KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[hari89]

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Why do all that when you can pick up a plug n play switch online?

Check ebay for the hazard adapter. If i remember, spiraltech and dothediy sell them.

thanks for reply.

yeah i checked in online, it cost some 2K or min 1,500rs and also investing it on online, after few months if any issues i need to take near by shops only for re-pairing. so i thought of checking in shops, they said for max 500rs if any issues later months also they can do that since we are fitting in shops.

and also, if we put the hazard light how the bike will look at night time and the battery life for DRL bikes?

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Hi Guys,

Engine heat on RC200 depends on the quality of petrol we use? i noticed 4-5 times when we use Shell (V-power) petrol the heat when we drive around 70 or 80 is minimal but when we use India Oil or Bharath petroleum, the heat is more. i confirmed with all the petrol's we use even hp is better (speed). but people say the refined petrol is Shell and if we use it a lot engine will get damage.

Is that, so? Please confirm.

[s1d]

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26500K - stock one.. he did pack some grease this time.. but he said that the life is just 10K kms.. post which you will start seeing knocking sounds.. you don't ride like me.. so long life of your parts are believable.. :P

haha, i've had my fair share of bumpy rides. just that i don't do high speeds constantly.
i enjoy the acceleration more than top speeds, so at every opportunity am gunning till 80kmph and then stay around that mark.
don't buy that bull**** 10K theory.. iirc the coneset has to be greased at periodic intervals, but hardly anyone does it. It's always a replacement.
If the stock one lasted you 26k, i don't see why the replacement shouldn't last at-least 20k if the work was done properly (some mechanics don't bother to check if the races are seated properly or if the nut has been torqued correctly.)

[Ajay Vishwanath]

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I have done close to 18K. What are the signs I should look for?

bad handling - the bike doesn't be stable, you'll start losing confidence..
when braking there will be a knocking sound coming from the front..

the knocking sound was there, but didn't affect my handling by much, however after the 25K mark, the handling started to get affected hence, I changed the whole set.. I guess the whole set can last upto 24K without issues.. (knocking starts are around 15K)

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thanks for reply.

yeah i checked in online, it cost some 2K or min 1,500rs and also investing it on online, after few months if any issues i need to take near by shops only for re-pairing. so i thought of checking in shops, they said for max 500rs if any issues later months also they can do that since we are fitting in shops.

and also, if we put the hazard light how the bike will look at night time and the battery life for DRL bikes?

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Hi Guys,

Engine heat on RC200 depends on the quality of petrol we use? i noticed 4-5 times when we use Shell (V-power) petrol the heat when we drive around 70 or 80 is minimal but when we use India Oil or Bharath petroleum, the heat is more. i confirmed with all the petrol's we use even hp is better (speed). but people say the refined petrol is Shell and if we use it a lot engine will get damage.

Is that, so? Please confirm.

fuel lower than RON 93 - or poor quality fuel - the bike will heat up.. however, a RON 100 will perform as the same as RON 93 when coming to heat.. so higher the quality, lower the heat.. however, post RON 93 you won't feel the difference AFAIK.. [MENTION=16602]s1d[/MENTION] can give more inputs here.. I'm sure he will suggest you using "addon-p"

[Rollin_StoneR]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

bad handling - the bike doesn't be stable, you'll start losing confidence..
when braking there will be a knocking sound coming from the front..

the knocking sound was there, but didn't affect my handling by much, however after the 25K mark, the handling started to get affected hence, I changed the whole set.. I guess the whole set can last upto 24K without issues.. (knocking starts are around 15K)

thanks man! No knocking sound yet. Also, Do you use tank grips?
Planning for a saddlesore by year end so looking for options. The traction dots look like they can be peeled off easily.

[phat_17]

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padded my ARCi

[Mail2vasant]

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padded my ARCi

More details plz

[Ajay Vishwanath]

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thanks man! No knocking sound yet. Also, Do you use tank grips?
Planning for a saddlesore by year end so looking for options. The traction dots look like they can be peeled off easily.

yes, the ones I got aren't traction dots, they are the StompGrip universal transparent ones.. amazing and won't peel off that easily..

padded my ARCi

That's neat man!!! very neat!!

[phat_17]

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More details plz

This is the one i bought.. KTM powerparts.. im in the philippines though

[KayKashyap]

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Guys Recently my bike fell and left side Mirror holder broke. The Mirror glass and indicator is not damaged but the aluminium casting has broken,should i change the whole set or is it possible only to change that holder ?

[nikhn]

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Hi everyone,
My front left fork is leaking oil. It's dripping all over the floor. I've just covered 9300kms. Does the fork seal fail so early? I rode in the rain last week. Is it covered under warranty?

[Rollin_StoneR]

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yes, the ones I got aren't traction dots, they are the StompGrip universal transparent ones.. amazing and won't peel off that easily..

Great! Will get those soon.

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Guys Recently my bike fell and left side Mirror holder broke. The Mirror glass and indicator is not damaged but the aluminium casting has broken,should i change the whole set or is it possible only to change that holder ?

I too had a similar incident, but KTM does not sell the stalk and mirror separately. If possible, Ask the SVC mechanic if he has just the stalk of any damaged bike or a stalk of the mirror whose glass s broken. I did the same. the mirror otherwise would cost around Rs.1650.

[FTLutkarsh]

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Hello everyone!
My friend had a mishap with his RC200, the bike was parked on the side of the road where it was usually parked with other bikes. Some kids were probably playing with the bike and they probably dropped it on the right side. The foot brake lever was bent, that is ok now. But the structure around the center console is cracked on the right side.

I am attaching the pictures of the damage, kindly tell me what would be the estimated repairs here in Mumbai.
Thanks and ride safe.

Pictures:

https://goo.gl/photos/f7XvqS7KMPqnBJ3s5

[B7ACKTHORN]

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Hello everyone!
My friend had a mishap with his RC200, the bike was parked on the side of the road where it was usually parked with other bikes. Some kids were probably playing with the bike and they probably dropped it on the right side. The foot brake lever was bent, that is ok now. But the structure around the center console is cracked on the right side.

I am attaching the pictures of the damage, kindly tell me what would be the estimated repairs here in Mumbai.
Thanks and ride safe.

Pictures:
https://goo.gl/photos/f7XvqS7KMPqnBJ3s5

That's sad indeed. Considering your mirror isn't broken, from what I reckon the front master brake cylinder/lever setup too has crack and below it's either the upper plate and some plastics, shouldn't cost more than 3k max considering the damage. Replace the cracked cast items, you don't want to drive with a cracked/broken part.

Cheers!
VJ

[s1d]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

My friend had a mishap with his RC200, the bike was parked on the side of the road where it was usually parked with other bikes. Some kids were probably playing with the bike and they probably dropped it on the right side. The foot brake lever was bent, that is ok now. But the structure around the center console is cracked on the right side.

As pointed out by VJ, get the metal parts replaced. (i.e front brake yoke/master cyl assembly, rear brake lever, and that cracked part). Don't risk riding with vital parts that are cracked/damaged.
These are aluminium parts and hence are 'soft' and deform/break easily on impact. In a way I think it's a good thing since they seem to be absorbing the impact (minor ones such as falls and bumps) and their replacement cost is relatively cheaper.

A couple of weeks ago, i had a minor brush with a car that gently hit my right side foot/foot peg from behind. I was riding at probably 20kmph (so was the car guy).. just a friendly bump and we went our ways. On reaching my destination i noticed that the foot peg had a slight bend! At first I thought the holder was bent (much more expensive) but on closer inspection it was the foot peg that gently deformed itself . There have been times when i've stood on the footpegs (am a massive 90kg) and they held up.. but a bump from behind and they bent a bit.
On an earlier instance a year or so ago, I dropped the bike gently on the right side and ended up with a bent front and rear brake lever.. the footpeg was intact. I had them both replaced and keep the bent ones as a spare (and this spare helped a fellow biker during a crash on a recent outstation trip)

[Ajay Vishwanath]

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anybody tried installing Cree projectors? want one for night driving..