Query Approved

Hi there.. Ex 2003 (Blue) Hoodibaba!! owner here..

From what I understand, Mangalore happens to be on the sea coast (i.e. low altitude) and Bangalore is set at a slightly higher altitude. The higher altitude at Bangalore will lead to rarification of air (= lower atmospheric pressure) as compared to Mangalore. This will cause less air to go inside your carb and will result in a much richer mixture i.e. lower fuel efficiency. You can confirm this by checking the colour of your spark plug and you will surely find it to be black in colour (which in effect means you are running too rich). The solution to this is to get the air fuel ratio adjusted by some experienced mechanic and make it leaner by just 1/2 a turn.

But this is only part of the explanation. Such minor changes in altitude will not cause such high changes in FE. The drop can be further explianed by the much higher + slower traffic in Bangalore as compared to Mangalore (I have been to both cities for a few hours only so cannot comment on that properly but its something I observed.) which will lead to stop-start type riding and effectively much lower FE.

Oh never knew all this.. will definitely get it checked by a experienced mechanic.. Thanks for the info

anything else that can be checked for during the service/check by the mechanic?

Love the Pulsar 220 too.. used to ride my bro's blue 220 in Pune.. just amazing even that returns more than what my Caliber does now

Check whether are you being cheated at the petrol bunk

Yeah that is another likely scenario.. Should find a decent petrol bunk near my place..any suggestions from ppl who live near Sony world, Koramangala, Bangalore?

Also, how hard is it to install disc brakes on the front ? i have drum brakes now. Braking is not effective at all!

also , how much will it cost me?

I had the similar problem with my caliber a year back, i used to get average below 50kmpl. with persisted effort with the mechanic solved the problem, and told me that valves were jammed. I don't know what that means, but now i am getting around 65kmpl.

BUMP.

Any updates on how/if possible to install disc brakes at the front? in My Caliber 115