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Well....took the 890 out for about 100 miles today....all street. About 10 miles into the ride my rear brake locked up and I didn't notice and rode on it for about 5-10 miles. Rotor is now discolored by the carrier and i think the pads are probably toast (lot of grinding), going to call the dealer tomorrow, not sure if it is the same issue that happened on the 790, but i would think they would have fixed it considering there is an open recall. I pulled over and pulled the plunger out of the master and the caliper released, but I believe the damage was already done.
Also the clutch lever gave out twice out because the cable lock nuts came loose, and now i cant adjust it enough to get a good friction zone.
Fun bike, but these mechanical gremlins have me a bit concerned
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Oh yeah...my fuse blew on my heated gear at around the same time so I felt it stop working and smelled something burning and pulled over to find that the rear had locked up...that kinda day....but oddly enough...still had fun.
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yup...R7 described them like that...the euro bikes generally have quirks and issues
not engineered like an under stressed/long service interval Japanese bike
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Is the 890 also assembled in India?
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Is the 890 also assembled in India?
I don’t think so
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I think the 390 is the india bike
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I'm curious how you are powering your heated gear. I use my trickle charger cord with its inline fuse. I use an adapter cord to the Battery Tender plug. Works great! Also SWITCH OUT BATTERY BOLTS to locking washer MXer style bolts. I had my battery bolts loosen a couple times and finally went with the locking style washer/bolt
I once had my Ducati 996S rear brake heat up to the point the pads burst into flames when I pulled over. The cherry red disk and flames had me freaking out. I looked around and there about 25 feet away on the curb was a tossed 1/2 full bottle of water. I grabbed and ran to the bike and dosed the rear brake and the flames subsided, cooled and ended the drama. A true WTF moment.
The good news is that this type of stuff that happens right away on a brand new bike is probably due to a bad part (rear caliper) from a supplier. (not an issue with assembly) Warranty work will cover it and hopefully get the bike to the point it's just normal maintenance.
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I'm curious how you are powering your heated gear. I use my trickle charger cord with its inline fuse. I use an adapter cord to the Battery Tender plug. Works great! Also SWITCH OUT BATTERY BOLTS to locking washer MXer style bolts. I had my battery bolts loosen a couple times and finally went with the locking style washer/bolt
Can you post a picture of these? Thanks!
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Can you post a picture of these? Thanks!
These have a lock nut washer in them. Probably could go to hardware store and just get that washer...
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https://www.amazon.com/Scooter-Batte...99823812&psc=1
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That was quite the first ride...
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That's what mine look like right now. Thanks!
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I looked around and there about 25 feet away on the curb was a tossed 1/2 full bottle of water. I grabbed and ran to the bike and dosed the rear brake
Hah, you totally dumped pee on your bike!
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I once had my Ducati 996S rear brake heat up to the point the pads burst into flames when I pulled over. The cherry red disk and flames had me freaking out. I looked around and there about 25 feet away on the curb was a tossed 1/2 full bottle of water. I grabbed and ran to the bike and dosed the rear brake and the flames subsided, cooled and ended the drama. A true WTF moment.
Water on a brake fire :eek:
Lucky there wasn't more drama!
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Hopefully KTM doesn't tell you what they have told various 1290 Super Adventure owners; that the owner caused the brake overheating by accidentally resting their foot on the rear brake pedal.
KTM's are ridiculously fun. Unfortunately KTM dealers are by and large utter garbage.
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KTM's are ridiculously fun. Unfortunately KTM dealers are by and large utter garbage.
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Hopefully KTM doesn't tell you what they have told various 1290 Super Adventure owners; that the owner caused the brake overheating by accidentally resting their foot on the rear brake pedal.
KTM's are ridiculously fun. Unfortunately KTM dealers are by and large utter garbage.
That is absurd. The dealer came and picked up the bike today. Hopefully this gets resolved quickly
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I think the 390 is the india bike
I heard all of the ones with the exception of the large one (1290) have moved assembly to India, but that was from a friend. It should say on the bike where it was assembled. My Ducati Scrambler was assembled in Thailand as was my CRF250L
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I heard all of the ones with the exception of the large one (1290) have moved assembly to India, but that was from a friend. It should say on the bike where it was assembled. My Ducati Scrambler was assembled in Thailand as was my CRF250L
The 790/890's were originally slated to have production moved to China (CFMoto) in 2020, but that has since been pushed out. The only bikes that are built in India are the 390's from what I understand.
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Are the 790s getting nixed? Have they already been? That could pose an issue for the lightweight guys racing these against SVs.
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Are the 790s getting nixed? Have they already been? That could pose an issue for the lightweight guys racing these against SVs.
Yeah I believe the 890 is a direct replacement for the 790 in both the Adventure and Duke models. The last year of the 790 is 2020.
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So just a 2 year run for the 790? bikes and parts could run out fast. Or guys will start de-stroking 890s.
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The 790/890's were originally slated to have production moved to China (CFMoto) in 2020, but that has since been pushed out. The only bikes that are built in India are the 390's from what I understand.
Jewcati can just check the label on the bike - it should say where it was assembled. I am curious more than anything. I have two VW's, one assembled in Germany and one in Mexico. I cannot tell the difference.
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So just a 2 year run for the 790? bikes and parts could run out fast. Or guys will start de-stroking 890s.
Apparently dealers are making some decent deals on 790s due to the change over to the 890. Maybe Noel would have some comment.
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Well happy to say I just hear from the dealer. Free play was not adjusted properly from the factory and Ktm is covering a new rotor and pads.
Happy with that outcome.
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I wonder how close, or how many worlds apart the 790 Duke is compared to the older BMW F800s.