Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Yeah, shell ultra 10w 40 works much better and cheaper too.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thanks VJ.

Changed the engine oil myself - went with Motul 7100 , seriously i feel the old oil has been degraded. It was dark and was not as good as i expected. The best range to change your engine oil is 2500 kms. Whatever oil you use.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Indeed Suresh. I try to make it a point to say this to everyone. Manufacturers are too optimistic with their oil change intervals, and they test it under their controlled conditions, not it real world. The real world torment an oil goes through is something extraordinary. With modern lean engines, with the horrendous traffic and riding conditions, anything above 3k max is just not worth it for a motorcycle engine.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi Guys,

Was not using my bike for around 2 weeks due to quarantine. Was a bit skeptical with the battery as early this month had issue while starting it up one time where the bike failed to start 2 times and I had "ECU Failure" displayed on the display, I turned it off completely and tried, it started. So today I just wanted to warm the engine but the bike wont start now. All I can hear is fuel pump and knocking noise of the starter I guess, is this battery issue? or anything I can do sitting at home to fire the engine up?

Thanks,
Aswin

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Battery. Almost all the Dukes have trouble starting if kept in hibernation more than 2 weeks. The battery does discharge slowly. It's a good practice to start the bike every 5 days, let it idle for 10 mins with occasionally revving to 6k. This makes sure the batt remains charged and fuel isn't stagnating.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thanks VJ! Is it common for the battery to drop like this? Now the voltage as shown in the display is around 11V and this should be a relatively new battery as my bike is around 1.5 years old.

Now I guess I have to wait another 18 days, remove the battery and get it charged to start the bike.

Thanks,
Aswin

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Unfortunately, yes it happens to the best of us. If you have a car, its battery can at least help jump start the bike. Discretion adviced and do it at own risk. But, definitely feasible.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Perform a load test, if the battery doesn't hold current under load change the battery under warranty of get it replaced at cost.

Here you go: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor...g-systems.html

Cheers,
A.P.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Just get a battery tender from amazon... problem solved. Best one I've used is Deltran battery tender plus or Deltran battery tender junior.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

For how long have you been using powertronics?
Which version is it?
Anyone else who are long term powertronics users in their D390?
I spoke to the person who posted the Amazon review of his engine blowing up because of water intrusion to the wiring of PT. It was a one off case caused by a missing seal in wiring kit.
All other reviews I have read have been on the positive side.
D390 itself has plenty of power and I don't intend it push it any more from the already stressed engine.
However, as far as I can see PT normal map seems to reduce the engine vibrations to a great extend, which I believe is due the correction of AFR which is said to be lean for D390 from the factory for lower RPMs for passing emmisson norms.
This correction of AFR, is only going to increase the engine reliability and life logically.
What is everyone's view on this?

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

If you're riding a PT Duke and a normal Duke back to back, trust me you won't find a big difference, this is where most guys fail to understand the magic of PT. I don't use a PowerTronic on mine, but I do have comprehensive time riding one with a PT, and I can safely say, the bike has its low end jerks and heat management sorted by a huge margin when compared to stock. The immediate effect you feel is when you start owning the bike a couple of days and wring the neck. Though the throttle to power transition difference is not by any means great, when compared to stock, at some RPMs the stock has way greater push than the PT, but the way the engine pumps all those horses when wringed open and the way the horses are tamed at B2B traffic is truly a marvel, this is where PT shines. It's a basically a tuned richer map at different RPMs making life better. Is it worth it? Definitely yes, and would I recommend it for everyone? Well, that's where the proof of the pudding is, if you want to extend your engine life and help the engine live a cooler life, yes. If you're okay with what the stock has to offer, then don't bother.

Hope it helps!

Cheers!
VJ

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thank you. I wanted to clear my head on the actual map they offered.
Besides, I really think it's foolish to push 390 for more power, at least with stock internals.
My bike is around 20000 kms and still runs good as new.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Anyone using a Slip-on for a 2019 D390? This is my 2nd D390 and I'm sort off bored with the same purr purr.

Need suggestions on which one to go for. I'm not in the mood to try those Akras and Austin which cost a bomb. Anything substitute will do.

Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

No doubt it's good in look but after that when you use the bike or ride it then you yourself will get bored because at the beginning you will feel it's nice to ride then afterwards you will feel like other bikes were good now i also feel that i should sell the big and buy a new one


It's mileage is lower than that of um bikes, dsk benelii, etc. At the end i would tell. You that don't buy the bike for look or racing. If you are good racer then its good for you


Thank you

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Re: 2017 Duke 390 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Eshan, you are right, spending half the value of the bike on an aftermarket exhaust would be no brainer. The closest bet is IXIL and other Malaysian knock offs. Being a slip on, you are basically partially de-catting without the trouble of replacing the whole exhaust. I think IXIL should be a fit and other aftermarket pipes with a similar exhaust pipe diameter as the current gen should be a fit. I've ridden an old Duke 390 with IXIL exhaust and it's a hoot on the highways. I'd suggest you try to start it off from there. That's all I can think of now.

Cheers!
VJ