for the gentleman would be to flush the whole system. Though I would recommend that the complete cooling system be dismantled and examined. I suspect the sedimentation is so bad that some parts may need to be replaced. The other alternate method would be to used a solution of 50% white vinegar and 50% distilled water (battery water) to flush the system by running the engine with the solution for 15 to 20 minutes. Depending upon how bad the sedimentation is this may need to be repeated 2 to 3 times.

I would also recommend that the gentleman use a good quality premix coolant or at least use distilled water with coolant concentrate to ensure prevention of such events.