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  • #271
    Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

    Wow! Thats some good news for folks at Bangalore! Please do share their contact details here if possible.

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    • #272
      Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

      Originally posted by chip94 View Post
      An update following my case-

      Rohith (KTM Indiranagar B'lore) as well as Chandrashekar (Head of KTM Karnataka) have been really good at getting things sorted for us guys. They've actually taken time out to specially attend to us owners who are facing small niggles. I'd suggest anybody having any issues to directly contact them. My defective TFT was replaced under warranty, no questions asked and that too in a matter of a few hours!

      The TFT version right now is 39. They plan to release a lot more updates in the future in order to solve all issues. Hold on tight!
      May i know What was the TFT defect exactly???

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      • #273
        Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

        Folks can anyone help inP220 understanding the pillion ride quality of the bike, I am worried, my current ride is ok in pillion comfort, got to test a 2013 KTM Duke with wife, she was very uncomfortable with the seat, more because of the size, have not been able to test ride the new Duke but was able sit with wife on a standing KTM 250 in the showroom, she felt that the seat was quite ok, bigger in size and the grab rails are much well placed, but ofcourse when you ride it, then the feel is quite different, can people please throw some light on the ride quality and specially the pillion comfort
        main aur meri motorcycle, aksar yeh batein kartey hain....

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        • #274
          Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

          2017 KTM Duke 390 rider loses life after falling off a bridge

          Local media report blames the hazardous way in which the bridge has been constructed.

          2020 KTM Duke 390 spied testing for 1st time - Bigger and more powerful?
          https://www.rushlane.com/2017-ktm-duke-390-accident-12242592.html
          KTM has started work on new generation Duke 390. 2020 KTM Duke 390 has just been spied, with a larger engine, bigger size and BS6 engine.


          R.I.P [emoji52]
          Last edited by IamAditya; 05-16-2017, 10:16 AM.

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          • #275
            Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

            Any idea if the 2017 duke 390 has got counter balancer to reduce the vibes ? few months back.. before actual release of the bike.. experts and auto enthusiast were telling that new duke will come with counter balancer..

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            • #276
              Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

              Originally posted by srisathiyan89 View Post
              Any idea if the 2017 duke 390 has got counter balancer to reduce the vibes ? few months back.. before actual release of the bike.. experts and auto enthusiast were telling that new duke will come with counter balancer..
              The motorcycle, has, did and has always come with the counterbalancer Mechanically there isn't much of a change, that includes the powertrain. 2017 and 2013 Duke engine specs don't differ much apart from a few improvements and a slight bump in torque specs. Rest, it's pretty much the same old engine with most of the components the same. The new 390 is"expected" to feature a second counterbalancer, meaning added weights in the engine to smoothen out the engine frequency vibrations even more which would result in an even more smoother engine. So, probably that's the buzzword that you've heard from folks around you. But unless we get the 2017 workshop manual, only then we'll know if it really has come with two balancers.

              Cheers!
              VJ
              Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
              The girl said, 'NO!'


              And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


              THE END

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              • #277
                Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                The new 390 features a second counterbalancer, meaning added weights in the engine to smoothen out the engine frequency vibrations even more which would result in an even more smoother engine. So, probably that's the buzzword that you've heard from folks around you.

                Cheers!
                VJ
                Ya tats rite.. I am talking about the second counter balancer which was told will be added to 2017 390 engine to reduce the vibes further..
                And one happy news.. Guess I am one of the lucky customers who booked the bike today and getting the bike tomorrow..

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                • #278
                  Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                  WWHHAATTT!! Go take a lottery ticket or play a round in any casino bro. I am sure your stars are so right in place that you will hit a jackpot for sure...Damn lucky you are...Congrats in advance...

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                  • #279
                    Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                    The 2017 D390 continues with a single counter balancer in the engine-the second balance shaft was speculated to be fitted in the cylinder head as in the not for sale in India D690,but that has not materialized.
                    The better smoothness (as compared to previous models) is due to superior fueling and ignition maps.
                    To my 43+ year old hands it remains a vibey,tingly road rocket at all rpms.
                    Dad's Bajaj Super-1983-1989
                    Hero Honda Sleek-1989-1992
                    Rajdoot Yamaha RD350-1990-2017
                    Royal Enfield Bullet Std 1970 model-1991-1997
                    Bajaj Pulsar P220EFI-2008-2011
                    Bajaj Avenger220-2011--------
                    Harley Davidson XG750 Street ABS 2017---
                    KTM Duke390 BS3 2016-2020
                    RE Himalayan BS4 2020-

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                    • #280
                      Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                      Originally posted by zestbiker View Post
                      The 2017 D390 continues with a single counter balancer in the engine-the second balance shaft was speculated to be fitted in the cylinder head as in the not for sale in India D690,but that has not materialized.
                      The better smoothness (as compared to previous models) is due to superior fueling and ignition maps.
                      To my 43+ year old hands it remains a vibey,tingly road rocket at all rpms.
                      Okay.. thanks for the update By the way.. whats the On Road price of D390 in Punjab(your place)??
                      Here in bangalore its 2.83 with comprehensive Insurance and 2.84 with Zero Dep Insurance..

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                      • #281
                        Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                        Originally posted by srisathiyan89 View Post
                        Ya tats rite.. I am talking about the second counter balancer which was told will be added to 2017 390 engine to reduce the vibes further..
                        And one happy news.. Guess I am one of the lucky customers who booked the bike today and getting the bike tomorrow..

                        lol u booked the bike today and ur getting it tmrw ???
                        damn ur lucky!
                        we had to wait for 2 n haf months and still people are waiting, btw which is that goddamn showroom??

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                        • #282
                          Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                          Originally posted by 44horses View Post
                          lol u booked the bike today and ur getting it tmrw ???
                          damn ur lucky!
                          we had to wait for 2 n haf months and still people are waiting, btw which is that goddamn showroom??
                          Its EC KTM in bangalore.. i have known the manager for some time.. I was asking him for the bike since last week.

                          He told 1 bike is there which is booked and got cancelled due to someone's Loan got rejected.

                          I was supposed to receive that bike.. but i was in a dilemma if 1.5 lakh to be taken in loan or to pay 2.83 in one shot..
                          In that confusion missed that bike.. otherwise could have taken the bike by friday itself.. later i decided to go with full cash..
                          he had given that cancelled bike to one of the other guys who were waiting.. and then he told next lot comes in a week or so..

                          Then new lot of bike came... he called me and updated me the availability.. hence that 1 extra bike he kept blocked for me
                          Last edited by srisathiyan89; 05-16-2017, 08:59 PM.

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                          • #283
                            Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                            Originally posted by srisathiyan89 View Post
                            Okay.. thanks for the update By the way.. whats the On Road price of D390 in Punjab(your place)??
                            Here in bangalore its 2.83 with comprehensive Insurance and 2.84 with Zero Dep Insurance..
                            Rs260000 plus change
                            Dad's Bajaj Super-1983-1989
                            Hero Honda Sleek-1989-1992
                            Rajdoot Yamaha RD350-1990-2017
                            Royal Enfield Bullet Std 1970 model-1991-1997
                            Bajaj Pulsar P220EFI-2008-2011
                            Bajaj Avenger220-2011--------
                            Harley Davidson XG750 Street ABS 2017---
                            KTM Duke390 BS3 2016-2020
                            RE Himalayan BS4 2020-

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                            • #284
                              Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                              Originally posted by zestbiker View Post
                              Rs260000 plus change
                              Price in every place seems fair enough when compared to pathetic and irritating price tag in Bangalore and entire KA

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                              • #285
                                Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

                                Originally posted by zestbiker View Post
                                The 2017 D390 continues with a single counter balancer in the engine-the second balance shaft was speculated to be fitted in the cylinder head as in the not for sale in India D690,but that has not materialized.
                                The better smoothness (as compared to previous models) is due to superior fueling and ignition maps.
                                To my 43+ year old hands it remains a vibey,tingly road rocket at all rpms.
                                Spot on. The bike if I reckon, isn't equipped with a secondary balancer. As such, a secondary balancer meaning, the engine casing has to be redesigned in order to accommodate the balancer if any. That's exactly the reason, where I iterated, unless I see it in the parts catalog, I can surely say it has one. It is the 2017 690 which had a secondary balancer in the head, where the valve train itself was modified to act as a counterbalancer, clever engineering.

                                But, unfortunately, the 390 at least from the outside, doesn't seem to have a counter-balancer, it's still the same old mill, with BS IV tweaks of course.

                                Cheers!
                                VJ
                                Last edited by B7ACKTHORN; 05-16-2017, 11:19 PM.
                                Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
                                The girl said, 'NO!'


                                And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


                                THE END

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