Jeez...this is shocking man, just 4 fingers?..may b someone meddled with the suspension settings or does it even matter, m not sure..this is surely goin to turn off many enthus.
But i saw someone mentioning it had a gnd clearence more than that of a Enfield so i think it shouldnt hunker down so much...

Plz folks those who v had a chance to sit on this bike do comment..

Thats true, i had gone to Pro biking Vashi to enquire about ninja, and i got a similar answer saying that i will have to pay the price prevailing at the time of delivery and not the Booking !!

Someone please tell me that the rear suspension can be adjusted for pre-load like on a CBR 250!

Does it make any sense ?...U say introductory price 1.18lac & if u book it on the first day of booking..they deliver afer 2 months then say its mayb 1.4lac....So who gets the advantage of introductory price?...no one???(refferin to customers)

Atleast they should declare first 500 or 1000 bookings only relish the introductory pricing..

Would you mind telling us how heavy the rider & pillion were.. I'm not sure how that much of decrease in ground clearance is possible, it has more than 6 inches of ground clearance, if it is becoming about 2 inches I can't imagine how heavy the rider & pillion were

By the way in Mumbai's rains, everything will go deep inside water, I'm yet to come across a bike or should I say vehicle that is designed to be used in Mumbai's rains perhaps a motor boat

Both were averege built... nearly 75 kg... rear seat rides 4-5 inches down after sitting at back seat... you can compare it with the FZ....

Saw the KTM at the Madgaon Bajaj showroom yesterday! Beautiful!

Hi guys

i m arun chowdary.....i have been following xbhp since 2 months..i liked it sooo much....but this is my first post
happy to learn a lot frm ur community

can u please help me with this??? i have bokked r15 v2 on 20th of jan..actually unaware of the ktm price??i have paid 2000 rs...as booking amount...but on the amount slip ,it is written as the amount will not be refundable...is this real...i have heard that the booking amount will be refundable..but why is it noted like that???
even if it is nt refundable...i m going with the duke baby...can i get back my booking amount?????? thanks in advance

Go to Yammie showroom... 2 dialogues, refund, KTM... Ride safe....

thank u
its like 130kms aways frm my village...if it is confirmly refundable..i will go to the show room..otherwise no...thats my plan
did any one here got back thier booking amount?

yes it is refundable.... no problem in that.....

thanks bro..

Yes, I got, booked the r15 3 years ago for Rs.10k. As I felt too much back pain after riding my friends R15 for a 100km, I decided to go for ZMA and cancelled r15's booking and got complete re-fund. But I bought a P220.
The only bike I think there's a problem in booking is the Ninja 650R , where 50k is the booking price, and if you cancel, you get back only 40k.

Yes...Its refundable

I have been following the KTM threads for a long time now. I wasn't much interested to add to chaos, so just observed. But after all the interesting heated arguments couldn't resist myself. BTW this is my first first post after a long time partially due to my almost departure from the biking scene. But, the Duke has got me hooked, and has reignited the passion for biking in me. I'm one of the many to book it on first day!

So coming to the great debate > Is KTM a worthy tourer or not?

I just smile when people comment on it's tank capacity as major bottleneck. 10Litres.. ? Ha ha.. So a mere 3 litres more on CBR 250 with 30Kgs more weight make it a capable tourere? Is is so difficult to refuel every 200Kms?

Fairing for touring? When has Fairing got to anything remotely with touring? How many of us are able to sustain 130+KMPH in Indian roads? And you don't need fairing for that anyway! There's difference between racing and racing while touring! lol

Touring in India does not mean travelling on GQs and 4 lane express ways only!

What you require the most is a relaxed riding position, good fuel efficinct, ability to off-road as well. One can't expect to have a ultra light 25 Ps bike, with 20litres fuel capacity.

Infact Duke is the perfect tourer India requires. A bike which as much fun on GQ as on More plains!

Remember "Comments are free, but facts are sacred".. a comment should not change facts. No offence to anyone, but when you criticize a product you should be able to back up his/her claims with experience. Riding to office doesn't make one a TOURER!

Of course people like Payeng will take offence to such stupid arguments, who knows what he is talking about . Amen!