Two bikes, one 390 Duke badge: the 349cc or the 399cc R?
@host_390duke · 1 week ago
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Standing in the showroom last Diwali season you could point at two orange Dukes that look almost the same and cost about 62,000 apart. That gap is the GST line we already pulled apart here, and now it has split our own badge in two.
The case for the cheaper 349cc one is simple. BikeDekho's launch story says it gives up 4.5 PS and sits on the same frame, same TFT, same brakes. On a Sunday ghat run I doubt most of us would feel it.
The case for the R is track days. Autocar's listing credits it with fully adjustable WP Apex suspension, and once you start chasing lap times that adjustability matters more to me than the horsepower.
Mine is the 399, frame sliders and all, so I am biased. Vote in the replies: R money, or save the 62k for tyres and entries?
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