KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[mannadiyar369]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hey bros...i own an rc 200 for the past 2 years and have completed 45k kms ...now i can hear a tickling sound from the engine and is it an issue or its the normal sound of shim?

[ktmrc200]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

If it stops when the bike is brought to idle every time or jerks and stops when engaging in gear, check your side stand switch. A faulty switch can cause repeated stalling. Secondly, now that you've done decarbonization, check your throttle body and stepper motor, this motor is what allows the engine to idle, it's on the throttle body. Thirdly check the battery cables and see if they are snug, a loose battery or not so snug fit battery lugs will cause repeated stalling. If your battery lugs and side stand switch is fine, check your throttle body stepper motor or also knows as idle motor.

Cheers!
VJ

Thank you

ride safe!

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hey guys, In low revs, shortly after the bike is left to idle, it cuts out... ENGINE shuts down.. what to do now? I gave my bike to SVC guys for decarbonization. Bike is smoother than before. But while on my way back to home, engine turned itself down at least 10 times ..so I gave them again.. they say, it's idle problem.. what to do now

ride safe!

If it stops when the bike is brought to idle every time or jerks and stops when engaging in gear, check your side stand switch. A faulty switch can cause repeated stalling. Secondly, now that you've done decarbonization, check your throttle body and stepper motor, this motor is what allows the engine to idle, it's on the throttle body. Thirdly check the battery cables and see if they are snug, a loose battery or not so snug fit battery lugs will cause repeated stalling. If your battery lugs and side stand switch is fine, check your throttle body stepper motor or also knows as idle motor.

Cheers!
VJ

[ktmrc200]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hey guys, In low revs, shortly after the bike is left to idle, it cuts out... ENGINE shuts down.. what to do now? I gave my bike to SVC guys for decarbonization. Bike is smoother than before. But while on my way back to home, engine turned itself down at least 10 times ..so I gave them again.. they say, it's idle problem.. what to do now

ride safe!

[Ajay Vishwanath]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

There are lots of "mushroom sprout" shops spread over Facebook that sell paddock stands et cetera. But, if you don't like to send 3k on a paddock, your best bet would be car jack with a slab of plywood. It is so simple to jack up our bikes using car jack for chain cleaning , washing and maintenance purposes and what not. Check out Youtube videos on how people use a car jack on a bike, especially the Dominar and the KTM twins, it's pretty much cost effective, simple and works 100% of the time.

GA Engineering, and many local vendors sell paddocks via their FB pages, you can contact Gaurav, he's a cool chap.

Cheers!
VJ

damn yes!!! I used to do that too!!! car jacks!!! god they were a pain to setup, I used to use two industrial bolts screwed into the spools spot, raise the height of the bolt with a car jack.. good ol days of learning.. but the convenience of a paddock - priceless..

@raj.pranay

BTW, I fabricated mine, cost me some 2K, if you see the first page of this thread, you got all the necessary information for it..

I just took a iron-smith to the KTM workshop & showed him what I wanted, he just got it made for me, just told him that the stand should be able to lift weights of some 500 KGs.. that's all.. that's simplest thing you can do..

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Great advices like always. I was planning to buy it to do lubricate the chain every month. Guess I'm gonna stick to other methods. Thanks everyone!

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all, I've been planning to buy a paddock stand but I found the options too costly online. My budget is about 2.5k. can I get any vfm stand with this budget?

GA Engg on Amazon costs about 3.8k. I should have bought it when it was 2.8.

Are there any alternatives. Can I get them anywhere in Hyderabad? Like ramkot or some other place?

There are lots of "mushroom sprout" shops spread over Facebook that sell paddock stands et cetera. But, if you don't like to send 3k on a paddock, your best bet would be car jack with a slab of plywood. It is so simple to jack up our bikes using car jack for chain cleaning , washing and maintenance purposes and what not. Check out Youtube videos on how people use a car jack on a bike, especially the Dominar and the KTM twins, it's pretty much cost effective, simple and works 100% of the time.

GA Engineering, and many local vendors sell paddocks via their FB pages, you can contact Gaurav, he's a cool chap.

Cheers!
VJ

[bikersdream]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all, I've been planning to buy a paddock stand but I found the options too costly online. My budget is about 2.5k. can I get any vfm stand with this budget?

GA Engg on Amazon costs about 3.8k. I should have bought it when it was 2.8.

Are there any alternatives. Can I get them anywhere in Hyderabad? Like ramkot or some other place?

If you are planning to do most of the maintenance on your own then it's good investment.
If you just need for chain cleaning and lube then it's not required, you can do cleaning and lubing without stand. I am doing this since last 2 years without much problem.
Clean and lube visible part of chain first then tilt little bit and rotate wheel and repeat.

[s1d]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all, I've been planning to buy a paddock stand but I found the options too costly online. My budget is about 2.5k. can I get any vfm stand with this budget?

GA Engg on Amazon costs about 3.8k. I should have bought it when it was 2.8.

Are there any alternatives. Can I get them anywhere in Hyderabad? Like ramkot or some other place?

Contact GA engineering directly via their fb.. Should cost you lower, I think under 3k.

[Ajay Vishwanath]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all, I've been planning to buy a paddock stand but I found the options too costly online. My budget is about 2.5k. can I get any vfm stand with this budget?

GA Engg on Amazon costs about 3.8k. I should have bought it when it was 2.8.

Are there any alternatives. Can I get them anywhere in Hyderabad? Like ramkot or some other place?

You can try BikeOPedia, StreetFlames & other biking shops locally. They should have one at 2500.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all, I've been planning to buy a paddock stand but I found the options too costly online. My budget is about 2.5k. can I get any vfm stand with this budget?

GA Engg on Amazon costs about 3.8k. I should have bought it when it was 2.8.

Are there any alternatives. Can I get them anywhere in Hyderabad? Like ramkot or some other place?

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Thanks. Won't do it again.

[s1d]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all. I was recently on a long ride till srisailam on my RC. And while riding I tried upshifting without using the clutch. It seemed to work just fine. I maintained a steady throttle input while doing so. So the question now is, how advisable is this procedure? Is it gonna hurt the gearbox?
But I figured I shouldn't downshift this way.
So please let me know. And I did it only a couple of times. Thought its better to confirm.

if you want to play it safe, shift normally using clutch.
there is a chance you might end up damaging the gear box.. you need to blip throttle momentarily or need something like a quick shifter setup.. otherwise it is asking for trouble.

[raj.pranay]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Hi all. I was recently on a long ride till srisailam on my RC. And while riding I tried upshifting without using the clutch. It seemed to work just fine. I maintained a steady throttle input while doing so. So the question now is, how advisable is this procedure? Is it gonna hurt the gearbox?
But I figured I shouldn't downshift this way.
So please let me know. And I did it only a couple of times. Thought its better to confirm.

[Fagant]

Re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Got a chance to ride the 2017 iteration of the KTM RC 200, here's what I thought :

https://anant97.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/2017-ktm-rc-200-first-ride-review/