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  • Originally posted by ASSASSIN07 View Post
    Hi all,
    Does any one have a reliable information for FE (Fuel Economy)? I am having a varied responses from the ProBiking Showrooms Attendants.
    30-35 max! That too on sedate riding.
    Expect 25.
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    • Originally posted by ABikerAtHeart View Post
      30-35 max! That too on sedate riding.
      Expect 25.
      Ahem. The Probiking guy is claiming it to be ~ 35-40. When i ask him about the sources, he says "internet"! I hope its not a grape wine or a cyclical error where everyone is claiming what they hear from others.
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        Originally posted by ASSASSIN07 View Post
        Ahem. The Probiking guy is claiming it to be ~ 35-40. When i ask him about the sources, he says "internet"! I hope its not a grape wine or a cyclical error where everyone is claiming what they hear from others.
        No one know exactly what is the mileage is ... It's all speculation .... people say 25 ... some others say 35-40 ...

        We need to wait for the first bike to come out and then we will know the actuall milege

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        • The information i got from the guy who attended KTM camp, who is from bangalore pro biking showroom. If you rip it it will give 20-25 kml. Normal riding 30-35 kmpl.
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          • Originally posted by J K View Post
            congrats...! to both of you

            Had a test drive guys?
            Thanks a lot!
            yes i had something of a TD, rode it for some 5-6 mins, it seems nice, only thing i din't like was the gear shifts. they are a bit tacky and make that weird sound, neutral was a bit hard to find as well.
            It does have a lot of power! thrusts you back with just a flick of the wrist.!
            It was revving till 11k rpm, could have been 11500, not sure as it was hard to make out the small digits depicting rpm.

            The person who handles bajaj in North and East India was also there, when i asked him about the rev limiter, he told me that the rev limiter would kick in at 7500 rpm for the first 1000kms and after that it would be removed!
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            • Originally posted by Abhishek2255 View Post
              The person who handles bajaj in North and East India was also there, when i asked him about the rev limiter, he told me that the rev limiter would kick in at 7500 rpm for the first 1000kms and after that it would be removed!
              He must be talking about the running-in

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              • Originally posted by shamanthnv View Post
                The information i got from the guy who attended KTM camp, who is from bangalore pro biking showroom. If you rip it it will give 20-25 kml. Normal riding 30-35 kmpl.
                Ok. Nonetheless i booked the bike today! Thnx
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                • Originally posted by Abhishek2255 View Post
                  Thanks a lot!
                  yes i had something of a TD, rode it for some 5-6 mins, it seems nice, only thing i din't like was the gear shifts. they are a bit tacky and make that weird sound, neutral was a bit hard to find as well.
                  It does have a lot of power! thrusts you back with just a flick of the wrist.!
                  It was revving till 11k rpm, could have been 11500, not sure as it was hard to make out the small digits depicting rpm.

                  The person who handles bajaj in North and East India was also there, when i asked him about the rev limiter, he told me that the rev limiter would kick in at 7500 rpm for the first 1000kms and after that it would be removed!
                  What !!? Are you sure about this !? This is something different than discussed previously...

                  @ MG: Please comment...
                  Originality is the art of hiding your sources...

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                  • Originally posted by glider99 View Post
                    yesterday i went to see the bike here in goa. thanks to your post i was aware of the tank shape and you are absolutely right, for me it just fits. i am 5'9". anybody taller the knees might touch.

                    anyway, the only think i did not like about the bike is the shape of the tank. on all the pictures of the bike on the net i had not seen a single picture from the tank from top so i was a bit surprised that it is so bulky. it looks somehow odd and more like a enduro bikes tank. also it looks rather big and then on the other hand it has rather less capacity which is not so nice engineering.
                    glad i can be of some help. these finer things are missed out in official reviews.

                    Originally posted by Rahul.Gvli View Post
                    What !!? Are you sure about this !? This is something different than discussed previously...

                    @ MG: Please comment...
                    yes, even here in pune probiking, they told me the same thing. the revlimiter setting can be changed by service people and will be kept low till running-in and then raised to 11500 RPM.
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                    • Originally posted by inder.cool View Post
                      He must be talking about the running-in
                      Do you want to say that the rev-limiter will be "removed/won't kick-in" once run-in period is over..!?
                      Originality is the art of hiding your sources...

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                      • ??

                        Originally posted by Rahul.Gvli View Post
                        What !!? Are you sure about this !? This is something different than discussed previously...

                        @ MG: Please comment...
                        btw how can they remove the revlimiter ??

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                        • Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
                          yes, even here in pune probiking, they told me the same thing. the revlimiter setting can be changed by service people and will be kept low till running-in and then raised to 11500 RPM.

                          OKAY... Clears my doubt..
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                          • Originally posted by Rahul.Gvli View Post
                            Do you want to say that the rev-limiter will be "removed/won't kick-in" once run-in period is over..!?
                            As per his statement
                            "The person who handles bajaj in North and East India was also there, when i asked him about the rev limiter, he told me that the rev limiter would kick in at 7500 rpm for the first 1000kms and after that it would be removed! "

                            I'm guessing that showroom guy didn't know what is rev-limiter, and must have got confused and thought that the person was asking about running-in period of the bike.

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                            • That is a smart thing to do to avoid future servicing wooes!
                              There goes MotoMan running in

                              It is very much possible to do so if the ECU is a reprogrammable one!
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                              • Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post
                                That is a smart thing to do to avoid future servicing wooes!
                                There goes MotoMan running in

                                It is very much possible to do so if the ECU is a reprogrammable one!
                                Sorry to speak out of turn but I got to know that ECU is reprogrammable.

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