Hairy Posted February 24, 2021 Share Looking into getting a Duke/RC390. Anybody have any experience on them?KTM CT have this one for sale at 50K with 18000km https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/milnerton/2016-ktm-390-duke/1008934275770911107463909 Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 24, 2021 Share I don't know if you are or indeed have to be registered here to see this but this one is going for R65500. http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=256271.0That same bike is on Gumtreehttps://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/durbanville/2019-ktm-390-duke/1008937697100910976102209 Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOMSEN529 Posted February 24, 2021 Share KTM CT have this one for sale at 50K with 18000km https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/milnerton/2016-ktm-390-duke/1008934275770911107463909 Gee, and to think, I sold (traded in for a 790 Duke) mine for R35k and it only had 6000km on it! Didn't realize these 390's are so sought after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 24, 2021 Share That same bike is on Gumtreehttps://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/durbanville/2019-ktm-390-duke/1008937697100910976102209 Seems to be the going rate yes. Lots of low mileage examples around. That one is neat.You do need to check them well though, lots of beginners start on them so I have seen a few now with damage from small fall overs.Looks like a bike people move upwards from fairly quickly.Bigger is better and all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 24, 2021 Share Gee, and to think, I sold (traded in for a 790 Duke) mine for R35k and it only had 6000km on it! Didn't realize these 390's are so sought after.How did she treat you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MOMSEN529 Posted February 24, 2021 Share How did she treat you?I had zero issues in the two years that I owned the 390. Had fun times on it. However, like most smaller displacement bikes, after a while you're longing for something with a little more 'giddy-up-and-go'. The 790, for my use, is the ultimate bike (I don't ride all that often, due to working out of country, so it still puts a massive smile on my face every time I start it!) Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 24, 2021 Share I had zero issues in the two years that I owned the 390. Had fun times on it. However, like most smaller displacement bikes, after a while you're longing for something with a little more 'giddy-up-and-go'. The 790, for my use, is the ultimate bike (I don't ride all that often, due to working out of country, so it still puts a massive smile on my face every time I start it!)Are you that one guy who really works on an oil rig and your cousin is honestly coming to pick up the bike or bicycle that you are buying on line! RocknRolla and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOMSEN529 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Are you that one guy who really works on an oil rig and your cousin is honestly coming to pick up the bike or bicycle that you are buying on line!Haha, almost! My 'cousin' is generally only replaced by my brother or a good mate and I don't know how to use Paypal! Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted February 24, 2021 Share They should have called it the Shovelface I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced. I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. Edited February 24, 2021 by IceCreamMan patches and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted February 24, 2021 Share My son had one.Too small for him.Its a small bike.He eventually traded it in on a BMW 800 Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted February 24, 2021 Share My son started his first job, and is keen on a 390. Will need a well priced one with low kms. Can an (ex) owner perhaps shed some light on service parts availability? I will be teaching him to do his own minor services etc. Steven Knoetze (sk27), IceCreamMan and RoddieJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted February 24, 2021 Share I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced. I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. i guess beauty is in the eye of the beer holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted February 24, 2021 Share i guess beauty is in the eye of the beer holder Look, it aint hte pinnacle of beuaty, not by a long shot . but as a package and its intention i do like it. Full of trickery and by the looks of it a viable alternative to the GS brigade which number in their zillions here. RoddieJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 24, 2021 Share I like it, i like what harley are doing here and the marketing is uber slick...i want to be like kahl drogo and ride a pan america. Lots of clever tech in it too and reasonably priced. I think it will do well. But more importantly is that motor..150 horses is fantastic and harley are going to use that motor in many models. its potentially a peach. I know Harley had a prototype called Bronx,,,think this motor would be brilliant in a bike like that , Bronx was shelved but hope its brought back in some format On another note, busy reading Barry Sheen 1950 - 2003. A biography of when men were men. He came back from horrific injuries in double quick time, smoked 60 a day and even drilled a hole in his helmet so he could have a fag on the grid. men were men in em days. Marketing is definitely something they have done right. Like what other brands can anyone think of with such a diverse cult following. From gang leaders and thugs to middle aged dentists and lawyers to hipsters and everyone in between. Harleys are massive here in NZ. Indian has been trying hard to lure some of the Harley loyals over. Their TV ads contain phrases like "be original" and "think for yourself" etc. But they don't seem to sway too many minds. One thing though, if you are going to get a Harley and bling the hell outta it, you better be a dentist or a lawyer otherwise the tax man and police might discover that you're a drug dealer/gang leader This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted. He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha Edited February 25, 2021 by patches RoddieJ, IceCreamMan and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Marketing is definitely something they have done right. Like what other brands can anyone think of with such a diverse cult following. From gang leaders and thugs to middle aged dentists and lawyers to hipsters and everyone in between. Harleys are massive here in NZ. Indian has been trying hard to lure some of the Harley loyals over. Their TV ads contain phrases like "be original" and "think for yourself" etc. But they don't seem to sway too many minds. One thing though, if you are going to get a Harley and bling the hell outta it, you better be a dentist or a lawyer otherwise the tax man and police might discover that you're a drug dealer/gang leader This bike belonged to the leader of one of the NZ's 3 big gangs (or "motorcycle clubs" as they prefer to be called). Gold plated. His lifestyle drew attention to him and he recently got busted. He also happens to look a little like Karl Drogo, hahaha that "look" looks just like any JHB/Gauteng or Blue Bull supporters bike, car or bicycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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