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  • #811
    Originally posted by Serious Black View Post

    Delivery will start from 29th in Bangalore (unconfirmed! Just heard him talk with a guy called Kapil who's number 6th or so booking number in Bng). There will be a little ceremony at Peenya. Not sure exactly where. Didn't bother asking. It definitely won't be at Indiranagar showroom. Press will be invited. Plus the usual brass from Bajaj and KTM.

    1st bike will be handed over in Peenya. The 2nd and the 3rd will be at the showroom with some fanfare (not sure if it's on the same day). rest probably with a hand shake if we are lucky as and when their due date comes up.

    He said that Bangalore will be getting the first delivery in the country (maybe he was boasting or maybe it's true Definitely weather's cooler than in Mumbai or Delhi (maybe cleaner would be appropriate). Maybe they don't want the foreign KTM folks to melt(or get choked))
    Forget the fanfare, if they just give us the bike on the 29th, i will be happy. We were the first to book the bike in Bangalore but don't know where we stand in the secret delivery list of theirs.

    And first delivery in India, he is got to be joking. Some one in Pune has already got his Duke and he will be going on a week long tour tomorrow.

    Hoping to get the bike on the 29th without any further hassles or delays.

    Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
    Got My Duke today! Amazing machine.... Cant stop grinning!
    Congrats bro... Do post your first experience on your Duke.
    Last edited by nithinkv; 02-26-2012, 03:27 PM.

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    • #812
      Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
      Got My Duke today! Amazing machine.... Cant stop grinning!
      Congrats, Dude!!


      Originally posted by Serious Black View Post

      The showroom guy said they are worried about the top end and biker's safety (they don't want idiots basically killing themselves by going too fast)
      That is the lamest excuse/reason i have ever heard!!

      They are saying as if the bike hits the topspeed within a fraction of second taking the rider for a surprise.

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      • #813
        Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post
        They are saying as if the bike hits the topspeed within a fraction of second taking the rider for a surprise.

        Maybe not a "Fraction of a second" but the 200 Duke definitely hits high speed figures quite fast. Thanks to its ultra light body and short gearing the 200 Duke feels "Explosive" from Gear 1 to Gear 6 all the way to its redline (which is pretty easy to hit).

        But yes don't expect low rpm torque like on a Long stroke Royal Enfield, this is a short stroke bike.. just twist the right writst and let the short gearing do the rest.



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        • #814
          Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
          Got My Duke today! Amazing machine.... Cant stop grinning!
          Congrats!
          I also got my bike at KTM South Delhi today.
          Rode it back about 20km, and my face has been like "" since then.
          Pics and first impressions will be up on the ownership thread soon.

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          • #815
            Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
            Got My Duke today! Amazing machine.... Cant stop grinning!
            Originally posted by Debashish View Post
            Congrats!
            I also got my bike at KTM South Delhi today.
            Rode it back about 20km, and my face has been like "" since then.
            Pics and first impressions will be up on the ownership thread soon.
            Congrats guys !
            When life gives you Yamaha, make it RD350 not R15. :D

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            • #816
              Thank you guys!
              it has been great. I have driven it 45 kms till now. The best part is I do not feel like getting off it. So well balanced, I might not be the best one to review it though because the last bike I had was an RX100 and was out of the country for 5yrs.

              @Abhishek2255 waiting for you to get yours tomorrow, I am sure you will love it.

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              • #817
                Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
                Thank you guys!
                it has been great. I have driven it 45 kms till now. The best part is I do not feel like getting off it. So well balanced, I might not be the best one to review it though because the last bike I had was an RX100 and was out of the country for 5yrs.

                @Abhishek2255 waiting for you to get yours tomorrow, I am sure you will love it.
                Can you please do the honor to start an ownership thread?
                Hero Honda Karizma
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                • #818
                  Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
                  Thank you guys!
                  it has been great. I have driven it 45 kms till now. The best part is I do not feel like getting off it. So well balanced, I might not be the best one to review it though because the last bike I had was an RX100 and was out of the country for 5yrs.

                  @Abhishek2255 waiting for you to get yours tomorrow, I am sure you will love it.
                  I already do!! I can't wait now, been jumping around the house all day! I even have an exam tomorrow, but hell I am going to flunk
                  When life gives you Yamaha, make it RD350 not R15. :D

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                  • #819
                    i am put off , 200 duke

                    this looks like a dirt bike, i will be at embrace if i ride in the city. bike does not have appeal. looks wise nowhere matches R15 or FZ16. does not have finishing. if u put R15 and duke side by side R15 looks so yummy looks sexy just feels like to drove it away immediety. i had duke test drive, it has good pickup and feels very light(meets my expectations since i am RX135 rider), i see lot of drawbacks in this bike. i see my self as stunt man or a circus boy riding this bike, it is just looks single seater dirt bike. nothing in the backside, tail lamp ends at half of the back wheel and that mud gaurd fails to cover ass of the bike. other concern is mileage it is reported 15-20kmpl for rash drives,if that is the case i prefer RD. company itself saying it is unstable,has rev limter where has yamaha has giving racing kits for R15 or FZ16,lol. decide to wait for GTR250 or VTR250 (ok even it is 50-60k more)or version 2 or 200ns also ok.

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                    • #820
                      Originally posted by manz View Post
                      this looks like a dirt bike, i will be at embrace if i ride in the city. bike does not have appeal. looks wise nowhere matches R15 or FZ16. does not have finishing. if u put R15 and duke side by side R15 looks so yummy looks sexy just feels like to drove it away immediety. i had duke test drive, it has good pickup and feels very light(meets my expectations since i am RX135 rider), i see lot of drawbacks in this bike. i see my self as stunt man or a circus boy riding this bike, it is just looks single seater dirt bike. nothing in the backside, tail lamp ends at half of the back wheel and that mud gaurd fails to cover ass of the bike. other concern is mileage it is reported 15-20kmpl for rash drives,if that is the case i prefer RD. company itself saying it is unstable,has rev limter where has yamaha has giving racing kits for R15 or FZ16,lol. decide to wait for GTR250 or VTR250 (ok even it is 50-60k more)or version 2 or 200ns also ok.
                      Nice first post. Welcome to XBHP.

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                      • #821
                        Originally posted by spiralbrain View Post
                        Thank you guys!
                        it has been great. I have driven it 45 kms till now. The best part is I do not feel like getting off it. So well balanced, I might not be the best one to review it though because the last bike I had was an RX100 and was out of the country for 5yrs.

                        @Abhishek2255 waiting for you to get yours tomorrow, I am sure you will love it.
                        Did you face any issues like chain noise or other vibrations from the front fibre (which other user from Mumbai faces)?
                        Hero Honda Karizma
                        Royal Enfield Bullet
                        KTM Duke

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                        • #822
                          Originally posted by Abhishek2255 View Post
                          Congrats guys !
                          Thanks.

                          I sure hope tomorrow is your last exam, or else, you will flunk all that follow too.

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                          • #823
                            Originally posted by ASSASSIN07 View Post
                            Did you face any issues like chain noise or other vibrations from the front fibre (which other user from Mumbai faces)?
                            Can't comment on the chain noise, I mean I didn't notice anything peculiar.
                            Maybe a little lube spray can help?

                            Pardon my limited vocabulary, but, what is a front fibre?

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                            • #824
                              Kids spoiled by the duke..
                              PM me for Daytona Racing ECU for the R15
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                              • #825
                                Originally posted by Debashish View Post
                                Can't comment on the chain noise, I mean I didn't notice anything peculiar.
                                Maybe a little lube spray can help?

                                Pardon my limited vocabulary, but, what is a front fibre?
                                I was asking about any noise in the front mud guard while taking on pot holes etc???
                                Hero Honda Karizma
                                Royal Enfield Bullet
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