Judge the Ride : KTM RC390 and RC200 Launched in Malaysia - Part 2 : Technical Specification

Hi readers, as promise from my last post here are some review for the KTM RC series bikes! KTM RC200 engine is 1,995 cm³ displacement with 24hp and his twin brother RC390 is 373.2 cm³ displacement with 43hp - 1-cylinder 4-stroke, water-cooled engine. Both bikes equipped with six-speed transmission (manual), projector headlamp, LED tail and both fitted with the 300mm and 230mm disc in the front and rear wheels. The instrument meter come from Duke franchise and very tidy yet reliable on poviding clear vital information during intensive ride.

In handling department, RC390 was inpired by his big brother - RC8 with WP Suspension Up Side Down fork and WP Monoshock shock absorber meanwhile RC200 is more into budget bike with WP Suspension 4357 fork and WP Suspension 4618 EM absorber but it is still competitive set of equipment to be consider. I was informed that for Malaysia version, only RC390 equipped with ABS and this is a bad news since there are ABS version even for RC125 in other regions.

RC390 come with black and white color scheme meanwhile RC200 come with all black with market price for RC390 - RM 27,500 and RC200 - RM 16,888. You can refer my previous post here for the launched price. I will do a ride test sooner or later, stay tune..

As promised, below are the technical detail for the 2 new launched bikes,


RC390

Credit to KTM Malaysia site

ENGINE :

Design	1-cylinder 4-stroke engine, water-cooled
Displacement	373.2 cm³
Bore	89 mm
Stroke	60 mm
Performance	32 kW (43 hp)
Starting aid	Electric starter
Transmission	6 speed, claw shifted
Engine lubrication	Forced oil lubrication with 2 Eaton pumps
Primary gear ratio	30:80
Secondary gear ratio	15:45
Cooling system	Liquid cooling system, continuous circulation of cooling liquid with water pump
Clutch	Wet multi-disc clutch / mechanically operated
Ignition system	Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment

CHASSIS:

Frame	Tubular space frame made from steel, powder-coated
Fork	WP Suspension Up Side Down
Shock absorber	WP Monoshock
Suspension travel front	125 mm
Suspension travel rear	150 mm
Brake system Front	Disc brake with four-pot brake caliper
Brake system Rear	Disc brake with one-pot brake caliper, floating brake discs
Brake discs – diameter Front	300 mm
Brake discs – diameter Rear	230 mm
Chain	5/8 x 1/4” X‑Ring
Steering head angle	66.5°
Wheel base	1,340±15 mm
Ground clearance (unloaded)	178.5 mm
Seat height (unloaded)	820 mm
Total fuel tank capacity approx.	10 l Unleaded premium fuel (95 RON)
Weight without fuel approx.	147 kg

RC200

Credit to KTM Malaysia site

ENGINE:

Design	Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, spark-ignition engine, liquid-cooled
Displacement	1,995 cm³
Bore	72 mm
Stroke	49 mm
Performance	19 kW (25 hp)
Starting aid	Electric starter
Transmission	6-speed, claw shifted
Engine lubrication	Forced oil lubrication with 1 rotor pump
Primary gear ratio	22:72
Secondary gear ratio	14:42
Cooling system	Liquid cooling system, continuous circulation of cooling liquid with water pump
Clutch	Clutch in oil bath / mechanically operated
Ignition system	Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment

CHASSIS:

Frame	Tubular space frame made from steel tubes, powder-coated
Fork	WP Suspension 4357
Shock absorber	WP Suspension 4618 EM
Suspension travel front	125 mm
Suspension travel rear	150 mm
Brake system Front	Disc brake with four-pot brake caliper
Brake system Rear	Disc brake with one-pot brake caliper, floating brake discs
Brake discs – diameter front	300 mm
Brake discs – diameter rear	230 mm
Chain	5/8 x 1/4” X‑Ring
Steering head angle	66.5°
Wheel base	1,340±15 mm
Ground clearance (unloaded)	178.5 mm
Seat height (unloaded)	820 mm
Total fuel tank capacity approx.	10 l Unleaded premium fuel (95 RON)
Weight without fuel approx.	137.5 kg

Judge the Ride : KTM RC390 and RC200 Launched in Malaysia - Part 1

2014 is an exciting year for KTM Malaysia due to the launched of 2 Super sport bike segment recently. These are new flavor to be tasted by the Malaysian aside of existing KTM's naked bike segment which has catch attention here since a couple of years.

RC390 and RC200 both was successfully launch here in Malaysia on 16th September and the price also have been exposed during the event.


I will provide more update on the technical specification and may be a test ride review in my next post.
Stay tune...

UPDATED - Click here for Part 2.

Judge the Place : Farm in The City

Hi readers, I know it quite some time that I'm updating my blog. It's 2014 and hope this year can give me motivation to be frequent blogger. Without further delay let's jump into my new review - Farm in The City, Seri Kembangan.

Credit to Farm in The City Facebook

Farm in The City (FITC) which I will mention as FITC throughout my review is located in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. It has a unique concept of free cages and all animal can freely roam the natural made compound which I believe one of the kind in Klang Valley or even in Malaysia. Below is the location map for FITC. The parking space are quite limited during weekend but you still can park outside the compound and no parking fees being charged.




The Entrance fees are RM30 for Adult and RM25 for children below 12 and children under 90cm can freely enter the "farm". Operation hours are per below:

Monday : 10am till 6pm
Wednesday - Friday : 10am till 6pm
Saturday, Sunday, : 9.30am till 6pm
School/Public Holidays

Hours	Mon: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wed - Fri: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sat - Sun: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

In the "farm", you can freely fed and pet the animals, they also provide unlimited animal food here! My kids prefer FITC compare to the Zoo Negara since they can have close encounter with the tame playful animal and their caretakers are also very friendly to explain and demonstrate the animal abilities. They are quite number of animal here, to name a few they have giant tortoise, deer, raccoon, goat, fish, rabbit, birds, iguana, snake and so on.

Do bring drinks and hat for your children and suggested to bring hand sanitize because you will have many interaction with the animals. Anyway, you don't have to worry since there are adequate amount of hand washing station throughout FITC.

Below are some of the pictures I can share with you guys. Enjoy!