Not sure you point me and wrote this or not.

If its me then fine or , still its okay.

Take my words as I had 2016 Duke 390 for a year and 2017 model from Last May.

This bike has every bells and whistle , we could ever imagine at this price.

I have never been a fan of top speeds . In both my dukes i never cross 155Km/h but I prefer bike with punch. Duke's punch will literally scare us. Be gentle on throttle or if we behave like a maniac then its not good for us and others as well.

i want to cross 80km/h as soon as possible where ever there is a place and in high way 100 - 130 km/h should be reached without a sweat.(even 200cc bike(i had 200 NS earlier) can do but 200cc will stress the engine and you will be in its limits but D390 is a breeze)

also please consider the fact that its bare naked so post 110 km/h in highway wind blast will be there but its okay. Not that bad.

The Best one in market from 2013 to till now --> Duke 390. You can imagine that i wanted to wait and purchase this refreshed model, before even the new 2017 model release topic or leaks came. so i did purchase the 2016 model waited till this new one launched.

There is no need to buy more powerful liter class bikes for Indian roads unless you wanna do super long tour/crazy track guy/just wanna show off with costly imported bikes/you just admire and wanna possess costly bikes

Plus points are many,
Brand
Alien Looks/Stripped naked/one of its kind beast
Punchy engine
ABS/Metz
Easy going on pocket

Negatives,
Service(it depends on own experience. I bet no service center in india is so good in service except may be honda / hero?)

service guys ruin the bike. They simply do something for our sake without even knowing the actual issue/cause just like in my case.

service troubles will be there even if you purchase litre class or even 100cc but this should not be the deciding factor according to me.

There is new guy in market from TVS but i feel like tats competition to dominar 400 or Possible RS400.
RR310 also one of the good looking and technologically advanced bike out there but its no match for Duke 390 for sure.

Dont just believe these youtube reviews too much with respect to topics like the build quality is top notch this that and all. Mostly they are biased as they get paid for the same.

Shiny Looking and proper paint work doesnt mean its built like tank.

Still many people believe if everything is made of metal then its well built but if its if its made of fibre/even carbon(many people think its just normal plastic) they are cheap. Not to mentioni 2017 duke has very less usage of plastic

Just take a test drive. You will end up taking it home

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Sure i will do that as first thing in morning but its not just flick ability. I am finding it hard to turn the handle bars while riding. Does this has anything to do with the chain adjustment??

I just told them, there is sound coming from gear shift even on higher gears.

They tightened the chain and applied some dark oil on the chain.Definitely its not chain spray. its strange because usually when we apply chain lube it wont become dark within just 5 kms drive and it was spilling all over side stand and swingarm and what not.

it was looking like truck's engine oil. very thick and black.

They might have tightened the handle too much and also the get the cone set checked.

Really confused bro. why they will even touch handle bar area for having trouble reported on Gear change sound.

Anyways I will take the bike to service center possibly wednesday and check.

Check air pressure in front tire. This has to be the culprit. Nothing else can take away the flick ability of this bike.
If everything is right, suspecting some screw up by service center.

Hi I just refilled air and came.

It was 27..28 and i filled to 29..30.

Still the issue persist. if i try to take u turn in signal or L street corners the heaviness is there in turning the bike and also its giving sudden twitch feel often.

The problem you described with steering is caused by low air. But that seems to have been fixed but the problem persists.

Can u check whether chain has been adjusted from both sides of swing arm or not? There will be a small scale on both sides and you need to check whether they align correctly on both sides or not. Although this doesn’t cause tightness in steering but it does cause some of it.

Also check whether front wheel able to rotate easily?? Brakes not holding the disk? Difficult to check but...

That’s all I can think of now. Hoping your service center didn’t screw your front forks or T cone.

Hi I just refilled air and came.

It was 27..28 and i filled to 29..30.

Still the issue persist. if i try to take u turn in signal or L street corners the heaviness is there in turning the bike and also its giving sudden twitch feel often.

29 is the right psi, and one to two psi drop isn't detrimental enough to cause handling discrepancies. Though extremely lower tire pressure, lesser than 10 to 12 psi can make the handlebar turning harder, which can lead to all sort of confusions. Since you've mentioned you're facing handlebar twitching, I'd suggest you check your bearing/steering stem adjustment nut for the right solack. Too loose or too tight a stem can cause oscillations and cornering instability/twitchines. Get it adjusted, and check if it resolves your issue.

Cheers!
VJ

yeah, I will visit the service center and check the same..

Also please give me some more idea on what could be the reason for "tak" sound in higher gears? is it common among duke 390 or ??

Could you explain which part of the motorcycle are you hearing this "tak" sound as it can come many different places, just so I don't confuse myself, so that we can at least get a gist of the problematic area and folks can chime in.

Cheers!
VJ

When we shift gear from N to 1, we hear usual 'Tak' sound rite.. same sound coming while riding when I shift from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 also and 3 to 4 sometimes...This sound can be heard even when riding above 60 kmph. service guy told its common with 390 but i am not convinced. Often seeing false neutrals also.

When we shift gear from N to 1, we hear usual 'Tak' sound rite.. same sound coming while riding when I shift from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 also and 3 to 4 sometimes...This sound can be heard even when riding above 60 kmph. service guy told its common with 390 but i am not convinced. Often seeing false neutrals also.

I'm getting an ABS Failure Warning.

Everytime the bike is in motion for more than 15 mins, the red critical error lights up, and the speedo starts showing random speeds, even when stationary.

I took it to Kasturba Road SVC where they reflashed the firmware and attributed it to some vague residual coding error
after checking the battery voltages and running the diagnostics.

Since i had gone there in between office breaks, i could take the bike out only in the evening, and sure enough, 15 mins later, the error popped up again.
Has this happened with anybody else? Any idea what could be the issue? Is this some ABS sensor error?

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