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I second that. I myself have bought a duke 390 and it is a great bike. just test ride the bike and you'll see that it is another breed.

BTW [MENTION=72595]Karthik9425[/MENTION] is that an Rc390 I see on your profile pic.......... do tell us all about it.

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Yes it is
Check out the rc 390 and rc 200 forum I've spoken a lot about it there :P
The bike is something every true bike enthusiast has to experience !


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Hey man that's great congrats on your bike bro. Btw Are they offering test rides yet?

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Thank you
No the test rides start in a week

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Took the test ride. Found bike to be less punchy on the low end torque. Less powerful than the duke off the line. But I had good control on the bike and it is more agile. Good bike overall.

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It isn't the torque figures
It's just the way the bike is tuned..
It's a more linear and refined power delivery than the dukes hooligan pull :P
Both are equally fun to ride in they're on ways surprisingly the pillion seat is more comfortable than the dukes :P

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Well its a matter of perspective. You say refined, I say less powerful. I have had my duke for 4 months now and since its 2nd service was done. The bike has mellowed out quite a bit but power delivery remains the same only much smoother now, In fact smoother and punchier than RC390 I felt.

You're right about the tuning and I suspect it will make the RC punchier past the 100kms mark. But for a race concept machine to be less punchy off the line is not so good in my opinion.

As for the pillion seat. I had to literally hold on to the rider like I was his girlfriend to keep from falling off the bike and the seat is inclined in such a way that I kept falling on the rider with mu entire weight even if he dropped the acceleration just a little. The seat may be softer, but better than the duke it is not. And its smooth texture is not good for someone who's struggling to hang on to dear life.