Ridden past them in 2x Milton Keynes, Melton mowbray, Northampton, Buckingham, Leicester
Spotted another black duke 790 this evening near southwark. Bat style bar ends, bell helmet, the ol xl moto course backpack, giggles and high fives were had, any of you lot? :grin:
so the choices in order of cost to improving brakes
Pads approx. £30
SD Master cylinder £240 about half price on ebay
Brembo Calipers £600 again about half price on ebay
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Hahahah yep, that was me, welcome aboard
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Couple of brake discussions on the go
https://www.790dukeforum.com/forum/586-790-duke-aftermarket-parts-accessories/146-mods-10.html
https://www.790dukeforum.com/forum/161-new-members-introduction/298-new-member.html
How you enjoying the bike?
sorry to read of your issuesThanks buddy.
Cheers for that also.
I love the bike but i've had issue after issue with it unfortunately.
Day one arrival the front brake light switch was DOA.
Day 3 I had a leak from the engine casing, ruined my right boot and headers.
Warped front brake disks... got this repaired under warranty quite quickly and was told I was lucky as someone has been waiting 3 months for brake disks to arrive.
Now the current brake disks have warped again.
I don't know how I feel about this. Bike of my dreams and i've put so much money into it its actually kind of a drag now and again with issue after issue.
I love the thing but its been a nightmare.
Hope yours is going well?
sorry to read of your issues
the front brake light switch should have been checked and replaced during PDI its a hydraulic one located on the top of the ABS unit under the tank, no once else has reported this issue.
oil leaks a few have been reported unfortunately, nearly all have been sorted quickly by the dealer network.
no one else has reported disc warpage let alone 2 sets!! I ride hard and 2 up mine are still good after 4000 miles are you running original pads?
I don’t want to mention dealers but it was in London.Sorry to hear about those issues man, where did you get the bike from by the way? As in which dealer?
As like AOT says that brake light should definitely have been picked up in PDI.
You must be giving the brakes quite the work out to warp those discs, haven’t heard anyone else mention the issue yet. Are they the stock discs?
Nothing major on mine yet
hiGood morning chaps,
The brake light switch was replaced but I had to wait a few days unfortunately and this was bloody day 1 - strange that this got missed...
Ive used the bike to travel over Europe and I commute on it daily, I’ve done over 4500 miles on it now from new, the brakes have been like this from new and its not making me happy since its been replaced as the same issues are happing again.
Oh I’m quite gentle with the bike, not hammering anything just yet :wink:hi
so your mileage is not much different to mine but you have consumed 2 sets of discs, my original set is still perfect.
either there is a production/quality issue or something about your riding style hammers the brakes
to all forum readers HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD DISC WARP ISSUE ON A 790?
I am curious does you commute entail a lot of city riding?
Oh I’m quite gentle with the bike, not hammering anything just yet :wink:
Commute is about 17 miles each way with not much city riding, because of the warped discs my slow speed control is a bit ****ed unfortunately with judder.
Hi there!Mental, have you/they considered the PP wave discs? I’d try get a free upgrade for the hassle, no harm in asking, worst they can do is say no, at which point I’d probably offer to foot the difference. Worth a punt supposed to be better quality.
Assuming they checked the pads, if they’ve glazed they could be causing issues no?
I've had the same problems as SushiSmell, the brake discs were condemned in mid-August by my dealer, the stoplight switch went in July, neither replacement is in stock yet. I also had the oil discharge from around the gearbox sprocket but I think that was coming from an accumulation of chain lube under the sprocket cover.
KTM's spares and PP supply is useless, I suppose their staff are all working their 'taters off to get the Adventure models out for the show season.
I was told at the NEC show that the windscreen deliveries had been brought forward to Dec but they seem to have drifted back to Jan now.
Despite this I still love the bike though.
Firstly consumer law changed significantly, so you require more patience than you used too.Hi there!
I got the bike looked over by my dealer and they have said to me that there isnt any issues with the front brakes and that they are fine... however I know 100% that they aren't ok in the slightest, i've had 3 bikes from new and it doesnt feel right.
I told them to make sure they take it out and try it with different speeds etc and take it out properly - (I reset the clock and they only done 1 mile as a test which has pissed me off).
I don't know what to do here now, where would I stand? (any advice would be great)
Id certainly be interested in a FREE replacement with the PP ones but I shouldn't have to fork out cash on something I didn't want to upgrade anyway.