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Duke 390 | 2018
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Hi All,
Today I brought this mean machine to home
and my first reactions were ~beauty & the beast~
I am upgrading myself from Avenger 220 cruise and this is my first naked bike. Another point to note is that I have never ridden any bike other than Avenger & Discover 100
Here is my review of the bike basis ~25Kms I rode this beast today (I will be comparing it against Avenger) :
Pros:
Cons:
I was little skeptical about this machine as I was coming from a very calm cruiser but I guess I was wrong. This is a beast you would like to tame. This is beauty which you will always cherish..!!
I am taking the bike to Wayand this weekend (~290Km from Bangalore). Will edit the post based on long ride experience.
Here are few pics I took:
POST MERGED AND APPROVED
Hi All,
Today I brought this mean machine to home
and my first reactions were ~beauty & the beast~
I am upgrading myself from Avenger 220 cruise and this is my first naked bike. Another point to note is that I have never ridden any bike other than Avenger & Discover 100
Here is my review of the bike basis ~25Kms I rode this beast today (I will be comparing it against Avenger) :
Pros:
- The looks are out of the books - Be ready to get stares (good kind of) from almost everyone on the road
- Handling is a absolutely breeze. Although it took sometime for me to get adjusted as I am habitual of low seating, thanks to Avenger
- Acceleration is crazy - I was afraid the whole time as I am not habitual to this kind of power delivery
- Seating/Posture is bit agressive but with wider seat compared to older versions, I felt it was quite comfortable
- The headlight coverage is quite good and upper beam luminates the road like a big halogen
- The display (TFT screen) is very informative and very easy to use
- The brakes are very responsive (compared to Avenges, which is combination of disc & drum)
Cons:
- Vibration - As soon as you push the start machine, you feel like someone has put a strong vibrator b/w your legs. As you go towards higher speed, it settles down and you won't feel a bit
- Heat is another big concern (you can even dry your clothes near radiator
). People who rode previous Duke versions might be used to it but for someone like me, it feels that something is wrong with the bike. This again goes away with higher RPMs - At ower RPMs (read - "bangalore traffic) it becomes very difficult to ride this bike but as soon this bike gets a bit of space, all hell breaks loose
I was little skeptical about this machine as I was coming from a very calm cruiser but I guess I was wrong. This is a beast you would like to tame. This is beauty which you will always cherish..!!
I am taking the bike to Wayand this weekend (~290Km from Bangalore). Will edit the post based on long ride experience.
Here are few pics I took:
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