Hello, congrats on the new ownership.

I cant be 100% sure, but the sound from your video do sound like the radiator fan running. Your fan turns on and off depending on the coolant temperature, where if you're static(or very slow in traffic jam), it will turn on. It shouldnt turn on if you cruise along the highway at above 60kmh.

When the fan turns on, its normal to feel heat on your thighs, as the fan disperse heat off your radiators towards engine area(you).

generally speaking, you should always replace your engine oil(along with oil filter) in time and dont use them longer than recommended. Stick with recommended grade of viscosity xW50(earlier figure doesnt matter).

As rule of thumb,

Mineral oils - replace every 1500km
Semi synthethic oils - replace every 3000-3500km
Fully synthethic oil - 5000km


Its basically the same engine with different block/head with the KTM sibbling, 70% of the parts are interchangeable. NS/RS200 = Duke/RC200, Dominar = Duke/RC390

Apart from the regular oil change interval, keep an eye on major maintenance every 15-25k. If in doubt how to service your bike, refer to your owner manual, theres a schedule that that will let you know what to do at which mileage.

eh my bad, misquoted, noob rank cant edit my post ...

You may disregard the popular myth among the pulsar community where synthetic oils are bad for the engine. Pulsar engine derived from the KTM 200, and they arent made in 1980s.

If im not wrong, its the Komine saddle bag, sold in shopee. Its good for occasional travel, huge storage. But it sags over time unless you fit a sidebox bracket to support it. For daily use id still recommend a sidebox.

yeah man, the premium one goes 3k+ for the givis. And there isnt much options either in the market currently, aside from stuff like Shads. I gave up looking for nice sideboxes haha. They are either not the size i want, too expensive to justify or too ugly.

I did some custom bracket for my "komine" as well previously as i really like how it looks and you can even fit a full face once expanded. While the bracket lasts, the fabric does and turned ugly from sun exposure. At one point i even considered getting the original Komine instead of the fakes thats flooding our market, all in all, i settled with the china V35 sideboxes.



Custom fitted the brackets for an extra touch of tardiness as well

not sure, i havent had a leak on these before, but the V35 do have 2 different versions. Most easily identifiable by the quick release mechanism(new ver), old version is bolted on directly to the bracket. Mine is the newer version.

And yes in term of usability, i guess its pretty subjective, i personally do prefer the side opening style, but i do agree top cover is alot more practical and convenient to use.

yes it does, my vulcan has the givi bracket on it, I swap my boxes over whenever I switch bikes. Plug and play, no mods required.

yeah for sure, do drop by anytime

It would most likely fix it, shifter lever is always prone to drop damage. But you could have attempted to bend it back with long pipes, if you're nearby my workshop, do drop by we'll try bend it back for free.

hello, i think he most probably sold his turn

Let me try answer,

1. Yes its most likely a lemon draw from Modenas
2. The engine is basically almost identical to the KTM390, especially so for the newer D4 UG. Same goes to the fork, brake system, injection system as well as ECU.

While i wouldnt say the bike is flaw free, it certainly still is the best value out there, and so far, there isn't any "unsolvable" issues, at least not that i've encountered.

As for ZZR's turn, yep I did solve the issue(hopefully, as he hasnt got back to me since then), and yes warranty is definitely honored. Just that, different workshops has different method of solving the issue, that includes SC itself and other independent service plus like ours.

Pretty likely a rebranded WP, logo is absent but everything else checks out the same and is identical, heck i've got plenty of KTM customers buying service kits and components from me because bajaj's branding is way cheaper than KTM ones, goes the same for other engine spareparts.

Yes the same leak is present in KTM, a customer got a brand new 390, and took it to the track, literally broke on the spot(seal/fork). Replacing the seals with stock seals won't help, go with good aftermarket ones (ariette).


Nose dive largely subjective, of course you can compensate the dive with thicker oil(15w - 25w). But avoid getting them too stiff, they affect your braking.

ye bro, we open daily, we usually post our off days in FB if we ever have any

My apologies for necro-ing this old thread, things picked up quite abit at the shop and hasnt been lurking around forums in awhile




Duke and dominar UG, while the share the same engine design (90%), rest assured they are pretty much different in many aspects. The largest similarities are in crankcase where almost everything can be pnp swapped in and out of each other, UG has the slipper clutch version of the d390. Block to head onwards, while some still share same design (rod/camshafts/crankshaft), are mostly different, even the piston (same 89mm), but has different ring specs, diff skirt design/length and majorly different oil rings and clearance/torque specs. Heck even the engine weighs different, we did not weight them exactly to the gram, but plopped enough dominar and ktm390s to notice that the ktm counterpart being slightly heavier. Our team members are all able to down a d4ug engine individually, but when it comes to ktm390, extra pair of hands helps.

I would probably say lemon units exist in all make and model of anything, but comparing ktm to in house bajaj bikes, ktm has way better QC and chances of getting a lemon unit is most likely significantly lesser than the dom. This also applies to spareparts, where ktm qc is noticably superior, and in some cases of complex issues with the d4 we had to deal with, sometimes, installing ktm parts fixes it (eg, timing chain).

Also, based strictly on our shop statistics alone, ktm engines wears and last over time much better than the dominar. Hence, the price difference albeit being rather similar in terms of specs, but do keep in mind riding feel is massively different, neither good or bad, matter of preference, usage and application.


Indeed, they are pretty much on a different segment of market, the similarities ends at the engine. Albeit using same forks and brakes, they are tuned differently. Dominar aims for a touring-ish feel where the bike remains pretty steady at constant high speed, while ktm is a lively fun little thing that begs to be tossed around.


one major thing our friend got wrong, is the engine, v1 is single cam, v2(ug) is twin cam and produces approx 5bhp more than the v1. That said, personally i still prefer riding the v1, it vibrate ALOT less, and makes half the noise v2 does. Torque down low rpm feels more pronounced and more engaging that the linear v2 power curve.

literal malaysian 250cc crisis. You get so many people that are "malas/lazy" upgrade license and get stuck behind <250cc, while in reality larger bikes are getting cheaper and 250cc are getting absurdly expensive. IMO, the d250 will inevitably flop eventually imo. Just for the records, since launch, i had less than 5 owners of the d250 that came for service. And just couple days ago i had a teh session with my modenas friends, official SC only had one breakdown case, and also very very miniscule amt of regular service. I wouldn't be surprised if the d250 suddenly gets discontinued, its not that difficult, they can just swap a d4 engine over, everything else is pnp.

ada boss, feel free to drop by. Fun bike RC390, but do keep in mind parts on the ktm, is anywhere between 3-5 times the price of the dominar. There are many misniscule parts that i would suggest owner to use the dominar ones as they are basically the same thing, but when it comes to engine parts, best to stick strictly with ktm.

all in all, putting myself in shoe of a non-workshop owner and also for a new B full license holder, and if i have 15k to spend to purchase a bike, the d4ug(or v1), still remain on the top of my list. Despite all the short coming, 15k BRAND NEW for what you get, is a no brainer. It aint a perfect bike, but the shortcomings is nothing that you couldnt fix. Theres simply nothing better. That said, dont be surprise if you cant keep up with the 250 twins from r25, ninja 250s, these are very different market segment(and heck they cost more), but when down to torque on city ride where theres many stop and go situation, the d4 still remains superior as well as in terms of comfort. This is an honest personal opinion. Personally i dont think cc should be the main factor in deciding a purchase, its what you expect out of the machine, how much you're willing to spend and what you plan to do with it.

Yes its possible, but probably not cost effective and practical, you would need to replace the single channel abs module with the dual, on top of that you'd have to replace the harness socket which will void warranty for sure as there is no way to do so without a pretty intrusive mod, on top of that you'll have to replace the hose as well. This will set you back around RM2000-2500.

But again, personally i dont find rear abs to be appealing at all, in all bikes i owned, i usually bypass the rear abs and just let the front one work. They reduce rear brake ability rather significantly (depending on bike make and abs module, but yes for the pulsar's boschs). In fact most of my d4 customer had their rear abs bypassed.



This post has been edited by Vi Merkz: Nov 25 2023, 01:28 PM

nice write up! If im not wrong your batch wasnt fully local CKD, like the kawa by modenas, engine still comes as a whole unit, while the rest of them are assembled here. Earlier batches are less likely to be lemonades. That said, your bike still lookin great the last time we had the major.

PS : your clutch plates are in stock, and you left a bottle of coolant here

well, the majority of the average consumers are pretty likely to be just brochure warriors, just like how people gets super hyped for the 50hp zx25r. It prolly take quite abit of experience with different type of bikes/vehicle in general to truly understand how powerband works, how torque correlate with hp, cylinder count/cam variant/boosts/gearing/compression/management/tunes and such affects the actual driving/riding experience over a spec sheet.



Or maybe the engineers would claim it to be "safety features" to protect your fuel pump

But yeah, most bikes has the pump installed towards the south of the tank, the lowest rear part of the tank as the fuel would stay there when bike is in motion. In all bajaj bike's, its usually at the center which is pretty odd if you ask me.

now imagine you have 1 litre of fuel left, then petrol station is 50 meters ahead, but 20% incline. You shall experience the true definition of "so near yet so far".

I can relate, imagine the anxiety doing top speed runs on zx10, no fuel gauge

When indicator turns on, i get rekt by 250cc bois

This post has been edited by Vi Merkz: Dec 20 2023, 11:44 AM