KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[s1d]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

So now if i go to the service station, they'llcharge for the service?

Depends.
For e.g. if its the second free service that you missed, then going in now they will take the third free service coupon (i.e. you forfeit one free service)
If it's you last free service, then that will be skipped and it will taken as the first paid service.
If you are within 5 days sometimes they might accept the current service coupon but again that depends on the svc and your rapport with them.

As for the bike itself, considering your usage (approx 3k in 6 months) you can safely get it serviced once in 6 months maybe after the warranty period. During the warranty period I think it is best to stick to the recommended schedule so that you can claim warranty if needed.. it gives the svc one less reason to discredit warranty claims.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Holy shit.

Thanks though.

[bikersdream]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

So now if i go to the service station, they'llcharge for the service?

Depends on the service center.
Some service centers allow to use free service coupons even though you missed service schedule. Where as some will not allow free servicing also will reject warranty claim if you missed serving schedule.

It's all depends on service centers and your rappo with them.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

So now if i go to the service station, they'llcharge for the service?

[bikersdream]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

And also, it's been almost 5.5 months since the last service. But only 3k kms. Should i get it serviced? Or can i wait for 1000 more kms?

To claim warranty in case required you have to follow regular servicing i.e. 7500kms from last service or 120 days which ever is earlier

If you don't worry about warranty then you can service after each 5000 to 7500 kms depending upon usage and riding style.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

And also, it's been almost 5.5 months since the last service. But only 3k kms. Should i get it serviced? Or can i wait for 1000 more kms?

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Somebody please suggest me the cheap and best tank grips for my RC. I looked online and they're costing over 4k.

Thanks!

[IamAditya]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Btw Dominar and rc, if you are happy with what Dominar has to offer,
then Dominar makes more sense.
Fully faired bikes and super sport kind of ergonomics are not meant for everyone, and I would say that very small % of RC owners in India use the bike's potential completely.
If you don't use a super sport for sport riding then there is actually no use of that bike.

Yes some buy mainly because of looks and to grab eye balls.

Cheers.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Well, the RC pillion isn't that bad actually if you know "how to sit" - [ATTACH]227700[/ATTACH]

The hands should be on the tank when braking. Normally don't put the whole body weight on the tank, your arms will pain and the hands shouldn't be straight and elbows locked. NO!! The elbows should have a little bend to allow some "suspension" for vibrations and for god's sake please don't fall on the rider!! When accelerating, the pillion can hold the waist (if it doesn't tickle the rider) or the grab rails under the seat. It's absolutely safe and fine. The RC is way underrated for the pillion seat.

You as a rider should sit normally, thighs locked on the tank, however, DON'T ever "lock" your hands straight. The elbow must have a slight bend (else your shoulders will pain along with your wrist, elbows and palms).

Distribute your body weight among your feet, core muscles and upper body.

And legs - put the "ball" (the bone just below your toe) of your toes on the foot peg and sit like that unlike the "normal" way of putting your middle sole on the foot peg.

Get a pair of traction pads for your thighs on tank. Helps big time. Trust me. Got a pair and riding got so much easier.


To the guy who said the RC feels slow after riding Dominar - The Dominar will feel "more powerful" coz it is a 35HP machine vs a 25HP machine. C'mon. Please. It's a naked street fighter (looks kind of like the Diavel - personal opinion) vs a track bike. Both different engines with different purposes with different power outputs. Well, between Dominar and the RC - go for the RC and I agree with others, you MUST have some physical endurance and "know" how to sit on a "sports motorcycle".

I was just trying to say the RC isn't that powerful. I know it's 35bhp(dominar) . But within the same price range, there are powerful ones than the RC is what i was trying to say. Incase he was afraid of the power, it isn't that powerful. - my point.

[Ajay Vishwanath]

KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Well, the RC pillion isn't that bad actually if you know "how to sit" -

The hands should be on the tank when braking. Normally don't put the whole body weight on the tank, your arms will pain and the hands shouldn't be straight and elbows locked. NO!! The elbows should have a little bend to allow some "suspension" for vibrations and for god's sake please don't fall on the rider!! When accelerating, the pillion can hold the waist (if it doesn't tickle the rider) or the grab rails under the seat. It's absolutely safe and fine. The RC is way underrated for the pillion seat.

You as a rider should sit normally, thighs locked on the tank, however, DON'T ever "lock" your hands straight. The elbow must have a slight bend (else your shoulders will pain along with your wrist, elbows and palms).

Distribute your body weight among your feet, core muscles and upper body.

And legs - put the "ball" (the bone just below your toe) of your toes on the foot peg and sit like that unlike the "normal" way of putting your middle sole on the foot peg.

Get a pair of traction pads for your thighs on tank. Helps big time. Trust me. Got a pair and riding got so much easier.


To the guy who said the RC feels slow after riding Dominar - The Dominar will feel "more powerful" coz it is a 35HP machine vs a 25HP machine. C'mon. Please. It's a naked street fighter (looks kind of like the Diavel - personal opinion) vs a track bike. Both different engines with different purposes with different power outputs. Well, between Dominar and the RC - go for the RC and I agree with others, you MUST have some physical endurance and "know" how to sit on a "sports motorcycle".

[PrinceCruise]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Already have one bro 😂😂😂 and she always prefers my sisters scooty or her own 😁activa😂😂😂😂😂, she doesn't really likes bikes and especially bullet 😂😂😂😂and next is ktm.... And my best friend tells me bhai jiss ladki ko ktm duke pasand nahi hai, mujhe vo ladki pasand nahi hai... Break up with her😂😂😂

No, I mean the pillion seat of RCs are not really pillion friendly at all. The duke's one seem comfortable compared to RC.
I see girls trying to hang on for their lives on the RCs and R15 v2.0s pillion, its both funny and painful to watch.

So, plan accordingly.

Regards.

[madhav766]

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Already have one bro [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] and she always prefers my sisters scooty or her own [emoji16]activa[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23], she doesn't really likes bikes and especially bullet [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]and next is ktm.... And my best friend tells me bhai jiss ladki ko ktm duke pasand nahi hai, mujhe vo ladki pasand nahi hai... Break up with her[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Hi Anuj. I'm glad to see you having interactions on the forum, but I'd like to bring it to your notice that we have a few rules about posting here at xBhp. We're all a fun lot of guys here, so we get that you're a 'hasmukh ladka'. We only need one '[emoji23]' in your post to tell us that. My sincerest suggestion is to keep your user of emoji limited to one or two(if you're really happy) per post. Also, go easy on the dots. We strive to avoid sms lingo to keep the forum professional and clean.

Mods - please do warn me if I've stepped out of line.

[Anuj Agarwal]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Not to discourage you or anything but if you have a girlfriend or are going to have one in near future, be prepared to always ride alone on the RC.

Regards.

Already have one bro 😂😂😂 and she always prefers my sisters scooty or her own 😁activa😂😂😂😂😂, she doesn't really likes bikes and especially bullet 😂😂😂😂and next is ktm.... And my best friend tells me bhai jiss ladki ko ktm duke pasand nahi hai, mujhe vo ladki pasand nahi hai... Break up with her😂😂😂

[PrinceCruise]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Yes thanks adi, I surely will get my bike on next month hopefully 😘

Not to discourage you or anything but if you have a girlfriend or are going to have one in near future, be prepared to always ride alone on the RC.

Regards.

[Anuj Agarwal]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

I would add a suggestion too.

If you love full faired machines and need atleast a 200cc at the same time low on budget, and comfortable for city, test ride 2017 RS200, and see.
It realy gives that big bike feel, new colour options looks realy cool, you will get ABS although single channel its still is very useful.
Better F.E than KTMs.

The best thing about RS200 is its sound ,refinement.

At present 2017 RS200 is the most refined among Bajaj & KTM bikes.

Ride safe,
Cheers.

-Aditya

Yes thanks adi, I surely will get my bike on next month hopefully 😘