Kyu nahi, aapki bhi baari zaroor aayegi. God is Great with good people :) BTW its an absolute co-incidence that you guys were talking about the brand and I didnt even know about it as I missed out those digests due to too much mail and no time.
It so happened that I expressed interest of buying a bike to my colleague who knows a-z about bikes and has ridden the best of stuff. At that time i knew peanuts about the Brand KTM. Only knew it exists. My choice was between a 2009 ZX6R or GSXR600. CBR's engine and looks not having changed for quite sometime now has made it an outdated buy. Thats when the colleague asks me as to what i need it for ... and I said :- 1) Acceleration 2) Fun to ride 3) Easy to manouver Knowing that 'insane speeds' was never a criteria for me, he suggested that I hop into his car to the KTM dealership just around 2 mts drive from there. Both bikes were attractive, but didnt ride any that day, which is why i posted asking if anyone has got a go on any of them. It started that way :) Lets see now what I land up purchasing ;) Regards, Eric --- In [email protected], Deepak <deepakvdon...@...> wrote: > > Congrats! One lucky chap you. We can just dream sitting down here :D > Maybe if lucky we get a chance to swing it round the track at Chakan > when launched.... Or maybe am dreaming too much ;) > > Regards, > Deepak > > On 3/4/09, Eric <dhan...@...> wrote: > > Hi Friends, > > > > Now that none of us had anything to share about these, I went and > > found a way to get a chance to ride just the Duke 690. > > > > The time came and I was too excited. The bike feels small and lighter > > than a Karizma, but is quite high so shorties may face problems with > > getting used to climbing and getting off this bike. The pickup was > > what I witnessed almost immediately. This one gives you too much of a > > punch to believe its just a Single cylinder 650cc engine! I got used > > to this thing in almost no time and it was superfun riding it > > especially with it loaded with an Akrapovic Exhaust system (I would > > not call this a Silencer lol). Akrapovic is pronounced as Ak-ra-po- > > vich. > > > > To manouver the bike was a breeze and could be ridden almost like an > > RX-100. This one comes with slipper clutch too, so if you downshift > > too much too early, there are still high chances that you've not made > > contact with the ground. The Instrument console on that bike was not > > functional for reasons I'm not aware of, so cant tell at what speeds > > I travelled. But it was fun! > > > > When i came back, I was oogling at the Superduke 990 that stood > > peacefully when I finally made up my mind to try out that monster too > > just for some added fun and feel. Knowing that I am a karizma rider > > who never even tried a 600 before, they were reluctant, but since > > they saw I was fine with the Duke, they handed me the keys of the > > Superduke. I started the bike and ......... that Exhaust note sent > > shivers down my spine. I couldnt believe I was going to ride a 999cc > > bike! I got onto this tallie too, waited for the FI to get the RPM > > back to normal after warming up after which I revved ... its like > > something I've never heard before. Offcourse this too was loaded with > > 2 Akrapovic Exhaust Pipes. FYI this brand is one of the best > > performing and sounding dabbas in the world. Costs some AED. 6500/- > > approx for the pair and does not come stock. > > > > i was asked to be very careful as mistaken twists of the throttle > > could prove very unforgiving. I carefully rolled off there at an RPM > > as low as possible just to get the feel first. I didnt want to make > > any mistakes. The first thing I noticed is that the bike sure is a > > bit sluggish at such low RPM's because its not made for that. The > > moment I went up, there was no turning back. Bike has RAW power, > > feels excellent, and though heavy at around 180kgs handles fine. This > > one did feel like a big bike! Then came time for me to take U turn > > from the signal where I must have waited for around a minute. The > > bike does feel HOT during idle. > > > > I was almost back in no time when I felt that now that I'm a bit used > > to the bike, I must take it a bit further as the 2 laner was empty > > too. It gave me a Maddening pickup and I was doing 130kmph in that 2 > > laner in almost no time without knowing it!!!!!!!!!! Now thats the > > fastest I've done on a bike and it was time to remind myself that I > > need to slow down even though the monster didnt quite seem to feel > > like doing so. In no time i was back to its home. The horn reminded > > me of the Karizma's stock horn though this was a bit better. > > > > The rest of the day passed mostly with my eyes shut still imagining > > me having a ball on the bike. > > > > Cost of :- > > > > 1) Brand New KTM Duke 690 (2009) 65 BHP - AED 42,000 > > 2) Brand New KTM Superduke 990 (2009) 118 BHP - AED 57,000 > > 3) Brand New KTM Superdule 990 (2008) 118 BHP - AED 53,000 > > > > These prices can be negotiated upon a bit. > > > > The superdukes also come in an 'R' version which means they get a > > black bike with ORANGE chassis which looks a killer. It also has Race > > oriented suspension, exhaust headers, a more powerful engine @ 130 > > BHP and I think carbon fibre body too. > > > > A must mod for all owners is an Akrapovich kit. You'll know why when > > you've heard it. Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch? > > v=GYaqxBUtGQo > > > > Readers inputs welcome. > > > > Regards, > > Eric > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device >
