Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

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Two very different bikes!

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

What do you plan to do with the bike?

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390



Hey

In my opinion if you already own a RE and a P200 then the choice shouldn't be that tough - Duke390.
It has got better specs, looks, newest bike in the market, in your budget where is the confusion ?

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

I want to use new one as daily commute and for touring....

my confusion is that paying approx 90000 more then dominar, is it worth to pay??? and secondly confused about alloy wheel of duke 390 heard and read many times that duke 390 old one has very low quality of alloy wheel....

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

I would gladly say get the Duke 390. But if you are looking to tour on it, then its the Dominar. This is based on the comfort level I have felt on the Dominar to be higher than than the "previous gen" Duke.

Though on second thoughts your requirements confuse me. If you have a RE already, why do you want another tourer?

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390


OK.

First off the duke has come a long way from 2013. The alloy wheel issue along with many other have been ironed out with successive iterations.
The new 2017 duke will likely have its own set of problems.

Now moneywise, it will be a subjective choice.
90k is good amount.
Keep an eye on the Dominar ownership thread and wait for the 2017 Duke 390 thread to catch pace. Deliveries should start from next month I suppose.

Personally, whenever I come across a Dominar it looks like a bigger Pulsar to me. So it doesn't appeal to me that much.
And if daily commute and touring is the aim then you should take into consideration the weight of the bike too.


Cheers.

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

The Duke 390 makes more sense considering the kind of motorcycles you already own. Buying another tourer would be a matter of choice. Also, the extra 90K is worth the value considering the extra power and features that the motorcycle has to offer. Would also add to the mix of motorcycles in your garage. Most of the issues with the earlier Duke have been solved on the new one. Although, early batches will reveal the truth untold. My advice is to wait and watch early adopters.

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

thx for ur advise..wel frankly speaking i don't trust on RE for touring... i've done all my long touring on my pulsar and seen many RE owners facing problem with bike.... so now want another tourer


thx.. want to add mix of motorcycles in my garage so taking advice of all of you i'll wait for sometime and see how actual users give review of Duke 390

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[QUOTE=n_sandy;1282570]thx for ur advise..wel frankly speaking i don't trust on RE for touring... i've done all my long touring on my pulsar and seen many RE owners facing problem with bike.... so now want another tourer

Buddy to be honest the Duke may be a safer buy as well. The older 390 has proven its worth, and if you want testimony for reliability, simply due to the fact that I myself have read countless travelogues in which the 390 has been all over the country and even to some neighbouring countries, I would not hesitate in vouching for it.

I recently purchased the Dominar and although in the one month I have had it, I am not facing any issues, I do feel that this bike has a long way to go before proving itself as a viable and reliable touring machine. I had the NS for 3.5 years and toured a lot on it. It never stranded me anywhere, simply because I took care of it. So though Bajaj is not unreliable I would wait and watch if I were you before putting my money down on a tourer whose credentials arent proven.

I know that last line seems hypocritical, but in all honesty since the past year I have not been touring a lot and the Dominar for me is simply an upgrade from the NS and it has not been acquired for any rigorous touring purposes.

Hope this helps buddy.

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[QUOTE=Vikramaditya;1282634]Thx buddy...

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

Did anyone say Bajaj is unreliable?

WRONG!

cheers.

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

Go for duke 390 if yr budget is high

Re: Confused between Dominar & Duke 390

Hi Aditya,

I agree with you whole heartedly. I was also fore warned by many "experts" 5 years ago to not put my faith and money in a Bajaj product as it "starts to lose power in 2 years and the whole engine has to be overhauled." I wonder where these rumours started from. Maybe some of the first gen pulsars are to blame for this.

Anyway unreliable is definitely not something that Bajaj is.

Confused 2017 KTM 390 or dominar

Hi guys I'm confused in deciding which bike to get. My heart​ says duke and my mind says Dominar is more practical ......Please help me decide

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Height : 188cm (6'2)
Weight : 88 kg


I was so obessed with KTM superduke styling that I already paid the advance payment....But now after test riding Dominar I'm thinking which should I get


My needs :
1. Performance
2.Weekend rides
3. Touring once in a while ( I have toured on old duke from Bangalore to goa)


Office is just 6km away so not worried about heating...


Here how I look on both bikes