Re: KTM RC 200 & RC 390 Launched

Still sad to hear that vehicle isnt registered yet.....they wont give TD here in kochi.
Anyone else got the TD which is registered??

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Re: KTM RC 200 & RC 390 Launched

Orange for me, anyday!

Re: KTM RC 200 & RC 390 Launched

The bike looks slightly bigger with black alloys, maybe its just me :-p
Could you also pls change the orange trellis frame to black and post if you can? Wanted to look how it looks with black theme

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Wondering if the fairings are digital camo.. How would she look..?

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Loved black one but orange make this beast stand out in crowd

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Black with orange lining.. Like the Duke 200.. It could be killer...

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All black




kind of like this

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Thanks for the pic! I think i like this theme, if i plan to get an RC i think i'll paint the alloys atleast black, somehow the black wheels makes the wheels look big and the bike has better road presence.

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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..

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Thanks a lot... Yes exactly like that.. Now I am thinking if the camp were to fade away.. Like digital blocks.. Beginning with everything together.. Then one by one starting to reduce the density and into nothing.. I love stickering.. That's why I was thinking of many varieties of patterns to stick on her.. BTW I'm getting the 200... I did try it on Photoshop.. Didn't actually look good.. Hopefully carbon fiber in gunmetal grey works...

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Orange looks better to me than Black.

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The RC8 looks super sexy with carbon decals... I'm inspired to get something similar done to my soon to be partner 200...

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The all black sure looks good but it kind of loses the KTM origin but can you come up with the scheme of wheels only as orange but frame in black, which I feel would be a nice combo.

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Hello, I have been a R15 rider for over 3 years and now I am riding the Duke 390 for the past 1 year. The problem I always feel with the Duke is the ergonomics. The Duke 390 has much better tyres and a very strong chasis with hard suspension but I have always suffered from a lack of feedback in mid corner. Physically the bike is stable. Mentally I didn't get the confidence to push it even further. But slowly after a year of riding I have figured out a trick. The body position is different for a naked bike. If you know how to position yourself then you can corner harder on the Duke 390 than the R15. But Moto GP type technique doesn't work. If you want to know what works then try to see European naked bike ads, where pro riders corner with naked bikes. They seem to know but in India, there is no one to teach us.
Anyways braking news! I have ridden the RC390 over 200 km stretch and I have cornered with it at 126 Kmph!!! I can safely say that is this bike corners much better than R15 and Duke 390 and whatever else is out there. This is a total track bike experience.
I have only given a partial footage from my ride... Rest I am holding back for the review which is coming out this weekend!

Re: KTM RC 200 & RC 390 Launched

I think the case remains settled now!

Also, eagerly waiting waiting for your detailed review??

No one have got to ride the RC200 enough to write a review ???