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KTM 390 Duke and RC 390 now on MRF Rubber

October 5, 2020 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

The KTM 390 variants have always run on imported Metzeler tyres, much to our delight, however the bikes are now being shipped with MRF hoops.

Ever since their launch, the KTM 390 Duke and RC 390 have always run on sticky Metzeler Sportec M5 tyres, while the smaller-capacity siblings made do with Indian-made MRF rubber. Now, with the Austrian brand claiming difficulties with importing the German tyres to India, even the KTM 390 Duke and RC are being shipped with the MRF Revs C1 tyres found on their smaller-capacity siblings.

KTM recently announced now liveries for their entire RC range, but swapped out the tyres without any official announcement. Indian import restrictions and supply chain constraints are probably responsible, but there has been no word from the manufacturer about whether this tyre swap is a make-shift arrangement for the time being till they sort out their supply chain issues, or of this is a permanent shift. We expect there has also been quite a bit of cost saved by switching to an Indian tyre manufacturer, but none of this is being passed on to customers, with no price cut being announced.

Expect more info as soon as we have it.

Filed Under: KTM, Latest News, News Tagged With: 390, bike, duke, India, KTM, latest, Metzeler, mrf, new, rc, Tyres

KTM RC 125 Teased Before Launch

May 14, 2019 by Team Bike India Leave a Comment

The new KTM RC 125 officially teased before its launch in the Indian market in June.

KTM RC 125 [Read more…]

Filed Under: KTM, Latest News, News, Upcoming Launches Tagged With: bike, India, June, KTM, launch, new, rc, RC125, supersport, upcoming

KTM RC 200 Launched in Black

June 21, 2018 by Team Bike India Leave a Comment

New black colour variant for the KTM RC200

KTM have released a new colour variant for the RC 200 model, now giving customers an option of a white variant or, the just launched, black variant. [Read more…]

Filed Under: KTM, Latest News, News Tagged With: 200, bike, black, colour, India, KTM, new, new launch, news, racing, rc, white

KTM RC 390 and RC 200 First Ride Review: Orange Days Ahead!

January 31, 2017 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

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We hustle the recently-launched KTM RC 390 and RC 200 around Bajaj’s test track

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Filed Under: First Ride, Review Tagged With: 200, 390, bike, First, India, KTM, latest, launched, new, Orange, rc, Ride, Track

KTM RC Range Launched

January 19, 2017 by Joshua Varghese Leave a Comment

KTM RC Range Launched Web

Post a few minor upgrades, the 2017 KTM RC range has been launched. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bike, bikes, India, KTM, launch, new, news, rc, sports

KTM RC Range to be Launched on January 19

January 12, 2017 by Joshua Varghese Leave a Comment

KTM RC Range to be Launched on January 19 Web 1

 

Post a few minor upgrades, the 2017 KTM RC range is ready for launch. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News, Upcoming Launches Tagged With: 151 Newton Meters, 200, 390, bike, India, KTM, launch, new, rc

Top 10 from Expo 2016

February 14, 2016 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

Top 10 from Expo 2016_TVS Akula 310 RaceSpec_Product Only

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Filed Under: Blogs, Idle Chatter Tagged With: 10, 2016, 213, 310, Africa, Akula, Aprilia, auto, bike, BMW, delhi, Expo, G, honda, India, M1, motor, Motorrad, NAVI, R, rc, Rossi, show, Street, Ten, Top, triumph, TVS, twin, V, Valentino, yamaha, YZR

Different bikes, different brushes

October 17, 2015 by Aninda Sardar 2 Comments

Being relatively new to the idea of different bikes for different purposes, we Indians often tend to look for the same things in different motorcycles. Here’s a closer look

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Filed Under: Blogs, Idle Chatter Tagged With: 1000, 390, 650, Aninda, bike, blogs, bonneville, cbr, ducati, duke, F, honda, India, KTM, latest, mahindra, mojo, rc, RR, Sardar, scrambler, triumph

Ready to Race: KTM RC 390 and RC 200 Road Test Review

April 15, 2015 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

KTM RC 390 and RC 200 (8)

The fully faired sport motorcycle trend is a relatively recent phenomenon. Yamaha were the first to deliver a purpose-built small-capacity sport bike in the form of the R15 a few years ago and then Honda gave us the CBR 250R and then 150. However, KTM have probably given us the first set of bikes that are genuine sport bikes that make no pretension to wanting to be put to commuter use. Here’s our take on the RC 390 and the 200 [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Review, Road Test Tagged With: 200, 200cc, 390, 390cc, bike, cylinder, Fully faired, India, KTM, latest, launched, rc, review, road, Single, sportsbike, supersport, test

Race-derived: KTM RC 390 First Ride Review

April 10, 2015 by Aninda Sardar 1 Comment

KTM RC 390 (8)

The newly launched KTM RC 390 is the sport bike that India needs. That is how the KTM management described things at the launch. Fortunately, we can tell you if it’s true or not, for we were one of the three Indian publications to be invited to Modena in Italy to ride the motorcycle [Read more…]

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Filed Under: First Ride, Review Tagged With: 390, 390cc, bike, First, Fully faired, India, ktm, latest, launched, race, rc, Ready, review, Ride, Single cylinder, sportsbike, supersport

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