2018 KTM Duke 390 | First Ride
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1mph = 1.6km/h so just think of km/h as a percentage of 60mph
GREAT review (as always). Please, please review the Duke 790 as well!
I'm little bit confused -- On your video the 390 was super positive. But your scores are pretty poor for this bike?The ergonomics on this bike were very comfortable but on your score Body Position: 3/10
The 390 is really great but you put 48% for the ranking
Not sure how to interpret that.
wich one between the RC390 and the duke 390. this is the question
Does this bike auto shift lol?!
"I hope I'm not speeding"
*Gets overtaken by trucks*
Literally every single one of them!
Bro....this bike does just fine on the highway. Coming from commuting on a Ninja 300 to now having the 2018 Duke 390 for a couple weeks it does WAY better on the hwy than my old Ninja 300. Plenty of passing power in 6th gear. I cruise around 75mph which is 10 over the speed limit in CA anyways. It never feels like it's working too hard or revving too much. I've topped it out at 104mph and I'm 6ft 230lbs. Great all around bike. It surprised me just as much as it surprised you on the test ride. Off highway power is probably the best for the less than 400cc class bikes its just always eager to go. The parallel twins want to be revved higher to get going where the Duke just rips right away.
He’s on a brand new bike. I wonder if it still has KTMs transport lock on?
I wanna get a 2024 model coming from an MT09. Reasons for going smaller is long lol.
@@Brian_R6yep I’m selling my MT09 to do similar. Will probably buy a cheap second hand 390 until the new ones release early 2024 in my country. That way I’ll stay have something to ride over summer
I'm also 6ft and I'm curious about riding this bike for say two hours non-stop? How do you find the positioning and comfort for say a two hour max non stop ride?
@@MrBinkzi have bought 2024 duke 390 makes 46hp and 40nm torq best bike for commuting and crusing on highways it gets launch control aswell..
I got a 2017 390 Duke back in February as my first bike and it’s been amazing. I commute on it daily - 15 minute commute with no highway. I’ve since put a Yoshi slip-on and fender eliminator on it and it’s now even more incredible looking and sounding. Highly recommend this bike.
Also, the styling changed from from the 2016 to the 2017, not 2017 to 2018.
You came through for us on the Duke390!!! Thank you Chase!
That headlight looks like it fell off the intergalactic spaceship.
Thomas Taylor more like a vagina😂 (I own a 390)
@@kevinlyartz9971 You dirty boy. You bought it for the vagina look didnt you!
I dig it. Something about that KTM orange
The 2017 and 2018 duke 390 are same bike pretty much except colors and radiator fan guard on left side leg. I have 2017 duke 390 and I live in rural area and have to drive mixture of gravel roads, rural roads, mountain roads, city streets, highways, and freeways, to get anywhere. Nearest grocery and fast food is 30 minutes away. This bike handles it all great, very flickable and nibble. The freeways do get a little breezy (naked bike after all), but have no issues crusing at 75-80 with enough power left over to overtake when needed (top speed of 100+). Also getting average of 75-80mpg. Pretty sweet bike, highly recommend.
Nick Ricketts better brakes on the 2018, larger disc.
2017 has same breaks as 2018, previous generation duke (up to 2016) had smaller disc
Just checked one of the 2019 models out at a dealership that is one of the only KTM dealers in the state. He had me almost completely sold on it over the Ninja 400. Then I sat down on it for a while and looked at the tech and parts. Then I watched this. Now I’m completely sold on this bike
can you update us with a 1 year owner review? is it reliable?
Finally found this video review from a guy that know something about bike, dang when i search duke 390 video its flooded with lots of indian reviews
Welll I mean ... it's sorta made there ...
Haha lots of ktms are manufactured in chakan india and exported especially rcs and duke's.india is like 2nd home for ktm after austria.
you must be white
@@BF703 and you must be indian...
@@BF703 and you must be indian...
Been riding for 6 months on the Duke. Commuting on hwys too. I love it and the ABS has saved me at least once already.
5:13 "Hey, is that Chase? Should I go talk to him? ...nah It's probably not him."
(left mirror)
Us Canadian subscribers appreciate the km/hr. ;)
India too
Tried this bike during the weekend. Rode it in the city. Amazing. Fell in love right away.
Just got my 2020 390. Sitting right now it has 9 miles on it. Can't rev past 7k for 600 more miles for break in. So far I'm in love 😍
I pick up my 2018 ktm duke 390 on Friday I CAN'T WAIT
hey, have you got it? Whats your opinion about this bike? I guess i will buy one, im so confused
@@BigmonPresents well take it... Ask me anything if you need
@@joel0214 depends on where you live... In certain places of India it is quite costly..
What is your 8 month review of the bike? 😊
I was waiting for the moment Chase figure out that this bike has built in Bluetooth and you can connect it to your phone, answers calls and change you're music on the fly with the left hand comands. Knowing how much of a tech fan he's I'm 100% sure he'll love that 😂... Sadly he never played too much with the menus to figure that out 😅
William Marriaga yeah... Why didn't he figure that out. Chase , have someone explain you about the bike before dude... Btw I got mine in Orange and I love her a lott😍
The bluetooth can be bit hard to find/figure out.
The worst possible thing to do while riding a bike in the city is to hear music or answer calls...in fact to stay connected while riding goes the opposite way about bikes at all, which is to integrate yourself with the machine and the environment at the same time!
PROfessionalNOTNIS how is it going atm? I'm stuck between KTM Duke 390 or Yamaha mt 03
@much - this guy is talking the hole time while driving, so why not take a phone call, or listen to music, especially when you on your way to work.
You called this the "best looking small displacement bike". I agree! I think it is also the best looking of all the dukes including the super duke. KTM really did a wonderful job designing this bike.
thanks for the honest review. Getting back into the bike game this year and honestly this might be the perfect bike. I live in Chicago so I need something smaller but has a enough power to let me navigate the city and I think this might be it.
KTM is always unique in its styling and I love it. Great review Chase!
Finally this bike! I have been waiting for so long for you to make a reaction to this bike.
Just bought a new 390 Duke yesterday and I absolutely love it!
Woah another first ride!!! I am really such a fan of youuuu chase.
Good to see ktm go with the superduke look on this one. Great review as always!
Bought the 2018 last November (2017). It's a great bike to learn with, as it's very forgiving. I haven't rode much highway, but this thing is great for 40-60 minute commutes. It can easily get to 100 MPH, unless in head winds (with a weighted backpack). Now that I've gone TFT screens for speedo/Techometer/next song selector, I can't go back to analog. The only issue I had was the TFT screen's clock won't stay set when you turn the bike off. Other than that, a real awesome bike to start with!
Second.
first of the second
Didnt realise the video was new i was the 3th view, damn you walter!!!
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Don't change your music while riding like this fool 😂😂😂😭😭
I heard sloppy seconds tastes like semen ...
I have the 690. Awesome bike. But the new 790 is A MACHINE!!! Love it.
Hope to see a video of that soon.
Lee Trevarthen
790 drinks fuel like Bear Grylls drinks his own piss.
To my 16. birthday in August I will get a 2018 KTM duke 125! Can’t wait 😊
Hyped!!!
You will love the Duke 790 for suree !
Glad u did first ride on this bike
Hi there, Romit from India and a proud owner of the Ktm Duke390 2017 version.
1) Yes 100kmph is 62mph.
2) The KMPH can be converted to MPH from the settings and also it’s got RBW
3) Actually both the RC390 and KTM D390 are similar in terms of performance. Both do 0-62 mph in around 5.5 secs and will max out at 107 mph/172 kmph (speed gun reading). Exactly like you said it, it’s brilliant on the technical sections.
That bikes name is ElbowWhoppaTuni
The Kleb hey jimmyyy...
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Hey Jimmy
thanks for this video.. I was waiting since long
exactly!!! this era is sooo good with all the technology from gadgets to cars moto everythung. its so good to be alive
I've been riding the Duke 390 in the UK for a few months now. It's definitely one of (if not the) best bikes in this price point.
I've been commuting with it too and I can safely say you won't have any trouble on the highways although the lack of windshield is kinda annoying as you noted and at highway speeds, the wind really messes with you.
Overall, if you are looking for a commuter which can do a bit off adventure and even some light off-road, I'd definitely recommend it. Although, if you travel on highways a lot, I'd recommend getting an aftermarket windshield.
Thanks for the ride man. Have always been interested in the KTM and how it rode on the highway. Don't know if i could pull the trigger on one to be a daily. I recently started putting work into my channel, if you get bored give it a look and give me some pointers. Ride safe brother.
What a video!!!!!!!!! Love it ... Great job, great bike review
It also wheelies great. Plus tech-wise, has throttle by wire as well as what you mentioned. Great review btw.
Finally! Such a great review sir. 👌🏻
That's my bike!
I love that bike.
Everyone needs that bike.
can you update us with a 1 year owner review? is it reliable?
I was waiting for this one. Thank you.
I cut the small tube out of the can and it sounds amazing now. Also made a tail tidy for it which looks amazing! Great positive review mate.
Took a KTM 390 (with a tiny added windscreen) on the highway several times, and its okay. Enough power once broken in and out of travel lock. Even with nobby tires, it did great! No problem, and took it on a 10 hour trip from Salt Lake Citiy area down to souther Colorado where Ihad to go through New Mexico. Fun tirp. Bike did well with me (a heavier guy), and a couple of saddle bags and a rear bag.
very informative and well put together!
15:48 The redesign was actually done in 2017. The only difference between 2017 and 2018 are a higher idle RPM radiator and the small metal plate you saw to reduce heating of your leg.
love the first rides keep it up gritz from belgium
thanks man u just helped me decide what bike im getting for a first bike
Every time I look for a motorcycle, I look for your channel first chase!
Most honest review ever, period!
I've watched this review about 8 times now LOL I want this bike so bad! LOL
Hmm, please do Husky Vitpilen 401 and 701 next, very looking forward to those bikes...
FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! THANKS MAN! WAS WATING FOR IT
We commonly think of a commuter bike here in New Zealand as something ridden in an urban environment with a small bit of highway use. So the 390 Duke fits that to a tee really.
Same for us in the UK,I'm sold.
Agreed, commuter equals 15-50km. Not long highway trips.
Queensland Aussie here. Needed a commuter to get from 1 side of Brisbane to the other, so bold as brass I took a 790 duke for a test ride, got back and had a chat to the sales team when the bloke said, bear with me, take this 390 for a quick spin. Threw me the keys and said go. I got about 300 from the shop before the decision was made. I saved $5000 and got the 390. My 1 hr 15 minute commute is now 20 minutes. Never going back to a car for the ride to work. Lane splitting and lane filtering is an absolute dream easy on the 390. Front at the lights every single time.
Great video! Very informative!
I fell in love with my 2017 KTM DUKE 390!!!!
I use this as a commuter bike, I commute from Camas WA to Hood River OR 5 Days a week. Love it. Also love my Bluetooth connection so I can skip songs and answer calls without lifting my hand from handle bars
I love the KTMs! Coming up: Duke 690 and 790?
i just got mine...i had the same reaction like you @timestamp 3:15, smiling from ear to ear the whole way home from the dealership, whoaly shit what a nice commuter bike the Duke390 is!
I'm excited for the SuperDuke now :)
got a 2020 and i love it, its like a supermoto and a mto7 had a baby. i added a power commander, 48t sprocket, airfilter, and full exaust and she is a totally different bike now. power wheelies all day in 2nd and clutches up pretty easy in 3rd now, also way more pull in 4th and 5th gear which previously were pretty sluggish. The sprocket is definitely the best upgrade though, i did that first and it makes it so much pokier and i didnt really lose any top speed. the dukes are awesome, i should have a 790 early next year, i can't wait!!
Chase, you can connect your phone to the dash via Bluetooth. Get notifications from the phone onto the bike screen while riding.
There are ktm power parts too, akrapovic exhaust, petal discs, race sprockets. Taller wind screen and handle bar wind deflectors.
Also, the kmph can be changed to show mph on the dash on all ktms.
I REALLY agree with what you think about the Duke 390 nice vid M8
I used to own a duke 390! I loved it, only thing I would add is ktm maintenance. The first service for me was $500.... kinda high considering the bike is just over $5000. Another problem is after the 390 I had a hard time “growing” into a bigger 650 bike because the output on the 390 is so high (respectively). My new bike is the Z900 for that reason... 390 puts out about 42hp and the Z650 puts out 60... not really something to “grow into”. Solid review Chase!
Drake Riggs z650 puts 70 plus bhp n stronger torque, big difference
It would be awesome if you could do a review on the cbr650f and/or 2018 ninja 650
First bike and it's incredible! I have the 2017, same exact bike though
Hey Chase quick question. Did you lower any of your R6's? And how tall are you? I'm 6ft. The guy before me lowered my R6 and I'm thinking about putting it back to stock.. better handling, can soften suspension .. more clearance for having a second rider without bottoming out etc.
That was an awesome review...
why do you get those crappy indicators in the us?? in europe we get led indicators with every ktm that comes with led lights
I love the ad for the BMW Rider Academy. The stuff they are fighting to ride over is stuff that a Rokon could do in high range as easy as riding on a paved road on a normal bike.
Hi, I was wondering, do you use a slider or whatyamacallit when you do the intro shots where you show the bike?
What's you're height? I'm curious about riding this bike for say two hours non-stop? How do you find the positioning and comfort for say a two hour max non stop ride?
Are the KTM in the USA a CBU unit or CKD unit? Is it assembled there or imported? Was wondering because of the price difference relative to my country!
love your videos, the edits along with the game changing blog post and epic montage's!
I'm just glad to see people enjoying the blog posts. We put a large amount of time into making them so it's good to see them used.
How are the engine issues? I want this bike for my next upgrade but those issues make me hold back
Chase how many Kilometers/Miles did i have when you rode it. Because when it it hade its first service it fells like a different bike
Does the 390 duke sound like the 125 duke? im thinking of getting a 390, i've been riding a 125 for 3 years now. worth it?
getting back into riding should i get this or the new ninja400 ..i love the duke but ktm reliability issue were never good
Nice review.
I just bought one of these here in the UK (after watching this video) and taking delivery next week.
Looking forward to it! Been away from bikes for 12 years and this is just what l am looking for.
I'm in the UK too,riding all of my adult life,57 yrs now but still looking for something else,looks like I've found it and seriously considering buying one.
I am a similar age to you.
My last bike was a Z1000 back in 2004.
But l wanted a lightweight fun bike and this fits the bill.
I also have bought a 1980 Honda CB250RS and that’s great fun to ride as well.
Lotusdriver I think we both know the outcome ?I think I will be making enquiries Monday morning.
Best to get a test ride and see what you think. The bike is not a low rev thumper like the old British singles, you need 4,000rpm showing really, much under that it clatters and shunts if you are not careful.
It likes to rev!
Although mine’s not run in yet. I am told it improves once run in.
THANK YOU FOR EXELENT VIDEO AND REW.....
15:27 "Would ya just look at em?" hahah
I laughed out loud.
heard that ducati's exhaust and thought it was the duke's and got really excited for a sec
JakeFromStateFarm what are you wearing?
I swore i would never again wear khakis
just remove the side mounted exhaust and it sounds like a ducati ✌️
I put a LeoVince LV Pro Carbon on mine with the dB killer pulled.
I'm torn between the KTM Duke 390 and th Yamaha MT03. Have you ridden both? Any thoughts?
The exhaust is actually ok after around 3k kilometre the exhaust note changes and pops a lot. The power also changes with more use
Pradyumna Adhikary the power increases or decrease?
Yousef Deeb Yousef Deeb It increases. According to another commenter who owns this bike, after breaking in the redline increased from 6500 to 11500 rpm, so quite a significant power increase.
@@barnabasjuhasz it does
Hey chase we want you to do a review on the aprilia rsv4 or any aprilia please
Y it's not a good commuter ?
Is it better than R3 and BMW G 310R?
The display does soo much more. Should have had a quick run down before filming so you can discuss in video. And they should have told you about the break in period red line limiter. Tail tidy is first step for sure. Not too sure about the big mirrors arms too. More color choices would have been nice too. But thanks for finally doing the 390 DUKE.
Wrong blog post link, also in the right blog post you wrote 2017 Duke 390, but the one right is the video, this is the 2018 model ;)
is riding set comfortable ?? what is the leg position.? comfortable for cruser ?
Are you going to review the Duke 790?
Now after the Duke jump on a KTM 300 2 stroke supermoto review and compare?
A 390 duke or a 696 monster for first big bike? Worried I’m going to go with the duke then a years time regret getting the monster.. what you think guys?!
Will you ever do a first ride on a cruiser? something like a Raider, VROD etc?
Did you see the 2017 honda cbr250rr...that bike looks awesome...and they are fast too
Awesome bike and video! First time rider here. All I need to know at 3:15 - "I am now recommending... Holy Shit!". Classic!
Is it okay for 5'6 height man?
I live in the suburbs do you think this would work there.
Holy shit.
Color LCD sold me. I want it now!
sir u forgot about one thing. this bike also have a Bluetooth connectivity option by which u can connect your phone to it.The TFT displays the name of the contact when someone calls u. U can answer or reject calls by using those buttons on left.
Test the 690 duke as well!
Man, I have been obsessing over this bike for the last two months. Thanks for doing this first ride chase. I walked into the dealer last week with $6200 thinking I was going to be able to afford the 2017 model, only to find out that the dealer adds 1100 dollars for freight and admin fees. I was short 150 dollars...I had no idea. Looks like I’ll have to wait a couple more weeks
So that's $6350? Go for it, that's almost $100 cheaper than it is in Europe. And I imagine it's a lot more easy to come by this bike over here.
check other dealerships, being that the 2017 model is a leftover model from the previous year, you should try to negotiate and do not mention you have cash. Water them down as much as you can then offer them a certain cash on the table take or leave. Have had success with trying to negotiate for my R3
Ship from a different dealer. I got a 2017 otd for 4500 in oregon, plus 300 shipping to me in utah
Brad Carter In India I got it for 4000 dollars(270,000 INR) last week since it's made here.Feeling lucky😊😊😊
I probably should mention that 6350 in Canadian money. And yeah I had 6200 cash in my pocket and he wouldn’t budge. He claimed that the 150 dollars was literally all he was profiting from the bike. Even after the discount that Ktm offers for last years model. Also I live in British Columbia so there is a provincial tax as well amounting to a total of %12