I agree .. I started seeing the video having higher hopes .. but it was just miles of road .. not even clear shot of the speedometer. Wanted to dislike it but refrained. If u want to build up excitement .. do it like this


Not like the boring vid.

just booked my rc390!cant wait ! Sent from my XT1033 using xBhp Connect mobile app

just booked my rc390!
cant wait !

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I booked my 200 last month.. I'm growing old already!!!! [emoji23]

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Lol!! Same here!! By the time I take delivery the excitement would be little...

PS : I heard through KTM guys October last week or November starting the bikes would be surplus...

no mate, i never read any serious or pro reviews which said the duke 200 cornered better than the R15v2. i dont think i have read any reviews of any bike in india yet hat has been said to better corner than the R15, i dont think anyone said that about even the ninja 300 (which was regarded as being close/comparable, but not necessarily better)..cornering (and associated braking aspects) is the main thing that is usually referred to when speaking of handling of sportbikes because that's what they are meant for, or when speaking of significant differences of handling between various bikes because there's never too much difference in the normal maneuverability of various bikes in traffic/city situations but only a matter of "unnis-bees" (19-20) :-)

duke being an upright naked bike surely is more flickable obviously and thus can be said to handle better in traffic/city..

not trying to turn this into any fight between R15 and RC200 or yamaha and KTM etc (i am myself interested in the RC390, seemingly the proper/worthy upgrade from something like an R15v2), but i find it pretty premature to be so confident of RC's handling/cornering being significantly better than that of R15v2 because that's a very high standard bar to claim about a bike that has not even been ridden for long by anyone.:-)

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that's a major increase in sexiness with black alloys..

Does anyone else think it would look better with black alloys?

Congrats for your booking!

I was also told that the first lot of people will be getting in about 20 days!

If you want to change your booking, I guess you can do that.
Have you talked to the showroom guys about the same?

Omg, I was checking the spec sheet and comparing with dukes and the Rc390 is around 12 Kgs heavier (both bikes wet and ready to roll).

The RC200, however is a full 18 Kgs heavier(all fluids in) as compared to the Duke 200.
In fact the RC200 dry weight is 137.5 kg which is still heavier than the fully loaded and ready to rip duke 200(136 kgs).
I know it's still lighter than competition but why did it have to gain so much? The fairing and clipons weigh that much more?

This won't do it's performance figures any good, given that the CBR 250 is now suddenly not looking too heavy

As far as performance is concerned the RCs are still at parr or even better than the dukes although I personally like the seating position of the dukes better but that's another story. The weight has been increased due to the body kit on the RCs but they have covered it up in the aerodynamics department. And I also think that they have tweaked the engine on the RCs a little bit and to top it all up they have changed the exhaust unit on the same(Thank God!!). So even if the the weight of the RCs are on the higher side, they have worked on everything else and managed to make them faster.

Dude, the engine is absolutely unchanged. I am not sure about the state of tune(read ECU) though. The gearbox is same. Even the exhaust is same(can someone confirm this?). Just that it has been wrapped up with plastic.
The Rcs may prove to be faster, thanks to the fairing, but the dukes would surely be quicker. So at the traffic signal, the duke is going to shoot forward and the RC's would be looking at the tail for sure.
Guess, we'd wait for a detailed ride report /comparison by some mags with proper timings etc.

Spoke to my guy here.. 390 test rides from Wednesday and hopefully 200 comes in display by month end.. He practically has no eta bout 200... In all the hype of 390, 200 is getting ignored... [emoji20]

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Dude, the engine is absolutely unchanged. I am not sure about the state of tune(read ECU) though. The gearbox is same. Even the exhaust is same(can someone confirm this?). Just that it has been wrapped up with plastic.
The Rcs may prove to be faster, thanks to the fairing, but the dukes would surely be quicker. So at the traffic signal, the duke is going to shoot forward and the RC's would be looking at the tail for sure.
Guess, we'd wait for a detailed ride report /comparison by some mags with proper timings etc.