I agree. WTF was that, a right turn and then a quick left. That's a sure way to get yourself into an accident, especially if there are cars coming. Don't try that in NYC.

MRSketch09 Years:( I'll have a vid on 390 RC next week....cheers.

Cal Moto I meant "Glad to see the 390 Duke is finally available state side"... I wasn't making some bad joke about slow video uploads.. Also I am not interested in the 390RC. But thanks for the info.

+William Davenport Thanks.....cheers!

+mizzouxc Apple also sells things to like half the country every year. And their employees are paid a low hourly wage. Not a livable commission income. Mostly young college students.

+mizzouxc Nobody says there's no profit in the business; but, the 390s are a profit free product in terms of sales. That said, a first service is very expensive and brings in $ through service.

+TheDiksaaa Thank you!

spiderpug I don't understand the question.

Cal Moto I think he's saying that you should not ride through intersections? Perhaps cross-country every time you need to turn or go a different direction?

Bulletstop75 Hehe:)

Just getting on with it.

"You not my momma, you not my daddy.. I do what I wanna do, I do what I wanna do!" -Cal Moto

They should be here directly.

so strange to think that this is a large bike somewhere, when it's not uncommon to spot a 1800cc six cylinder Honda valkrie at the occasional bike show.

+TripleThreatKris Yeah i only own a KTM RC200 and 200 is a little great than normal cc in Nepal. 390 is also a like 200 and above that cc if you see on the road you are damn lucky!! 😁😁

+jap338kx Thank you sir! You can find the 1190 review under "suburban adventure poaching".

Armand Asrani hey bro! It's just me or does the tail section looks different from the dukes in india ?!? And howz the performance of ur brand new duke ? are there any negative or some sort? Just wanted to know some user experience! (planning to buy one soon) :D

Stein Mark Sajeev There is a slight difference from what I can see. In India, we have a couple mandatory guards to prevent feet or clothing getting tangled up with the wheel. It's called a sari guard and it's basically a grill on the right rear side of the bike (usually women in India sit with both feet on one side when riding pillion because the traditional dress doesn't allow you to split your legs apart too far). I had the dealer remove this when I picked the bike up. Also, after the rear hugger, there is an additional mud guard over the top of the rear wheel that connects to the swingarm. I'm not sure if I'm going to remove that because I do plan on getting a tail tidy kit for it, and that might mean I'll have no protection from the rear wheel kicking up crap from the road straight onto my back. And finally, the bike also comes with these weird giant D shaped crash bars that apparently protect your legs in a crash. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I am definitely getting rid of those as well. They're way too ugly for me. I think it's perfect for the city. It's quick if you really wind it out, and very agile. The seating position is great for me (I'm 6'2 ~220lbs). The mirrors are functional as mentioned in the above video. I'd say the only negative about the bike is that it doesn't like low rpm at all. It "lugs"(?) like a mofo, so you will have to downshift if you want to accelerate at any sort of reasonable pace. Overall, It's a great starter bike. I'm not new to motorcycles, but imported motorcycles are pretty expensive here and this was BY FAR the best value I could get in my budget.

Armand Asrani you pay in the Netherlands €5550 ($6264,78) :(

Vincent Snoeren I know the feeling all too well. The KTM is only cheaper here because it's manufactured here. All the other imported bikes are way more expensive. For example, the s1000rr is almost $50,000 here. It's only $17000 in the US

Armand Asrani does it heat up?

Cesar Morfin Livermore it is:)

+gonzalo castro You bet it is; I can't wait!

No:( That said, I think you'd really be better served by the 690 Duke. I hope to bump into you out at Carnegie, I'm out there a couple of times a week.

hey Calmoto, no worries, i will try to hook up with you at Carnegie sometime, that would be fun ! i will synch up with you in your sales office to discuss bike options cheers mate, and waiting to see your next video

We have a 2015 690 Duke on our used floor at the moment. It's set up well, low miles, and is very clean. I'm not trying to sell you; my point is that the bike can be ridden and you might want to take advantage to record a video on a bike that's difficult to find a demo ride on. Plus, you'll enjoy it! Hope to meet you soon.

Did you buy it? I'm looking to do the same but for 3.3k

Chris Malone Livermore KTM. The 390 Dukes are all gone already. They do have a 390 RC demo:)

+Vas El Have you bought the bike yet? I've a friend who is seriously considering buying one. Would love your opinion (we're also in Australia). Cheers

+David Braun Unfortunately I have not. I was ready to buy visiting my local KTM dealer twice but I didn't go ahead because I now want a bigger CC naked bike. At the moment I am looking at the Suzuki GSR750 or Yamaha MT07HO.

Ahh ok. Good luck with your purchase and have fun with whatever you buy! :)

Clutch in

Congrats...enjoy!

Pirellis

+Full Metal jacket 88 here in India we get metzelar

+naveen kum we get Pirelli Diablo Rosso in Colombia

You should get a Perelli Diablo too. It's awesome.

If you're in the States, the only machines available are 390s. That said, I've not ridden the smaller displacement bikes, so I really don't know what's best for me or you....good luck.

we just got the KTM RC125 here. and I'm super short so thats my main problem

What's the height difference? I'd work on adjusting the seat and suspension if I thought the 390 was a better bike for me.

WeblogTogether In CA you will pay sales tax, freight & set up fees, and registration. The freight & set up line item is discretionary and varies from dealer to dealer. This particular bike is a problem because there is no profit in it. The only way a dealer makes any money is to pad the F & S line. I would think $700ish is fair. So, in NV with no sales tax you should be in the $5900-6000 range. Just take your time and ask what the figures represent. Have fun.

Damn! So 6k before taxes?! Seems pretty steep. If thats the case maybe i can haggle for some gear to sweeten the deal or some options like sliders or something, not to mention some sort of warranty. I can see dollar signs rolling already.... le sigh.

WeblogTogether The 390 Duke is a sour deal for all KTM dealers...there's no money in it. Plus, there's no supply here in CA.

Same size.

Cal Moto, cool beans, thanks!

+George C It's a malfunctioning light; therefore, it is to be treated as a stop sign.

Two lights in a row? I don't think so. Not a smart - or safe - way to get across the street. I know in most places you can make a right turn on a red but what you did was not only illegal but unsafe. Take it from me. I've been riding for a while and I have never seen anyone pull a move like that.

I'm an expert at riding the way I ride.

That might be okay for you but not for someone who is new to riding a motorcycle. You know there are kids out there who want to ride and if they see you doing it they'll think it's okay to do it also. That could get them hurt or worse, killed.

Have you been to rest of KZfaq? How about porn? Are you parenting and regulating all of that too?

It sucks if you're a poor dirt scratching beetle.

Not poor at all and very happy where i live now on a beautiful gated golf course community in Patterson out on the country side with great quiet roads to ride on so i sold my old piece of crap house in Livermore for 780k and got this even bigger brand new house for 295k and i deal with less dumb people on the road. Anyways was just thinking about getting my 2nd bike and was looking at the KTM Duke 690 and maybe getting my girl friend the 390 trying to work my way up to the KTM SuperDuke 1290 R that thing looks FUN!

I'd love to live in those hills near Patterson. I just don't want to drive from Patterson to San Jose every day.

WeblogTogether It's a few hundred dollars high. The dealer dumped his/her freight and set up fees a bit so that the salesman could actually get paid and still leave a couple hundred in profit. At list price there is zero margin in the 390s. If you like your local dealer, support them; if not; shop their asses:)

+orckiller91 Easy & fun.

sarath chelsea The RC fur sure has Pirrelli; I can't remember if the Duke did....probably.

+Cal Moto My older 2014 model duke had metzelers , the 2015 had pirelli tyres.

I like the way they look; I've never ridden one.

+master saleem ki ho gaya com khan it is

Top speed should be 110ish....I don't think I quite got there.

it shows You it is about time to change gear

Cycletrader.com

+Patrick Allen Boom!

+Cal Moto Wow big man picking on Fords again.

+Patrick Allen Yeah, great reason to buy a bike.Bozo.

I don't have anything against Fords. I do have a problem with stupid people can't interpret the most basic jokes.

The joke's on YOU bozo.

Corbin Thanks! I am a jackass, and nobody is paying me to ride.

Cal Moto Fair enough! Carry on.

Cal Moto So you're saying everyone should drive/ride as they please because most likely no one is paying them to do it?

José Lora Of course not, but they are anyway.

Try it, you'll like it:)

+c. remark I believe they're identical.

3500 but you have to drive it in that shithole

u$s 10,000 in Argentina

Mariano Gaston Oh mannn 10k??! Probably get a proper midsize bike at that cost.

Vykier not really. All are over priced in same proportion or worst. For 5000. Dollars you get a honda cbx 250. A liter bike are about 30.000 a normal good office salary are about 1000 per month

Mariano Gaston Sweet Lord!!! That is exorbitantly priced. Is it because of import duty?

Aadibass If you do short journeys and want fun go for the KTM, tho it'll cost more because of frequent services and valve clearance checks every time it goes in and it'll depreciate fast. I've gone for the Honda. Good all round bike, still an upright riding position, much better mpg and low down weight make it easy to manouvre and can turn its hand at commuting or going distance and longer service intervals and infrequent valve clearance checks and better resale value.

urbanfireblade Thank you so much! That's the best answer Iæve gotten so far. But the Honda is a lot more expensive than the Duke.. Tbh I've been thinking about supermoto's but the one's i've found so far have been rather expensive. But a used supermoto from aroudn 2007 could be interesting. I know a lot of vloggers are crazy about them and they should work for some commuting on the highway too? I donøt think neither of the mentioned bikes will be very comfortable on the highway as none of them protects you from the wind. But when it comes to price the duke seems like a really good choice. Especially a used 2013 model.

if you need a fun bike to ride go for KTM Duke 390 :) its light weight easy to do corner n power wheelies

sarath chelsea That's what attracts me about it: the fact that it's a little more reckless and wants you ahve fun with it. It's meant to be driven livily and and played with. But I will commute to my university which is 70-80 km away with literally every single km being on the highway. Can the bike do 120-130 km/h for a longer amount of times withouth become irritating due to vibrations/noise? I'm aware of it vibrating more than other bikes due to it's one cylinder engine, but it has to bee good enough at these things. I can live with it noe tbeing the best at it, but this is what I will use the bike for in the mc-season and it has to deal with it. The other thing is fuel efficiency. The Honda is getting praised from everywhere because of it's fuel efficiency and although it looks really good and is super easy to ride it just doesn't seem like as much fun as the 390. I guess I wonæt get these answered figured out until I get my licence and can test the bikes (:.

Aadibass i own duke 390 2015 model trust me brother there will be no vibration in those speeds but there will be wind blast , its a naked bike u have to get used ti the wind blast and about the fuel efficiency thats up to u .. if u ride the bike hard you will get around 25km/l and if u dont you will get around 30-32 km/l if you want comfort go CBR but If you want FUN GO KTM

+George Mys Duke has 11ltrs the RC has 10 ltrs

That's still too small. Most bikes of this size are usually 15 - 18 liters.

MR REFLEX 100 mph

For 2016.

If you say so.

Oh Hell no. Go sit on one and see for yourself. They are tiny.

turbo311 Go for the duke man! Lot better!

turbo311 Duke is lighter and more comfortable - unless you are on the racetrack the duke will be more fun and faster

Stein Mark Sajeev Why a lot better?

dlb83082 I can see that. It seems like a big Grom or small supermoto which would be a lot of fun.

I have owned three liter bikes and I can honestly say I have more fun on something really light, nimble, and has just enough power for you to use every bit of it during a ride. I mean with the CBR1000RR I had 180hp and I probably only used 40-50hp on most rides.

sjermtitter Yes, but you have a government and infrastructure that functions:)

In India is close to 3500 US dollars :)... Sweet deal

in New Zealand its around $5800 usd bit we get the abs included in all duke models unlike india so pretty sweet

+NZunboxing a minor correction we do get ABS and the Slipper Clutch here for the same $3500 price on the D390. What I want to know is we have a major heat buildup in traffic, any changes to the fan design to push the heat away over there?

Over $11K where I live.

He said 4500.. the 4999 was a mistake I'm assuming, OR he could have possibly have haggled down to 4500 from 4999.

Uk £4,499

Vincent Snoeren RS555000 in nepal la!

+Vincent Snoeren INR 200000

+Vincent Snoeren Philippines P290,000 since 2013.

+OG Jabroni Or experts that like small bikes.

+Cal Moto agreeed. Have you ridden the 690 duke? Im only 5'9" so im having trouble finding a bike that has a low seat hight. Taller Bikes just arent comfortable to me.

+OG Jabroni I'm 5'9" as well and like the 690 Duke. I'm looking forward to riding the new and updated 2016 690 Duke.

+Simple Reviews Yes, i thougt that nobody knows it , normally if something is from austria, everybody thinks its from germany :) im from austria ^^

+Simple Reviews so dont call me german ^^

+Simple Reviews i dont know, but there are many people who think that there is no differnece between an austrian and german

You're totally right :D

+david 0412 same shit like when people from the United States call Mexican any other latin person, lol

dlb83082 That's right.

dlb83082 its rev-limited to 8k, so thatd be pretty difficult.

I own one here in India. Yeah it great for the roads and traffic here. And I yes the limiter in India is 10500. 8000 for the first 1000km.

Mark Brankin You must have a defective one because it makes max power at 9500rpm - wiki that shit! Duke 390

As I said not over here. It's limited to 10500. Not the only duke 390 in India.

+Majd Dasoki but then again everything is overpriced here

+Majd Dasoki even the hookers?

cuzimaluzer777 indeed

+cuzimaluzer777 lol

3300 here ;)

+Andres Mogro My bad....I can be a dick at times:( I sell most of these bikes to experienced riders that want a something small and light.

The other Austria;)

but the engine still made in austria (zylinder)

Correct.

@@calmoto9073 not correct...Made in India

I've been riding this way for decades and have never hit anyone, been hit by anyone, or hurt anyone. What the fuck do you know?

It doesn't take a genius to see that you drive like a fuckin idiot. Not to mention you probably broke ten different laws.

Get over it you busybody.

Cal Moto Good one. You've got a real talent there. Try not to kill anyone today, fuckin clod

I'm glad you're thinking about me; I don't think about you at all.

A work around for a red light.

India;)

You, and your grammar, suck.

Lol yes it dose . But my grammar will not get someone killed . It will only piss off grammar Nazis with small wieners > Lmao . Cheers mate be safe out their .

Lmao .