Good deal on KTM Duke 390's just now.

[bigtree]

OK so I'm now veering towards the 690 again.... who has one...pro's and con's please....and is there a massive difference between pre and post updated models.. Oh and will the wife refuse to get on the back of it after one ride...bearing in mind she used to pillion all the time on my TLs... but that was a fair few years ago..

I have the updated version and had the previous version too, I would say there is a very marked improvement engine wise and handling. If you can afford it,get a post '16 model plus with your height as I said before go for an R model.

 

[bigtree]

‘12 model 690, the original Beast ‘06 990 Superduke and our current ‘18 Duke 690.

 

[bigtree]

The Arrow Ti exhaust arrived today from Italy for the SDR, so stuck it on and tried it with and without the baffle. Baffle in wins, the neighbours are pissed off enough with the van clogging up the road.

 

[bigtwin]

The future is Orange!

Ian

 

[bigtree]

The future is Orange!

Ian

Most definitely.

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[TheTwoOfUs]

The future is Orange!

Ian

Most definitely.

Ah, you've seen my avatar then

 

[bigtree]

Ah, you've seen my avatar then

 

[Yorick]

Suzuki just won the MotoGP World Championship - so stop messing around & get yourself one of these:

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It's absolutely amazing

Had mine 2 years

 

[A S R]

1st MOT at 728 miles!

 

[bigtree]

1st MOT at 728 miles!

That might be a record.

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[Richard n Ann]

Mine's 3 years old on Wednesday. Letting the MOT laps in this weather, it's not stopped raining here for weeks

 

[A S R]

Mine's 3 years old on Wednesday. Letting the MOT laps in this weather, it's not stopped raining here for weeks

I cheated. It was damp and grey so I took the bike in the back of my motorhome to the MOT garage, unloaded it, pushed it into the mot bay then pushed it back into my motorhome and away again!

 

[Gixer]

Had mine 2 years

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Got my K8 new in Jan 2009, now at 35,000 miles and I still love riding it, although at almost 63 and arthritic, not sure how much longer - hope to get to France again in 2021, maybe Spain too.

 

[Yorick]

Got my K8 new in Jan 2009, now at 35,000 miles and I still love riding it, although at almost 63 and arthritic, not sure how much longer - hope to get to France again in 2021, maybe Spain too.

The K8 was awesome. I only changed for the warranty as I was instructing.

This new 2018 isn't really any better than that bike of yours.

 

[bigtree]

If any 390 owners are interested in a tail tidy, I bought this one on AliExpress. It’s very well made, today I was adapting it to fit my 1290SDR as that’s what I bought it for.

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[Richard n Ann]

MOTed the Duke yesterday, tax on Monday ready for summer 2021

 

[Richard n Ann]

This chap has sent used motorcycle oil samples off to be analysed in a laboratory to see what crap is in them.

KTM 3rd on the list (3rd cleanest)

 

[A S R]

Very interesting!

 

[A S R]

Still 728 miles but a few more farkles added!
Comfort seat and single seat conversion now.
I do have another pair of stickers for the rear seat cover but not done them yet. Polished it and put her away again.

 

[bigtwin]

This chap has sent used motorcycle oil samples off to be analysed in a laboratory to see what crap is in them.

KTM 3rd on the list (3rd cleanest)

Interesting indeed but it is a measure of the cleanness of the production process and not the quality of the engines. Nonetheless, probably better to be at the top of the list than the bottom.

Ian

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[Wikky]

Still 728 miles but a few more farkles added!
Comfort seat and single seat conversion now.
I do have another pair of stickers for the rear seat cover but not done them yet. Polished it and put her away again.
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Looks nice.

 

[Richard n Ann]

I'm waiting for a 'good deal on KTM Duke 890'. Why is it 3 times the price? It's the same bike just with a bigger engine

 

[A S R]

Blimey! They ain’t cheap are they! Think I’ll stick with my 390!

 

[bigtree]

I'm waiting for a 'good deal on KTM Duke 890'. Why is it 3 times the price? It's the same bike just with a bigger engine

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The R model or just the 890 ?

 

[A S R]

785 miles now!
3 1/2 years old. 2nd service due.

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[bigtree]

785 miles now!
3 1/2 years old. 2nd service due.

I’ve just done 666 miles in 12 days.

 

[Richard n Ann]

The R model or just the 890 ?

890 it's cheaper and I certainly won't notice any difference

 

[Grummyb]

Cheap bit of fun

I don't think you can talk about Mrs bigtree like that

 

[A S R]

2nd MOT done this morning.
Now up to an eye watering 785 miles. Not bad for 5 years old.
I‘d better get it booked in for its 2nd service soon.
Nearly run in now too.

 

[dazandandrea]

2nd MOT done this morning.
Now up to an eye watering 785 miles. Not bad for 5 years old.
I‘d better get it booked in for its 2nd service soon.
Nearly run in now too.

Steady on there.

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