PowerPig! KTM Duke 390 - October 2014

[myst77]

Yea. got it sorted out. My manual mentions 1.5l, may be KTM updated it to 1.6L. I need to replace the monoshock as it started leaking. The previous owner did tell me that it will need replacing. New one is around 6k rs.

edit: I'm also from Kerala :)

 

[myst77]

Now is there any workaround for the odometer to work without the abs? like any wire bypass or so on?

 

[deville_56]

Now is there any workaround for the odometer to work without the abs? like any wire bypass or so on?

No known tricks yet.

 

[myst77]

I saw this thread on the rc-390 forum where they discuss about making the odometer work without the abs. Now have you done any valve clearance/ shim changes?

The problems i have been facing lately include:
1. bike sometimes won't crank if it is heated up. Saw low battery error code when i tried cranking it continuously.
2. today after refueling, the display showed low fuel level. But the thing is i refueled even before reaching the bottom two bars. The bike jsut didn't start and i had to wait 2/3 mins at the pump and then cranked again whic hstarted the bike and took sometime for the display to show the correct fuel reading. Strange.
3. Now the biggest problem is the speedometer occasionally showing zero and then showing correct speed. It happens mainly when opening the throttle or under 4k rpm. No abs warnig light. The frequency of zero showing up increases when the headlight is on.

Still looking for good FNG to diagnose the bike.

 

[deville_56]

I saw this thread on the rc-390 forum where they discuss about making the odometer work without the abs. Now have you done any valve clearance/ shim changes?

The problems i have been facing lately include:
1. bike sometimes won't crank if it is heated up. Saw low battery error code when i tried cranking it continuously.
2. today after refueling, the display showed low fuel level. But the thing is i refueled even before reaching the bottom two bars. The bike jsut didn't start and i had to wait 2/3 mins at the pump and then cranked again whic hstarted the bike and took sometime for the display to show the correct fuel reading. Strange.
3. Now the biggest problem is the speedometer occasionally showing zero and then showing correct speed. It happens mainly when opening the throttle or under 4k rpm. No abs warnig light. The frequency of zero showing up increases when the headlight is on.

Still looking for good FNG to diagnose the bike.

Tried the resistor trick during the initial ABS failure time, it never worked.

Shim/valves taken care during engine rebuild. Did around 40k km after that. No slight sewing machine noise is there.

1. Had the starting issue with faulty engine head.

2. Can be the fuel sender (float) assembly fault or loose connection.

3. Had this issue ever since the bike was new. Raised issue at every service with KTM, which they blunt ignored. Even showed them video, they didn't do anything. Post ABS unit replacement, it has reduced to a great extent, rarely pops up now. I suspect it is poor grounding at ABS controller side. Later ABS controllers had extra ground wire.

 

[myst77]

Tried the resistor trick during the initial ABS failure time, it never worked.

Shim/valves taken care during engine rebuild. Did around 40k km after that. No slight sewing machine noise is there.

1. Had the starting issue with faulty engine head.

2. Can be the fuel sender (float) assembly fault or loose connection.

3. Had this issue ever since the bike was new. Raised issue at every service with KTM, which they blunt ignored. Even showed them video, they didn't do anything. Post ABS unit replacement, it has reduced to a great extent, rarely pops up now. I suspect it is poor grounding at ABS controller side. Later ABS controllers had extra ground wire.

First of please bear with me, i know this is your ownership thread, and pouring my issues here. but you are the only fellow 390 owner i know with whom i discuss.

1. This is the first time the bike behaved like this, so i don't think there is any issue with the head. IIf i remeber correctly, the first gen dukes had some starting issues when then engine was hot.

2. The fuel pump was replaced by the previous owner from the showroom, so the chances of float or loose connection is there.

3. Is there anything i can do to check the abs grounding?

Also, is the 390's engine reliable in the long run if taken care of properly ( i mostly shift i at 6k rpm and barely redline it)? I bought this bike since it was a dream for me since my college days and spent over a year and over 8 months of searching. I have seen people rebuild their engines post 30k km.