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hello the guys welcome protein Oswalt
welcome to my first fried review of the
2020 KTM Duke 390 the br6 model which
gets the quick shifter plus which means
to get plushness up shifts as well as an
auto clipper which means clutchless
downshifting
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let's see whether the overall right feel
has changed the power and torque remain
the same so our gear and off we go
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so hello there guys welcome to Dino's
Walt I'm here to give you a quick-fire
overview of the 2020 bs6 KTM Duke 390
now it gets the much-awaited
quickshifter plus that's the major
upgrade that this bike gets have already
done a detailed walk-around of the both
the new colors that are offered for the
duke 390 be a six model this is one
color this is the grey color matte gray
color which looks nice and classy
another color is the white and orange
scheme which looks nice and bright and
vivid so the new colors look appealing
for me I like this new matte gray color
it looks nice and classy with the orange
wheels see exposed trellis frame comes
painted in orange the Bolton sub frame
comes painted in black and now giving
you a quick overview it's been launched
at around 2.5 3 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi
the power and torque remains more or
less the same 43.5 PS of max power and
maybe 37 Newton meters of max torque can
confirm that by visiting the official
site and checking the official specs you
also get a massive 320 mm front disc
which offers super bite initial bite and
super feedback and great confidence the
aluminium swingarm not only looks
beautiful it does its part and offering
brilliant handling and Swift agile
character it adds on to that by offering
superb stability the split steel trellis
frame offers rock-solid stability and
handling characteristics to the bike now
talking about the design it already came
with a well ahead of its time design
with the Super Duke 1290 inspired
styling the headlamp looks like the
scalpel the 790 Duke and you have the
chunky inverted upside-down front fork
that offers super front and feel from WP
suspension yet Metzeler tires you get
the sport tech emphasis these tires come
with the speed rating edge which means
it can hold good up to 210 km/h I wish
they had offered the W rating tires
which can hold good up to 270 km/h the
tail lamp looks nice and when laid out
the handlebar is perfectly positioned
nice and wide offers a comfortable
riding posture perfectly aiding this are
the ideally positioned rider foot pegs
and the comfortable saddle that offers
more than adequate room for the rider to
move around I mean the pillion seat is
easily accessible as well by ladies and
it has decent amount of room on offer
such that if you want to go touring with
your friend you can on this machine and
this is what defines this machine the
versatility I mean you can use this on a
day-to-day basis you can take it to the
track and have a whole lot of fun and
you can take it out for touring because
it has decent cruising speeds up around
115 220 km/h and offers rock-solid
stability all around get dual channel
abs with the super motor mode which
means you can switch off ABS on the rear
wheel you get this split LED headlamp up
front with different lighting elements
which kind of reminds me of the general
grievious from the Star Wars franchise
it looks absolutely futuristic and it'll
look that way even fires down the line
talking about the shock absorber at the
back yes you have a good quality shock
absorber and the right quality is nice
and plush it's not too stiff nor is it
too soft you get a good cover for the
rear shock absorber which prevents the
dust from accumulating in there and
overall the engine is tried and tested
and a trusted and proven one it offers
stellar performance and decent economy
that will not you know drive a hole in
your pocket
so overall the heating management is
better is what I can feel after riding
this for quite some time now and the
refinement is better with the bs6 update
this machine is so perfectly equipped
that you can hardly find any fault with
it you get adjustable levers to adjust
the clutch lever as well as the brake
lever as per your finger reach here you
have the B s6 sticker clearly indicating
that this is a B s6 model
switchgear is beautifully laid out and
the TFT console the color TFT console
has always been a showstopper and it now
gets the ABS on/off switch I mean you
can switch to super moto mode by getting
into motorcycle getting into ABS and we
can switch to super moto mode by just
clicking over there or you can get back
to Road mode which activates the dual
channel ABS so getting into the menu if
you're wondering that the quick shifter
plus thing is not showing up well that's
because the engine is turned off so now
in neutral let's start the bike you can
see now as soon as we get into the
motorcycle settings so the quick shift +
icon comes up only when the bike is on
so don't get confused and you can turn
it off or turn it on as per your
personal preferences and you have the
abs settings as well as I told you
earlier so you have all the other
relevant info being included in the
settings the blue through the display
theme the shift light the clock
everything else so this is about the
speedo special thanks to KTM begum paid
for allowing me to ride this bike and
share my first ride impression of this
motorcycle you can call the number
appearing on the screen to get the exact
on-road price here in Hyderabad for this
machine so overall what has always been
one of the best value for money for
positions has now been made even better
by KTM by offering the quick shifter
plus so next coming up next is my first
ride impression so let's dive straight
into that the five chains
light and agile and nimble as always and
yes
the quick shifter works flawlessly the
down shifts work well but the only thing
you need to note is that it does doesn't
work with the throttle wide open see it
gets stuck but when you grip the
throttle it works immediately so that's
one thing that slightly disappointing
for us hardcore enthusiasts because a
quick shifter is meant to work with the
throttle wide open but anyway
kudos to KTM for giving us almost
everything we always wanted now this is
the 2020 bs6 KTM Duke 390 which comes
with quick shifter plus an unheard-of
feature in the entire segment
I am proud owner of the Duke 390 2017
model which got the Super Duke styling
and it was an amazing ownership
experience no major glitches or more
major problems that I had faced as an
owner myself and the perfect proposition
became has now become even better with
the inclusion of quick shifter class
with the BA 6 update the power and talk
remain the same that's a great thing
that they pull it off and inclusion of
quick shifter plus is like the icing on
the cake so the new paint schemes also
look stealthier more classier and more
premium than before and everything else
is like spot-on the riding posture
riding ergonomics doesn't get better
than this like it's perfect for track
use force daily city commutes and for
weekend rides and for touring so it's
like the perfect all-round the machine
and it looks the part I mean looks
absolutely menacing with the supposed to
do with the super duke inspired the
styling and you get the same headlamp
for the 790 as well so people from far
off can't make out whether you are
riding the 390 or the 790 so that's a
good thing and this new Madrid color
looks really classy you also have the
white and orange
which looks a lot more attractive and a
lot more I catchy but this one is like
more stealthy oh and looks at class
apart and everything else the are you
have the quick shifter on/off setting
right here if you get into the settings
you have motorcycle you have abs and you
have quick shift Plus which is
clutchless upshifting as an auto clipper
which means clutchless downshifting much
it and yes we also get the ABS with the
supermoto mode so let me show you that
quickly ok again getting into motorcycle
bring into ABS long press run supermoto
may not long this is just single present
supermoto mode is on which means you can
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here that we can pull off drifts of
power slides like that and you turn on
dual channel abs
and now the way will will not lock up no
matter what the initial pickup has also
increased that's a good thing so let's
take it up to 60 km/h and see I'm on the
fix whoa
the front wake of a super bite and
feedback and it's a massive 320 mm unit
it's supposed to offer that I'm so glad
the breaking is just as much as
confidence-inspiring
as the Sten our performance that this
machine has on offer so it doesn't get
better than this this is the perfect
upgrade that the I can call it the
scalpel if I may because although it's
not the 790 but this is sharp and
precise in terms of handling and you
know cornering stability and high speed
stability this is the perfect upgrade
that the machine could get the scalpel
in terms of exclusive character it has
an offer for stellar performance and
brilliant braking so it does get even
better with the 2020 ba6 upgrade the
initial torque is better the
acceleration is nice and clean the
refinement is there the no hint of
vibration whatsoever so that's what we
always hope for and so glad KTM have
delivered on all fronts and made an
existing firecracker of a motorcycle
even better by offering the quick
shifter plus
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