A look at those nasty wires

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Also, while a TD was not offered, the manager allowed me to start up the bike inside the showroom. The bike sounded deeper than the hollower sounding younger sibling. But, there seems to be an issue with starting up the bike. The bike needed multiple attempt to start up after it stalled/got killed. (Due to side stand being down, and the clutch being released in gear.) Maybe, this is what Bajaj is looking into.

there might definitely some technical issue with the bike.. else they wouldn't have with hold the reviews..
lets hope that KTM solves them soon enough and begin the delivery.. only then we all could know how the bike behaves in actual conditions..

In order to maintain the supplies, Bajaj Auto has shifted the production of Bajaj Pulsar to its Aurangabad plant. Apart from this change, the company will continue manufacturing as many motorcycles as possible in the Chakan plant with the scarce workers. Currently, the plant manufactures 1,200 units in a day.

Despite of the ongoing unrest, the company has stated that KTM Duke 390 will be delivered to the customers within the given period.
Source: pardaphash.com

Might be due to the fact that 390 was new then (since you rode it the first day it was launched), and new engine tends to heat up a bit quicker. So may be.

One more thing I would like to mention since I saw and rode the motorcycle today. The taped-wires around the engine, which has been reported as a big eyesore recently, were not obvious to my eyes for a pretty long time that I saw the motorcycle. I could only notice it when I recalled that this has been reported often on xbhp. So, I wouldn't make a fuss about it as it didn't look too bad to me.

I would just like to add that I took the test ride on the day the bike was launched at CP. I was one of the last few to try and found that the engine was giving off quite amount of heat, not uncomfortable, but I could feel the heat through my jeans. I have ridden my friends D200, but did not find it quite so hot.

Took a small test ride on duke 390 at Connaught Place, Delhi. It was a small ride, just one round of the inner circle. The circle has speed breakers at regular intervals so can't ride very fast either. I didn't go beyond the second gear. However, compared with duke 200, the on-paper-heavier 390 felt equally light and maneuverable to me. A friend of mine has a 200 so I have ridden it quite occasionally. In my opinion, the longer gearing of 390 felt more street friendly since I didn't have to upshift too quickly (something which 200 forces the rider to do). On the same stretches, I could ride the 390 in a lower gear compared to 200 without lugging or over-revving the engine. In short, the gearing felt better to me. During this small ride, I didn't feel any lack of torque compared to 200. I think this is enough for me to conclude that 390 has enough torque low down because I took the test ride of duke 200 for the first time on the same stretch in exactly similar traffic conditions.

Other than this, can't comment anymore. Can't comment on ABS either since there wasn't any opportunity to check it. And oh yes, the orange frame and wheels look good but the 200 with black frame and wheels still holds its own alongside the 390.