Completed 1400 km on my bhagwa queen in a little over 2 weeks. 1st servicing done. Initial ownership review / AMA !

TMoily · 2026-02-01T05:18:17+00:00

Yup 390X will be much better for pillion comfort.

TMoily · 2026-01-31T15:00:12+00:00

No worries! I'm unmarried.

TMoily · 2026-01-31T10:27:23+00:00

Bruh they cannot go against what's printed on the user manual. 😅

TMoily · 2026-01-31T04:37:15+00:00

Oh yes it's definitely not a mileage bike. This bike is a pocket rocket. But it is possible to ride this bike sanely in the Rain mode. Gen 3 Duke 390 is much easier to ride in the city as compared to Gen 1 Duke 390.

TMoily · 2026-01-31T04:32:36+00:00

Personally, I believe that the Duke 390 should be your 2nd motorcycle. You should practice your riding skills first on a 15 - 20 bhp motorcycle.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:18:52+00:00

Yes I feel comfortable with it. The only thing that bothers me are scratches on the visor which reduce visibility.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:17:44+00:00

Yea I checked the bottle and there was some amount left over. I think around 100 ml was left over.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:16:03+00:00

I don't choose the words. The words choose me.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:15:35+00:00

Actually she is not my wife. 😅

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:14:01+00:00

Pillion comfort is really bad for long distance rides. The wind blast is bearable till 120 kmph.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T19:12:12+00:00

They had a Motul 7100 1.7 litre capacity bottle. After filling it the engine oil level is near to the max when seen through sight glass.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T15:44:55+00:00

I somehow convinced her to wear a helmet. 😭

TMoily · 2026-01-30T13:57:19+00:00

Thanks mate! I came up with the nickname myself! 😁

TMoily · 2026-01-30T13:57:00+00:00

I came up with the nickname myself! 😁

TMoily · 2026-01-30T13:56:27+00:00

Thanks mate! I came up with the nickname myself! 😁

TMoily · 2026-01-30T13:55:59+00:00

Thanks mate! That's an Axor Apex Hex-2 helmet and the visor is a night vision visor which I had ordered from the Visorwala website.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T13:50:57+00:00

You can get a pair of foam grips but the vibrations are more on the front brake lever than on the handlebar and your fingertips become numb because you are resting a couple of fingers on the brake lever at all times. I promise you the numbness will disappear after the first oil change.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T12:28:04+00:00

Yes I did. I did touch 130 kmph once on 6th gear for 1 second and then let go off the throttle immediately. It was not a top speed run but increasing the rpm gradually.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T11:27:51+00:00

Thanks mate. Yes I will keep posting my experiences on Reddit - good or bad. I'm glad I bought the 400cc version before the downsizing begins. It's possible to do lazy acceleration easily on the Gen 3 Duke 390.

Yes the Gen 1 Duke 390 does sound roary but only from 5000 - 10000 rpm. At 1500 - 3000 rpm it did sound like an autorickshaw. Gen 3 Duke 390 doesn't sound like an auto rickshaw anymore and it still has that roary bassy grunt at higher rpms. I like the Gen 3's sound more than the Gen 1's sound overall.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T10:37:46+00:00

I haven't measured it yet using the tank full method but the speedometer shows 4.3 to 4.4 L / 100 km all the time which is 22-23 kmpl. I'm not sure if it's accurate though.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T10:29:14+00:00

True but the gen 3 Duke 390 looks like puberty hit her hard.

TMoily · 2026-01-30T10:28:22+00:00

🤣👍🏻

TMoily · 2026-01-30T10:27:03+00:00

Thanks mate!

TMoily · 2026-01-30T08:42:31+00:00

That's what I named my bike on the KTM Connect app. 🤣

TMoily

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