KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[KayKashyap]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

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 ?

[phat_17]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

More details plz

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

[Ajay Vishwanath]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

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!!

[Mail2vasant]

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padded my ARCi

More details plz

[phat_17]

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padded my ARCi

[Rollin_StoneR]

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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.

[Ajay Vishwanath]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

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"

[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.)

[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.

[chip94]

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Hi Guys,

i have planned to change indicators on my RC200 to hazard light by keeping switch, i checked in few shops and they said as it ll cost around ~500rs. is it good to put on RC and how will be the looks as RC front indicator is with mirror handle.
And also how will be the battery if i put hazard lights as i have 2016 model my bike in DRL if i modeify indicator will my battery drain quick?

Please suggest

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.

[hari89]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi Guys,

i have planned to change indicators on my RC200 to hazard light by keeping switch, i checked in few shops and they said as it ll cost around ~500rs. is it good to put on RC and how will be the looks as RC front indicator is with mirror handle.
And also how will be the battery if i put hazard lights as i have 2016 model my bike in DRL if i modeify indicator will my battery drain quick?

Please suggest

[Rollin_StoneR]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

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

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

[Ajay Vishwanath]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

is this the second time you replaced the cone-set ?
i am still on the stock cone-set at 24k km on the odo. i have seen a couple of ktm's having their cone-set replaced, and they don't seem to be having enough grease packed in to them from factory. hope your mech packed in some decent amount of grease around the race and ball bearings.

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

[s1d]

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wow.. yes.. yesterday I did replace my coneset - just 315 bucks!!! + labour, but the life of the bearings are just 10K KMs..
then replaced my parking lights - 1200 bucks.. so the tail lights shouldn't cost beyond 1500 - max

is this the second time you replaced the cone-set ?
i am still on the stock cone-set at 24k km on the odo. i have seen a couple of ktm's having their cone-set replaced, and they don't seem to be having enough grease packed in to them from factory. hope your mech packed in some decent amount of grease around the race and ball bearings.

[Ajay Vishwanath]

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Luckily it won't stretch to that amount. Got the underseat cowl for around Rs.600, the taillight is yet to arrive, should not cost more than Rs.700 IMO.

wow.. yes.. yesterday I did replace my coneset - just 315 bucks!!! + labour, but the life of the bearings are just 10K KMs..

then replaced my parking lights - 1200 bucks.. so the tail lights shouldn't cost beyond 1500 - max