The Keeper thread. Show us yours.

[Neio79]

well mine would probally be my B1h which ive had since 9k miles in 2008









too much has been done to the bike, mss kawasaki have fettled the engine
has ktech fork internals
nitron race shock
hyperpro steering damper
bazz traction control
carbon galore
gilles rear sets


but my new keeper is probally my ktm duke 390
which has had a fair bit of work done....

when i bought it , it looked like this and its white just incase you dont realize



and now it looks like this




as you can see ive changed quite alot not just the colour

now some of you may be thinking i bet its crap , but now its all been set up and the engine played with it is 48bhp in a 125 frame , so its actually quite a mental street bike when it wants to be

fitted a steering damper just for safety

I looked at that when I first got a bike again, I was put off by the lack of BHP, What is it like to ride? Is it fast enough to have fun on on B roads and put a smile on your face? I know KTM ar releasing a 390 R limited to 500 units a year, now that sounds fun.

[terry950sm]

Everyone that purchased the 390 on the KTM forum, have sold them. Not enough power or torque to have fun on.


Same headlamp as my 450sx

[Carbon_ZX6R]

well mine would probally be my B1h which ive had since 9k miles in 2008









too much has been done to the bike, mss kawasaki have fettled the engine
has ktech fork internals
nitron race shock
hyperpro steering damper
bazz traction control
carbon galore
gilles rear sets


but my new keeper is probally my ktm duke 390
which has had a fair bit of work done....

when i bought it , it looked like this and its white just incase you dont realize



and now it looks like this




as you can see ive changed quite alot not just the colour

now some of you may be thinking i bet its crap , but now its all been set up and the engine played with it is 48bhp in a 125 frame , so its actually quite a mental street bike when it wants to be

fitted a steering damper just for safety

I looked at that when I first got a bike again, I was put off by the lack of BHP, What is it like to ride? Is it fast enough to have fun on on B roads and put a smile on your face? I know KTM ar releasing a 390 R limited to 500 units a year, now that sounds fun.

Definitely has enough grunt for that , once you sort the fueling out it's a very fun bike , not designed for the motorway , I'm used to having instant power ,this has it , not as much as some other items , but it can out pace a bandit , er6 and the likes , I notice no difference really between this and my old 640 am other than it's more comfortable , in all honesty it's the most fun I've had on the road in years

[Carbon_ZX6R]

Everyone that purchased the 390 on the KTM forum, have sold them. Not enough power or torque to have fun on.


Same headlamp as my 450sx

I'd strongly disagree with it not having enough torque or power to have fun on , fueling is messy so that needs addressing , is it comparable to a competition spec supermoto no but the difference between a set up Duke 390 and a stock 690 is not as big as you would think(I have ridden the latest one as possible replacement for b1h)