KTM BIKES Advantages - GREAT fun riding ( High Revving ). Disadvantage - Quick wear and tear ( NOT Reliable ). SO, Riders It's your Decision... Whether to Choose KTM or go for other Bike's companies... DON'T WORRY : You have many options.. MY ADVICE TO ALL : Go for " any " JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES eg. YAMAHA, HONDA, KAWASAKI, SUZUKI etc. had already earned Respect, name and fame for RELIABLE engines and SMOOTH riding.
Hi. I believe these issues are much common in KTMs and Dominars. Never heard about these issues with Yamaha R15 or CBR250 😐 I've seen even 2008 Yamaha R15 engines running successfully without any engine oil and coolant mixing issues.
Very informative ❤️ continue this series. It's very nice listening to you both 🙏 Tarun is OP ❤️ we want him in this channel. Make vlog of his workshop n all.
Vikas, thanks for this. Technical podcasts are very informative, and appreciate you sharing his number. Have been following Tarun from his RU-vid channel, glad to see him come this far. Good luck to you and best wishes to him. Keep it coming.
I have recently changed my liquid coolant. But the level always Differentiate. When the bike is warmed and heated up the coolant level will be near max. And when the engine is shutt off and leave for it to cool the level goes back to between min and max.. is this a concern..?
my habit was , be it RX100 or CBR 250 ... it used to take it off from saddle stand or centre stand.. then push it front and back for few mtrs, then start it
I recently added powertronics to my 14 model d390 and has an akropovic full system will that be a problem I'll won't do daily rides on that I'll only do short rides on that motorcycle
At how much km intervals should we change engine oil in D400 ? At how much km intervals should we flush coolant ? At how much km interval should we adjust shim ? When should we change all the gaskets and oil seals so that coolant and Engine oil doesn't mix ?
Oil and oil filter change should be done every 7500km or 1 year whichever is earlier(company recommended). But if you can afford it, then it's better to get it changed every 5500-6000km this interval is better suited for our country Coolant should be completely changed every 2 years Tappet check at 3 service and then every year from then but sadly for KTM engines to do this job comfortably the engine has to be lowered so KTM service centers do not do it in India. From statistics it can be seen that KTM engine's coolant pump seals fail after 20000-25000km so even if it doesn't fail its better to replace it as a preventive maintenance. Ive personally done this job even though the seal of my 390's engine did not fail. Nowi don't have to worry for another 20k km. Just as added information. Air filter change every service or atleast every year, Fuel filter every year, brake oil change every 2 years atleast and suspension oil every 2 years.
Mine is Duke 200, my coolant level is getting low after i ride for about 250kms. Coolant is not leaking from anywhere. Also the engine oil is not mixing...it is still red in colour.Have changed the coolant seals once. what will be the issue. Please reply Vikas Sir.
Every 250 km the coolant dropping is a normal phenomenon for KTM'S. This happens on my 390 too. Just remember to keep topping up the coolant and checking your oil level. If your oil level is steady with no chage in colour then your engine is running fine.... Also as a preventive measure chage the oil seal every 20-25k km.
If you see the coolant bubbling in your coolant reservoir then it means your cylinder head gasket has failed or your cylinder head has cracked or you cylinder has cracked. If you see your oil colour chage to a milky chocolate colour then it means your coolant is mixing but that can happen not just because the pump seal broke but because of cylinder head gasket damage too.
Good morning Vikas and Tarun ji....please talk about the bore and crank issues of KTM engines at or after 40000 km, when you have time....Thanking you in advance Dr Ram
I have a 2019 Ktm duke 390 bs4. I have completed 25k kms on the motorcycle. I am facing oil burning issue. When I top up the oil it consumed 1.2lts. So please can you help me find what is the problem with the bike (Proper service is done on the scheduled service interval )
Quite helpful podcast...I had an issue last service wherein the boy at KTM service who was washing my bike, to clean my chain opened the front sprocket cover but jet sprayed all over with the hose without the bolts 😢 started the engine and to clean the chain, all I could do then was to change the engine oil, though haven't faced any issue for a week now but will that affect my bike later cause high compression engines are fun but gets damaged easily too. Could you please educate us all about this issue too that has forever been bugging us KTM riders.
Gixxer 250 the underrated beast in the Asian Market. Old school guys know what to buy interms of value for money. Most bikes are hyped up in the Market today for lifestyle and looks but engines are not great at all. Great info Vikas!
Yes, people regret after running for a few years, but to whom will they tell their sorrows? But RIP to those fellows who start racing to Gixxer 250 with ktm and r15 thinking its a regular Gixxer 155. 🤣
Hi Vikas, I have a KTM 399 adv, 22 model, the thing is I have to top up my oil about every 1200 kms by 150 to about 200 ml. There is no oil or carbon on spark plug or silencer, is this ok? I keep topping up, is this an issue? KTM guys say it’s normal.
If bike is parked at night for 9 10 hours and people are concerned about warm up engine next morning but why it doesn't go same if bike is parked at day in parking in office hours for sale amount of time? Why they don't need to warm up engine after parking bike for same amount of time? Because in both situations engine components are dry due to oil being in below surface
Although know and follow all the cautions mentioned but for general views it's a very informative video. The points mentioned are very crutial but people tend to not follow and eventually messed up their KTMs and later blame the company for being fregile
Dear Vikas, I'm Lenin from Thrissur, Kerala. I ve a question on decarbonising for my bike. My bike is Bajaj Avenger 220 street 2017make model. It clocked 52000kms, it had crossed 17k kms when I bought it from previous owner. Last week I got it decarbonised at town side service center with all sophisticated machine over there. After it was done ,I got PUC, pollution test for my bike. When compared with PUC report of last year I saw a drastic change in emission in PUC of post decarbonising. Carbon monoxide, other emission came down to minimal numbers. But I didn't find the bike to be as fresh as decarbonising advertisement claimed. My questions: Should I get my bike decarbonised in every next 7k or 10k kms or after next 20/30/50k kms? Will decarbonising give longer life to 4 stroke bike? Some people say, high performance bikes like R15,ktms need decarbonising. Bajaj Avenger doesn't need it. Decarbonising dealer asked me to come for decarbonising in every 6000kms .Wham to listen to? Bajaj company didn't tell to decarbonise. What is the truth.
Sir i have big problem with my 2016 rc 390 iam suffering from 1 year with engine problems 😥😢 and putted my bike in both KTM service centers..from 2023 last year..still not solved my problem and they wasted my time up to 1year...and so much money😢.. non knowledge buggers not fixed bike..iam tired now with this stress... please help me vikas sir please..give me good mechanic number or details or give this tarun bro details..you said he is expert in engine rebuilb..very noob service doing in all ktm showrooms.. please help me vikas sir my bike still not solved the problems 🙏🙏 please hell me
Bro I have installed powertronic with quick shifter on my duke. Is it safe to install quick shifters on bikes which company doesn't provide a quick shifters?
Hi Vikas . I have the same bs3 KTM RC 390 like you have. I bought it in the year 2015 and till this date I have ridden my ktm only 7300 kms. It looks brand new till today. As you said that performance ECU is absolutely nonsense then why did you have it installed on your rc 390 ? Please don't think I am being sarcastic. I am just confused and concerned. Please clarify. Big fan and your subscriber 💯❤️
Did you ask someone to hold your bike straight when checking? If yes, then top it up with some more oil of the same grade. If you got your bike serviced at KTM then they will sometimes not put the entire amount. I have seen this first hand when they worked on my bike in Kerala. Also MOTUL 7100 has a problem of vaporising due to heat so the oil level drops of you do long continuous rides. So you have to top it off from time to time. If all of this is not the problem then there must be a crack in some seal or casing which is causing the drop in levels.
Hey vikas… i have been contemplating on installing the powertronic fuel x pro module on my 390 adv. To compensate for the lack of low end torque. Basically what it does is it dumps more fuel engine runs richer. Is it a good idea? Brutally honest opioid
One delhi based youtuber installed fuel x pro on his duke 390 to improve the low end torque but he didn’t notice any improvements to the low end torque. Towards the end of the video, he said it was a total waste of money
