re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

May be they are rectifying all those stuffs and faults in the bike, what we have found out like those lose wire, taping on the wires, dent on the bend pipe ..

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Yeah, but this I think is the first time to happen after a product launch before even the first delivery. It could mean there were lapses in their QC.

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

It's got a typical short stroke characteristic. The low end torque is not exceptional, though it's sufficient. The power surge upwards of 4k rpm is lip-smacking and gets truly menacing near redline!
I consider myself lucky to get a test-ride.

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Duke 390 launched at Kochi showroom yesterday (8/7/13) at Rs 1.84 lacs ex-showroom,
on the road price about 2 lacs. To me orange color for trellis frame is just about right but
orange for the wheels looks too tacky for my taste, that is too much orange if you ask me. Black
wheels with orange trellis would have been just about perfect. I guess I will wait till they come
up with black wheels to exchange my Duke 200 or 390.

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Im gonna go and book a 390 tomorrow.
Can anyone say in how many days will I get the bike?
I am gonna take the bike from mumbai
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re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Collect your token and get to the back of the line bro hehehe.. for those who booked on release day, deliveries are slated around last week of this month. If you book now, it will most likely be by the end of August but max wait is 90days as per the booking agreement.

@Price_Increase Speculators. Please see the full release video, it has been categorically made clear that no price increase is on the cards now or the near future.

@Why_Hold_Review Speculators: If you have read around enough, you would understand that the reason the indepth long term reviews has been asked to be on hold is because of timing as many of the major news media outlets have yet to release their short term reviews. Stop making up conspiracy theories. If anyone tests their bikes extensively before announcing it's launch or even giving it to reviewers, it's Bajaj.

@Factrory_Strike Speculators: KTM production is inline with expectation as per Bajaj. This was one of the reason for shifting Pulsar production out of Chakan so as to use whatever little workforce they had to dedicatedly build Primarily KTMs, Ninjas and Avengers. This doesn't require the huge number or workforce that is on strike which is not the same story for pulsar range

@General Speculators: This is not a speculation thread, please keep your imaginations in your head and refrain from putting them into words unless you have a credible source

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Not here...i had kept my hankie...end of the queue...

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

I don't think its a rule or a protocol to have initial impressions from other major publications before we have a detailed road test published on XBhp or any online forum. All are independent entities. Maybe the mods can clarify this.

That said post no. 247 here:- Report & Pics : KTM Duke 390 launched @ Rs. 1.80 lakhs - Page 17 - Team-BHP

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Uh oh! But ya there seemed to be a heating problem with the bike.

Within ten minutes of the test ride, the bike had heated up a lot and made the ride uncomfortable.

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re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

I agree it's not a protocol breaker.. I wish I could post the link to the "other forum" where the reviewer kinda mentions this and ask ppl to calm down as there is no conspiracy behind this..

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Yup, no conspiracy but they could have been more open about it. Don't understand why press is playing ball along with the manufacturer here. It makes me question the credibility of these "reviews" now. Fortunately though, test rides are offered for this bike. So the buyer can form his opinion based on 1st hand experience.

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

Believe it or not, I spotted a Duke 390 in Lonavala with TC registration on 7th July at around 9:00 AM. I had been on a ride with my buddies and had stopped for a smoke just before the 'ghats' start. The guy was fully geared and had a pillion. He was riding cautiously around 40kph and honestly, I didn't like the way it sounded one bit.

All in all non enthusiasts will never know if the D390 is actually or 390 or 200 since the only saving grace for the 390 is its tacky Orange wheels and '390' branding on the tank

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News


Agreed mate! The exhaust note does no justice to a machine like Duke...it is horrible and an insult to the Duke's personality - no offence to any Duke lovers, I myself am a fan of the Duke but always hated they way it sounds...it is similar to a autorickshaw with a blown silencer

re: KTM Duke 390 Launched in India at Rs 1.8 Lakhs: xBhp News

I Spoted one on the palm beach road,Navi mumbai on 30th of june. First I thought it was the 200 but then the orange rim's clear it.