KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[Zed_]

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I never keep my helmet on the bike because i dont want it to get stolen (i dont trust those chain locks) and even if i manage to keep it safe, people still will try to tamper with it.
Didn't get your second point

I've seen r15's with a glow below their fairing, like a white/blue underglow from the radiator area, it looks beautiful as the light shines through those sharp outlets from the fairing and on to the tank, was just wondering if there are options to do the same for the rc, and if anyone of you guys have done the same.

Ps using xbhp on mobile sucks :|

[s1d]

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I've seen r15's with a glow below their fairing, like a white/blue underglow from the radiator area, it looks beautiful as the light shines through those sharp outlets from the fairing and on to the tank, was just wondering if there are options to do the same for the rc, and if anyone of you guys have done the same.

Ps using xbhp on mobile sucks :|

That is just a simple led strip/bulb. you could place it anywhere you want. i've seen a lot of bikes including splendors, pulsars etc with these lights.
you should be able to get it at your local bike market. the placement is the key to getting a nice look vs a cheap blingy look

[Ajay Vishwanath]

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Though my general use is on highways and city riding, whenever i go for a proper ride the mrfs just dont inspire the confidence to take on corners and run out of grip very easily, not to mention that they take years to get to temperature. This bike is meant to attack corners and if i have to trade off with durability I'd do that. From your description of the michelins, they are more or less the same in terms of grip with the mrfs and hence not worth the upgrade. Maybe I'll wait for the mrfs to go bald and then upgrade to metzeler or pirelli.

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City & highway corners - the Michelin's do a great job there... Track - blindly go for MRFs... The next option is the Metz and they are overkill.. We are left with little/no option.. But from my daily experience, the Michelin's are great.. They held their grip when new on a cold track for a almost knee dragging corner.. I did crash on them.. My fault.. Shouldn't have pushed them but yeah, they are great.. Problem with mrfs is that initially they are good.. But as they get used up, you start to lose the confidence slowly... Go for a new set of MRFs or try the Michelin's... Mind you that the Michelin's are wider on the center with bigger sidewalls.. They are not round like the MRFs... MRFs are best for attacking corners aggressively.. Michelin's - normally...

[jRay]

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City & highway corners - the Michelin's do a great job there... Track - blindly go for MRFs... The next option is the Metz and they are overkill.. We are left with little/no option.. But from my daily experience, the Michelin's are great.. They held their grip when new on a cold track for a almost knee dragging corner.. I did crash on them.. My fault.. Shouldn't have pushed them but yeah, they are great.. Problem with mrfs is that initially they are good.. But as they get used up, you start to lose the confidence slowly... Go for a new set of MRFs or try the Michelin's... Mind you that the Michelin's are wider on the center with bigger sidewalls.. They are not round like the MRFs... MRFs are best for attacking corners aggressively.. Michelin's - normally...

How does the wet grip of michelin's compare to mrf's? I didn't get a chance to ride in rain yet.

[xplod566]

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How does the wet grip of michelin's compare to mrf's? I didn't get a chance to ride in rain yet.

It isn't that good.the wet grip is almost the same as that of mrf.

[Mail2vasant]

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I think Ktm is upgrading colour scheme of rc 200. Just saw this on ktm India website. It is similar to rc125

http://www.ktm.com/in/supersport/

[jRay]

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I think Ktm is upgrading colour scheme of rc 200. Just saw this on ktm India website. It is similar to rc125


Supersport

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I saw that too a couple of days ago. Doesn't look as good as the current color scheme imo

[Jishad Rahman]

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brothers i meant like changing this rpm

will it make. any. problem to it..

[Ishaan.humble]

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brothers i meant like changing this rpm

will it make. any. problem to it..

Yeah no issues! Change it to anything you want!

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[xplod566]

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Yeah no issues! Change it to anything you want!

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So till what rpm does duke/rc200 actually redlines.and unlike old bikes where it used to flash a red light,what does 200 do to show the same coz I can see we can easily change the shift indicator according to our need

[Ishaan.humble]

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So till what rpm does duke/rc200 actually redlines.and unlike old bikes where it used to flash a red light,what does 200 do to show the same coz I can see we can easily change the shift indicator according to our need

The revv indicator bar (or the tachometer) becomes more transparent once past 10000rpm and the revv limiter kicks in at 11000rpm

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[s1d]

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So till what rpm does duke/rc200 actually redlines.and unlike old bikes where it used to flash a red light,what does 200 do to show the same coz I can see we can easily change the shift indicator according to our need

First please download and read the owners manual.
The shift light is set to blink at rpm1 and stay solid at rpm2 .. rpm1 and rpm2 be set to whatever you want. It is just a visual indication. for example a bike with a analogue tacho has the mark in 'red' towards the top of the rev range.. here in the ktm's case the red light is used for a similar purpose.. though you can change it as you please.

Forgetting the shift light, on the 200 the redline (or rather i should say the redline range) is from around 9500rpm to 108000 rpm.. you will notice the bars fade out at around 10000rpm. So it's always better you shift at around 7000rpm most of the times, leave the ripping to special occasions
you can leave it at the manual recommended setup or change it to your liking..so that you can shift up in your desired rev range by being either conservative or aggressive.

[xplod566]

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First please download and read the owners manual.
The shift light is set to blink at rpm1 and stay solid at rpm2 .. rpm1 and rpm2 be set to whatever you want. It is just a visual indication. for example a bike with a analogue tacho has the mark in 'red' towards the top of the rev range.. here in the ktm's case the red light is used for a similar purpose.. though you can change it as you please.

Forgetting the shift light, on the 200 the redline (or rather i should say the redline range) is from around 9500rpm to 108000 rpm.. you will notice the bars fade out at around 10000rpm. So it's always better you shift at around 7000rpm most of the times, leave the ripping to special occasions[emoji14] you can leave it at the manual recommended setup or change it to your liking..so that you can shift up in your desired rev range by being either conservative or aggressive.

OK will download the manual and read it.it's a nice feature to toggle the red light according to owns need.BTW I just hit reserve and the odo was 280.is it a good range.I did full tank.also is the mileage expected to increase after 1st service?

[s1d]

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OK will download the manual and read it.it's a nice feature to toggle the red light according to owns need.BTW I just hit reserve and the odo was 280.is it a good range.I did full tank.also is the mileage expected to increase after 1st service?

if you ride around sanely , then you could easily get around 32~35kmpl. so yes the range you are getting is perfectly normal. I get similar average.
honestly, don't expect a magical rise in mileage after 1st service.. It's been more or less the same for me since day 1. It all depends on how you ride it.. I've had a low of around 28 to a high of 42kmpl (in conditions such as traffic,ripping,frequent short rides, sane driving on highways..).
The fuel guage is just an approx indicator. If you want to calculate FE more accurately, then simply fill up the tank, ride for say 200km and then again fill up. The amount of fuel that goes in the second time divided by 200 will give you the FE.

[xplod566]

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if you ride around sanely , then you could easily get around 32~35kmpl. so yes the range you are getting is perfectly normal. I get similar average.
honestly, don't expect a magical rise in mileage after 1st service.. It's been more or less the same for me since day 1. It all depends on how you ride it.. I've had a low of around 28 to a high of 42kmpl (in conditions such as traffic,ripping,frequent short rides, sane driving on highways..).
The fuel guage is just an approx indicator. If you want to calculate FE more accurately, then simply fill up the tank, ride for say 200km and then again fill up. The amount of fuel that goes in the second time divided by 200 will give you the FE.

Yes I agree with you.I have seen a lot of people saying that after 1st service people can see an increase in mileage.I think it's a myth.I can't find out how there can be an uncrease in mileage(some people claim an increase of around 6-10kms).frankly speaking I never understood the logic.this is a very old myth.I remember hearing this when I was a kid.may be when people used to give for service the ASC guys used to tune the AFR to a little lean.
As for now the bike is really awesome to ride and pretty comfortable at the Same time.