KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

damn man!!!! the orange ring on the projector is real killer!!!! nice one !

Thanks mate..

Looks nice. The matt black gives the bike a more menacing look.

BTW, the stomp grip looks too inwards (centre of the tank). It might restrict your body from moving side to side while going into corners. Just a suggestion though.

..and the orange ring on the projector is really a killer. The swastika symbol, specially with the eagle looks more of a Nazi emblem.

Thanks bro..

How did you increase the padding on the seat? Even i want to do that? Does the extra padding help?
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Thanks, yes the matte black is little more solid looking.. yep.. gives the bike a little more "big bike" look..

I actually picked it out of the nazi emblem.. so that's why I said that some people may like it and some may not.. coz it's Hitler related.. unknowing a lot of people hate him.. not their fault..

the stompgrip is actually good.. for cornering (which is pretty rare), all you have to do is stick your right leg out when tilting right with your left leg pushing your bike so that you move right.. similarly for left.. so, I didn't face any actual problem so far.. keeps me in place and I don't move around.. I'm happy for that..

Nice job bud, take a top angle shot for the orange line running from visor to tank. Like everyone said, I'm sold for the orange ring over the projector, nice touch :thumbup:

Please shed some light on seat padding!

On the move from my XSP

sure yes.. the the seat padding, the guy just glued a 1 inch of foam over the seat, put up the cover (the one you see) and stapled the cover from bottom after folding them.. I'll post some pics later.. so yeah, it's a little hard still but much better and more grippy than the stock seat..

for the stickers, the stickers guy pasted a black sticker over the fairing covering the stock stickers, and then on top of it, he stuck the white eagle and all.. I told him to continue the orange like over the tank fuel cover, but he didn't.. he said that since it's metal, the sticker will come off soon.. so, not worth it..

[KayKashyap]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

These werer the scratches the bike had after the fall.. I headed for a Paint shop.. bought a can of Matte black spray.. and painted it
back to former glory !
and any solution or jugaad for fairing rattling? i guess d battery cover's at fault

awesome man,which brand is the spray of? :P
i have got some scratches too on my tank,so was planning to go with decals but after seeing your pic,I'm also planning to do the same

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Did some stickering to my bike.. maybe not for everyone's liking.. just sharing it..

Yep those are the Stompgrip tank grip pads.. they are great.. also I padded up the seat for 1 inch.. it's a little easier on my butts..

Awesome work there man.!!
nice job looks amazing,but dude that's some serious nazi work xD JK. (Y)

[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

awesome man,which brand is the spray of? :P
i have got some scratches too on my tank,so was planning to go with decals but after seeing your pic,I'm also planning to do the same

I'm also wondering.. coz even I got scratches on my tank.. deep marks.

which brand is it @Rollin_StoneR

Awesome work there man.!!
nice job looks amazing,but dude that's some serious nazi work xD JK. (Y)

@KayKashyap Thanks , that's why I said some may like it and some may not..

[vishnu.leo]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

And first service done successfully. The raccoon (the rc200) still manages to attract a lot of unwanted attention while running and while being parked somewhere despite being a dust magnet

As far as fuel efficiency is concerned a reserve to reserve method gave me around 42+ kpl, mostly cruising around and ghat hunting. City efficiency is more like in the 30s.




Riding position is something that im still in process of getting used to. Its now inevitable that i should eat less and start working out.




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[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

And first service done successfully. The raccoon (the rc200) still manages to attract a lot of unwanted attention while running and while being parked somewhere despite being a dust magnet

As far as fuel efficiency is concerned a reserve to reserve method gave me around 42+ kpl, mostly cruising around and ghat hunting. City efficiency is more like in the 30s.

Riding position is something that im still in process of getting used to. Its now inevitable that i should eat less and start working out.


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Congratulations on your ride mate.. Yes, it DOES attract a lot of attention and make you not really comfortable, but don't worry, you will get used to it soon...

Yes the riding position is aggressive.. But hey, its a sportster..

[vishnu.leo]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Congratulations on your ride mate.. Yes, it DOES attract a lot of attention and make you not really comfortable, but don't worry, you will get used to it soon...

Yes the riding position is aggressive.. But hey, its a sportster..

Yes. Precisely. The supersport position is what made me fall for the bike in the first place. Need a pair of proper rear sets and good rubbers, probably metzelers. Only sore spot that i have are the rubbers, after getting used to the grip of the metz on the 390s, mrfs does seem a bit you know, less confident (very very tail happy).

Still the stock setup itself did wonders during my last ride up
the hills. Gotta say it was way more fun on the RC than i ever had on the r15( the one i used to nick out for occasional runs from a friend)






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[Ajay Vishwanath]

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Yes. Precisely. The supersport position is what made me fall for the bike in the first place. Need a pair of proper rear sets and good rubbers, probably metzelers. Only sore spot that i have are the rubbers, after getting used to the grip of the metz on the 390s, mrfs does seem a bit you know, less confident (very very tail happy).

Still the stock setup itself did wonders during my last ride up
the hills. Gotta say it was way more fun on the RC than i ever had on the r15( the one i used to nick out for occasional runs from a friend)






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You had a 390??

[vishnu.leo]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

You had a 390??

I used to ride my friend's RC390 a lot till i decided i should go get one myself, but wanted something more practical and suited for my daily use ; hence the raccoon

[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

I used to ride my friend's RC390 a lot till i decided i should go get one myself, but wanted something more practical and suited for my daily use ; hence the raccoon

Oh, my friend keeps telling about Michelin's being pretty good.. Maybe the pilots are worth the try..

[vivek7593]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Oh, my friend keeps telling about Michelin's being pretty good.. Maybe the pilots are worth the try..

Pilot Street Radials will do the justice to this bike ..
Don't confuse it with pilot sporty ..

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[rachitsharma2000]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

And first service done successfully. The raccoon (the rc200) still manages to attract a lot of unwanted attention while running and while being parked somewhere despite being a dust magnet


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One of the best pics of RC I have come across!!! Please share more pics!!!!

[vishnu.leo]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Oh, my friend keeps telling about Michelin's being pretty good.. Maybe the pilots are worth the try..

Pilot Street Radials will do the justice to this bike ..
Don't confuse it with pilot sporty ..

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Pilot Street is a good replacement for the metzelers, the 390 i mentioned is currently running on them. They are pretty good in dry weather and the wet grip though not as good as the metz is pretty decent for that price [emoji51] considering you get them at half the price of the german elephant.

Heh heh , of course no confusion with the sporty, i am running that on my RTRs rear.

One of the best pics of RC I have come across!!! Please share more pics!!!!

Thank you Rachit. Will keep it flowing. Waiting for the weekend Trying to prove that RC can indeed be used for touring as well [emoji28][emoji28][emoji28]



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[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Pilot Street is a good replacement for the metzelers, the 390 i mentioned is currently running on them. They are pretty good in dry weather and the wet grip though not as good as the metz is pretty decent for that price [emoji51] considering you get them at half the price of the german elephant.

Heh heh , of course no confusion with the sporty, i am running that on my RTRs rear.



Thank you Rachit. Will keep it flowing. Waiting for the weekend [emoji14] Trying to prove that RC can indeed be used for touring as well [emoji28][emoji28][emoji28]



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I already proved it.. Did a 400 kms ride on one day.. Now that I have padded the seat and added the tank grips, it will be a great tourer..
My only current issue is the handlebars.. Either I must get a pair of grips for softness or change the handlebars to 390 ones.. Not able to bear the vibrations..

[Divya Sharan]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

My only current issue is the handlebars.. Either I must get a pair of grips for softness or change the handlebars to 390 ones.. Not able to bear the vibrations..

Metal bar end weights should help. See if you get compatible ones.


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[Ajay Vishwanath]

re: KTM RC 200 Owners Experience Thread

Metal bar end weights should help. See if you get compatible ones.


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Actually the service center guys say that we cannot add any bar ends to the 200.. Coz there's some threading that comes inside which is not there for the 200 and that's available in the 390.. I don't know how much true that is...