November 28th, 2013, 08:41 AM | #81 |
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Looks yummy in action shots. Is it just me, or does the cockpit look a little roomier than the ninjette? Definitely more aggressive bars/rearsets than the stock ninjette stuff.
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November 28th, 2013, 09:20 AM | #82 | |
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If you street ride the Burger with rim locks and knobbies, it is an apples to orangutans comparison. Singles can be amazing. Oh yeah, those 450/505 engines friggin SANG to the limiter. Top end was howling fast. All thumpers are not created equal and KTM builds some of the best. |
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November 28th, 2013, 04:00 PM | #83 |
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Ktm builds the highest hp singles around. Just look at all the dirtbike comparisons. They never complain about hp.
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November 29th, 2013, 04:33 PM | #84 |
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Forget it for 2014.
I got a look at my dealerships official bike line up/bike order book. No 390 of any type for 2014. The Adv 1190, Adv 1190R, a 690R DS and 690 Duke and the RC1190 are the street bikes. Even more glad I got my 300 last year. Hope for 2015. |
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November 29th, 2013, 04:38 PM | #85 |
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Not even the Duke 390? Dealership told me it is coming to Canada for 2014 but he didn't have pricing yet.
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November 29th, 2013, 04:49 PM | #86 |
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I saw the USA book, no idea on Canada.
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November 30th, 2013, 01:16 PM | #87 | |
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As much as I'd love to own a KTM, I can look into the future and see me sticking with Kawi because its hard to justify KTM's (usually) much higher prices. I wanted a KTM 690SM back in 2007 but bought a Suzuki DR-Z400SM instead because of the huge price difference. I know the KTM was more bike, but my wife didn't think it was worth the extra coin
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Of course not, although she rides the 636 and has attended a track school .
Her decision was certainly motivated by the bottom line and the KTM dealer would not budge one single penny from the full retail price. The bike ended up sitting on the floor for an entire extra year before selling. The owner who eventually bought it ended up having issues with it so traded for a CBR600RR not long after.
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November 30th, 2013, 02:30 PM | #90 |
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She is hogging all the good bike budget money bro!!!
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Crikey, how high is the seat on that thing?
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Yeah, I was literally tip toing when I sat on an RC8R one time... This seems similar... I can easily flatfoot a 250/300
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March 4th, 2014, 01:46 AM | #94 |
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If it's similar seat height to a 600 then it'll be perfect for me any taller and I'm less interested in it as it would be a street bike. So far everything about this bike has sounded perfect for a sporty street bike, though maybe a larger 600ish class bike would be more comfortable on the highway this bike would likely be more fun on or back road without unnecessary extra power.
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March 4th, 2014, 02:07 AM | #95 |
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Hmm, I figured an employee testing their new bike would be wearing more appropriate gear.
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It's india buddy, I would be surprised if he was wearing a helmet... Hahaha
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I think they just don't know better/give a ****... Lol even tho wearing a helmet is compulsory by law; I see too many bikers hanging theirs on their mirrors... The funniest is people wearing full faced helmets like a cap with the visor above their forehead... I so need to click that when I see it...
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A 390 would be perfect but a too-tall seat is a deal-killer for me... I need to live with a bike in the real world, where there's sand, gravel, uneven pavement etc. I need to get at least the ball of a foot down or sooner or later the bike will get dropped.
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March 4th, 2014, 06:21 AM | #100 |
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I agree. If I can't get my foot down or mostly down it's not worth it. The hassle of having to balance the bike on one foot would kill too much of the fun.
GSXRs are an easy bike to flat foot. I'm 5'8 and a 750 was no problem for me. Then I had to tell the salesman I was just looking.
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I wouldn't read too much into that picture. The rider could be related to Vern Troyer. There's no reason for KTM to make the seat higher than reasonable, given both the small capacity engine and the intended market.
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I just checked the KTM website and they list 820mm seat height which equals about 32.25 inches.
I'm sure there are the usual seat mods and such that could bring it down an inch though.
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Joe, take a towel and put it on your seat, folded up thick enough that you can only tiptoe your bike. Tape it in place and ride around for a week. Let us know how you like it.
It's easy to say tiptoeing is not an issue if you don't have to do it. In the real world, you will need to back up against a grade from time to time. You'll come to a stop and put your foot down on some pebbles. You'll have to shift the bike from left to right and back again to get it on its kickstand, yet you'll have only one foot able to reach the ground (think about that for a sec). Little things like that make a bike hard to live with if you can't reach the ground. Riding a bike with a high seat is not an issue. Putting up with it day in and day out is. If I had a track bike, where I knew that I'd never face any of those issues and where there will always be someone around to put a stand under it when I pull into the pits, then no worries.
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Dry weight 212 pounds. Add a couple of hundred pounds to that to get it up to typical sportbike weight. It makes a difference.
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do it long enough and you learn how to manage and don't put yourself in situations that warrant an off balance tip, it just becomes second nature and another thing you do with out thinking about it. I rarely ever touch two down on my ninja, maybe sometimes if I am at a light that I know takes forever to change ill drop 2 but by no means is it something I could not live with out.
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Any clue on when/if the RC390 is coming to the US?
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Never.... but seriously... never
ok ok seriously, hasn't even been announced for US market yet but if we are going to get it, which many people think we will it is looking like no sooner than spring 2015. I hope this is incorrect and we see it fall this year but most likely not gonna happen
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didn't some one on here say their buddy got one? I think sprinter did or something....
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KTM usa website still doesn't even have the duke on it yet, let alone any of the rc's 2015 keeps getting thrown around from what I read
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I know. That's why I am calling BS on that mention of getting one.
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I love the RC 390 and if it comes to the USA I will strongly consider trading in the SV and making The RC my daily/tracker. I chose the sv for the perfect amount of torque and its great around town manners. I believe the RC 390 will be even better for the riding I mostly do and I have never owned a brand new bike so there is that to look forward to also!! What a great bike idea approx. 43 horses and a thumper of torque should add up to fun Light weight + Thumper torque = much fun
I read above about the seat height debate. I am 5'11" with a 30" inseam and I can almost flat foot a 32" seat height bike but seat width can make or break the equation. Why don't more people lower their bikes? 1" in the back will hardly make a difference and the links are really cheap and easy to install. I lowered my ninja 250 2.5" in the rear and 1" up front so my 5' wife could comfortably ride. My ducati comes from the factory with a ride height adjustor which changes ride height by +/- 3" and the swing arm can be lowered another 1/2"which also lowers the seat. Lots of people lower the forks in the triple clamps to fine tune steering + or - 20mm which is over 1/2". Why tip toe when you can "set up" your bike to suit you? Lastly with the proper sag set a 32" unloaded seat height should drop to around 31.5" or less. |
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I don't know about others but I personally will never lower a bike, luckily I am just tall enough to not need to lower the majority of potential street bikes. The reason that I will not lower a bike has to do with cornering, I would rather have the stock cornering limits than to lower the limits in the name of more comfort. Though I do admit my reasoning is a little silly as a lower bike would have lower lean angle limits anyway. I feel that a 675/650 class bike (read: honda cbr650f or triumph street triple r) may fit my eventual needs better as they can cruise down the highway at relatively low rpms compared to smaller bikes.
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perhaps it's just me but i don't ever understand this line and i hear it so much. "want a bike that can go on highway at lower rpm's" why? The power and torque for any bike are generally in the higher revs, sure a large displacement bike has more low end grunt but regardless why wouldn't you want to be in the meat of the power band unless you are trying to save on gas <--- generally not my top priority Heck in my car, the only reason i shift out of 4th into 5th is to save gas, sometimes i debate hitting 4th and just stay in 3rd if traffic is slow (60-65mph) Thats were the fun is if i want to go some where in a hurry i just press or roll the throttle, no need to down shift or lug the engine at WOT in to high of a gear. One of main reason i chose a ninja over cbr was rev range, same thing with the civic si i used to have. That thing was a blast, from 6k -8.5krpm range, why would you drive it under 6k? It could easily do highway speeds at low revs in 6th gear but i would rather be in the power band in 3rd or 4th gear all day long IDK? perhaps since i grew up on 2stroke dirt bikes which are all or nothing depending on your rpms is why i feel this way, but IMO if you are not making that engine sing you are not doing it right and missing out big time otherwise just get a cruiser or touring bike
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