RC390

RC390

In the month of September, I took a test drive of the RC390 at KTM Bund Garden, Pune and booked the bike. After months of reading about this bike, and constantly watching the same KTM RC390 video, I had made up my mind to buy an RC390 regardless of a 373 CC bike being my first ever! Talk about a fucking jump-start to the biking life.
IN PERFORMANCE



In a drag between Duke and the RC, the RC managed to finish ahead of the duke only because of its aerodynamic design; the duke rider had to bear a lot of wind blast post 140 KPH. Since this is a single cylinder, expect vibrations when you rev hard and post 7,000 rpm you can sense vibrations in the fairing as well. Though people talk about huge amount of vibrations on the KTM’s, I think it’s quite bearable. If me being a first time biker don’t seem to have any problems, the rest of pros out there can stop being a pussy. To put it in simple words, this bike is different from the Duke but is as big as a screamer on our roads as any bike can get.


Displacement 373.2 cc
Maximum Power 43 Bhp @ 9000 rpm
Maximum Torque 35 Nm @ 7000 rpm
Gearbox 6 speed, claw shifted
Seat Height 830 mm
Ground Clearance 157 mm
Kerb/Wet Weight 166 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity 9.5 litres
Top Speed 179 kmph

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All in all I would conclude by saying  that I love what KTM has given to me. As a working class guy, I genuinely can’t afford a Ninja 300, but the RC fits the bill completely. It’s value for money without compromising on safety, something that no one else can match!