duke 200 pamphlets


booking amount is Rs.30,000 in bangalore

Yeah..the vibes weren't there(atleast on the standstill bike), pretty stable at many parts of the bike.

chennai pbk has got its duke.....iam late i guess??

pillion + top box ? Optimistic!
I plan on using bungee cords to tie down any bags onto the tank, rather than the top box at the rear...we aren't delivering pizza now, are we

I happened to visit the showroom yesterday and spent a good 15-20 minutes around the bike.

The showroom executive let me sit on the bike, start it and get a feel of it. Here's my take on it.

I currently ride an R15. Compared that bike, this one felt vibey. I thumbed the ignition before i sat on the bike and happened to move my hand over the seat. I could feel the vibrations in the seat.

However surprisingly, there werent much vibrations in the handlebar or on the mirrors. The vibrations as one can imagine increased when the engine was revved.

Most people who wanted a feel of the bike would keep revving it indiscriminately to hear the engine roar and things like that. It could have contributed to the harshness or may be the I am comparing it to the engine smoothness or otherwise of an R15 objectively.

Others are free to add their experience in this regard.

Everyone else has talked about the features in good detail so I wouldn't want to get into that again. However one thing I noticed is and correct me if I'm wrong but:

- The display wouldnt come on till you hit the engine kill switch to "on" position.

- The headlight does not come on even if one pushes the headlight switches, until the engine is started. However it did not seem to be connected to the engine in AC mode since revving the engine did not have an effect on the intensity of the headlight.

Has anyone else observed the same or am I missing something here?

Bungee cords on tank? What a wacky idea

Was it just on seat? Asking bcoz I touched most of the parts and vibes weren't there...i guess i left checking the seat

I guess this is there in all the "kill switch" bikes..correct me if I'm wrong.

In my case, when I saw the bike the headlight was on even if the engine wasn't switched on.

Well, thats the name they all call those elastic bands with hooks on either end.

Well, I know what a bungee cord is...but surprised to hear that someone would use these on the tank as well..

Well, I have been using these to tie down bags on the tank, pillion seat etc for ages. Usable because of the crash guard at the front, where these can be hooked on. Give it a try, it serves my purpose well.

Using it on the pillion seat is just fine, but i personally would never use it on the tank, not safe.. Instead get a magnetic tank bag..

Don't think the Duke's tank is magnet friendly though. Read on this thread somewhere that it is built from non-metallic material ?
In any case, (OT alert) how are bungee cords unsafe on the tank? They fasten down any bags perfectly well, I have never had a failure. Neither has anyone I know. Have you?

Someone said - I saw the Duke and I Booked it! Nice feel that is.

I just got off the phone talking to PBK Bangalore. The display bike has left Pune (don't know when) and is supposed to be reaching their warehouse in Peenya but still hasn't. Should reach sometime today (hopefully)

Someone was also talking about Handle Bar end weights - The manual at PBK that I saw had detailed description about how to install these. Saw off the ends (carefully) etc etc. However these fall under the KTM power parts.

Yea even i felt the tank and others, but for some reason it was more pronounced on the seat. I'm quite in two minds about booking the bike, so if I happen to go there again, will verify this and other parts for vibrations.

As far as I can recollect, on my bike, the headlights come on as long as the ignition key is turned on. I will check that again too.

I clearly remember asking him, if the light doesnt switch on without the engine being switched on. Again, not looking to prove you wrong, I'll check this one too, if I happen to go there.

Ya, its made of fiber,magnetic tank bags can't be used. But, there's a solution to everything.. check below.




Just that if you don't tie the cord properly and if it slips then its gonna rebound, in that process it might scuff the tank's plastic. or for that matter a metallic tank too.

Desi jugaad to anything and everything is there..

Ya cool.

AFAIK, electricals don't come to life till the time the "Kill switch" is switched to "on"..

Hmm ... that'll be good.

@Shrek The reason we avoid using bungee cords on the tank is because the rings to which the hooks are attached to each end can easily badly scratch the tank. The magnetic tankbag does it too, but bungee cords will be much more brutal on anything it touches in its way.

Inder sirji, Engine kill switch has nothing to do with the electricals. The electricals are controlled by the ON-OFF switch of the Key. The engine kill switch is only used to turn off the engine when stopping (for traffic lights / end of journey), all the other electricals continue to work as they should apart from the headlamp which will turn off if the engine is turned off after a few seconds to save the battery from discharging (And the starter button won't work till you do not turn the kill switch back to on).