Oh trust me Windpacer I have been extensively researching about motorcycle for the past few months from Duke 390 R3 Street Triple Benelli 600i and z800 and I have lot of data on these bikes now.. I have also rides all of them for decent time

I am just waiting for my next bike riding the NS 200 since 2013 I need an upgrade badly

No offence bro, but I thought i was one such who is deciding on a bike (2017 390 & r3) without finalising the budget. You have done super research where budgets are 3 times [emoji15]

Hi VJ...

What you are telling is correct.. I bought 300 V and kept .. not sure.. what to do with it.. may be after first service.. and after odo crossing 4k i myself will change and use it..

Also Please help me with the below

I was riding in around 80-100 KMPH today in city roads and suddenly i had to apply brake.. with little pressure in back brake and handful of front brake..

Its not panic braking but kind of sudden brake than my usual progressive braking.

Then i felt like front brake lost the bite.. as if there are no brake pads.. i lost the feel of the brake.. it was giving kreech sound and Tak sound with kind of jerk in the end as if some oil applied to the brake pads/disk.

Noticed 2 3 times by trying again and again..

is it due to ABS kicking in early??

It only happens when riding above 75kmph.. any sudden brake below that seems normal to me..

I never felt the same in 2016 duke 390.. I never went to situation where ABS kicked in my old bike..even with hard braking above 75kmph.

I think this was done by Aditya the vlogger. I'm actually thinking of having the handle bar mounted shield. They should be more flexible and offer more coverage.

Got this done at HTRZ modz in bangalore. And it is handle bar supported along with main joint being the number plate holder.

Don't feel like riding in the city?

Accessories as in official? Can you please post some more pics of the current mod.

My take on using such a crash guard or the other expensive 'frame slider' - Not necessary and might do more damage than protect for an everyday user and isn't economical for the so called protection it offers.
The stock crash guard is pretty good in itself. It is soft enough to deform and take the impact (and very cheap to replace) without causing frame damage.
This engine protection guard that you posted I think is made by a company called GA Engineering (mumbai). Am not sure if this is going to be soft enough to deform without transferring the force to the frame, resulting in frame damage. So essentially you might end up spending more.
You'd be surprised to know the cost of a 390 frame (the old one was around Rs.8000) and I hope the new one (since it's a two piece unit) should cost you lesser depending on what part of the frame gets damaged during a crash.
And trust me, I've seen tons of crashed/fallen dukes with their stock crash guard and 90% of them escape without the need for a frame replacement.. the stock crash guard/handlebar and levers absorb most of the impact.

So if you are someone who uses the bike normally (i.e. not a stunt freak) then the stock crash guard is more than sufficient both from a protection and cost point of view. That's just my take on such stuff that in most cases is just unnecessary.. don't fall for some 'expert' running around with a camera reviewing these accessories. I look at practicality & price more than the bling or bragging factor.

2) as for handlebar risers, contact viaterra.. they have a set of risers that work on the previous gen dukes without requiring longer cables. they should be able to clarify if their risers will suit the new 390.

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Some more pics. I've removed the shield right now, if some one here is interested in it, let me know. It costed me about 3k with the mounts/welds and is used only for a few days.

Can i know the reason why you removed it?

Primarily not a fan of the looks and I'm a little on the thinner side so i dint feel like it made any difference to me.

Some more pics. I've removed the shield right now, if some one here is interested in it, let me know. It costed me about 3k with the mounts/welds and is used only for a few days.

Thanks for the response Sid. My major usage will be daily commute and touring so was looking for that particular crash guard. My intention to get that crash guard was during tours even if the bike falls it should keep the rear brake and gear shift lever safe so I can still continue at least to nearest SVC but as you mentioned depending on the impact it may damage the frame too. Or I guess for some time I will have the factory fitted crash guard itself.
For the risers I did go and meet Viaterra guys where we found the issue with cable length. Hope some work around comes up to at least raise the handle bar by 1 inch.

Another update, yesterday night I got the ECU failure warning and it went away in 5 seconds after which the fuel pump sound came and I was able to start the bike.

Any one with height of approx 5'3 owning D390? If yes then is he/she facing any difficulty like tip toeing or something like that?