Re: World first test: KTM RC 390 review

Thats a great compliment for RC390 when they say its closest to 2 stroke twin 250's. The RC390 seems very promising, to take advantage of improved aerodynamics i thought atleast the 5th and 6th gear ratios would be different but seems like its same as D390 so not sure what the top speed improvement will be.

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WOW! I'm really looking forward to riding the RC390. I'd really like to see how different it feels compared to the D390.

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I think he's comparing the RC390 to road based 250cc 2 strokes, which is ok, although its an honor by itself. Somewhere one thinks that you can't remove 2 stroke out of KTM's blood.
It still exists there, even when we're talking road legal 4 strokes. The philosophy is such.

[MENTION=11460]road_ripper[/MENTION]:
From my little experience at BIC, Noida on my Duke 390 & the information received from this article, I believe the top speed of RC 390 should be 177-182 kmph, not beyond that. Yes, the fairing should help, but with the same engine and gearing as a Duke, fairing can only do so much.
I would love to be proved wrong, if its a bigger figure.

But the 6th cog speed limiter is not a good news. Let's hope it won't be on the Indian version. Because, 99 mph is what, just 160 kmph??
That would make it slower than CBR 300R. On a track, it will be noticed in an ugly way. Because bike trying its best to rev higher in top gear is ok, even if it doesn't succeed, but seeing a limiter kill your ascend on an open road with plenty of space... that's not a good sensation for biking purists.

On road/ street, this limiter won't matter much.

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It's Finally here! With a little Disappointment though!

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Ooohhh laa laa...look at those sexy lean angles [emoji14] ... honda camp must be having nightmares to keep their upcoming 300s pricing right against this 43bhp baby

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2015 KTM RC390 First Ride Review Another review from motorcyle.com site.

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OMG! severely disappointed with the top speed. Its just banging the rev limiter in top gear Looks like it has potential close to 190kmph easily. So even the RC390 is not a match for Kawi300 top end. Only hope now is after market sprocketing or Powertronic ECU

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Whats this.. the speed being limited to 99mph? Even the naked Duke can hit 170kmph(105mph). What could be the reason for a speed limit at sixth gear?

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Err... you are the moderator yourself so I don't know if we have any such practice here at xbhp. But isn't it better etiquette (and more ethical may I suggest) to just post a few lines of the review and then the link... That way people can read the article on the site and the site gets its number of hits up and doesn't miss any revenue... Unless of course there are some people who can't read it on that site...

Now I am not being holier than thou, I download movies and music all the time. Its just that this can be a win win situation, people can read the review and site can earn its numbers without any inconvenience.

However if you had taken prior permission, nothing like it and in that case my apologies..

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Yup...and not sure why it needed a separate thread. People have already posted the link to this review in the other RC390 thread.

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They are referring to actual speed. Not the speedometer reading.

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The speedometer reading was 100mph for 99mph limit. Also Dukes speedometer reflects closely with the actual speed at around 175, the actual speed is ~171.

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RC hits the limiter at speedo indicated 179. The 100mph was mentioned by KTM. If it hits the limiter at actual 100mph, then we can assume that duke also hits it at the same speed since there is no change in gearing.

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rusty_mechs, understand the sentiment. We here at xBhp aren't in the notion to plagiarize anyone's work neither do we entertain such thought process. Secondly, if you'll observe closely, xBhp doesn't undermine a site's clicks or revenues per se, on the contrary it increases, how? We just don't post the news alone, we post the link, and the cautionary statements which only increase the click rate by the user.

Many people these days view news as a part of vital information, and not all have access to all the portals out there. We here at xBhp strive to bring the hottest news to the vast audience as possible so that "YOU THE BIKER" get our part, plus the hands on information from the respected website too.

We post Monthly sales figures, monthly revenue figures and what not, all these are sourced from respected portals across from India, for purely information based knowledge, not to undermine anyone's effort or the respected company's click revenue per se.

This is the exact same reason why news channels endorse a vote of thanks to other channels when they use their viewing material, and it's all a process of information sharing, not plagiarizing.

Appreciate you bringing this up, so that it serves as a pointer for everybody.

Cheers!
VJ