Hi Guyzzzzzzzzzz... after the wonderful info from the XBHp my bike wonders me lot.. now i have done 850 kms, i am going to give 1st service.. now my question is what Oil i have to change whether it is castrol or Shell... another one what is the help of Oilcooled engine is have to change that oil also in first service...

Stick to bajaj dtsi oil or buy 2 cans of motul 30004T oil [15W50] till 2.5 on the odo or till 3k.

Hi Guyzz.. i have done my 1st service last week.. now my bike performance is good, but sometimes its get hard to shift the gears.. now i am riding my bike around 50 - 65kmph only.. what i have to do get my engine run smoothly.. i have taken my bike speed upto 80kmph only.. can i increase the speed now is it the right time??? because last month only i bought and done 1200kms in odo...

Change to motul..ensures the bike runs smooth.
Preferred for Bajaj engines also.
I think you must be using the regular SC oil which is Bajaj DTSI 10,000. It is one of the crappiest oil ever made. The reason for hard shifts is because of this cocunut oil put in engines.

I have attached the list of motul oil grades in the link.


Have gradual increase in speed limits, Everyday try to increase the speed by 10kmph of the previous day. Let the engine smooth out easily. You are free to take it to trips too buddy!

hi buddies,
for new bikes please follow runin seriously. the future of the bike depends on it.
stick to mineral oil till atleast 2500km.
you can use bajaj oil or motul or valvoline.
after that you can upgrade to semisynthetic.
follow an early drainage intervale for your engine oil during the first 2500km. might be hard on the pocket but it ensures the life of the engine as well as keeping the gear smooth.
do not use aftermarket air filters as piper cross or k&n.( personal recomendation)
upjetting or bigger bore will void the waranty dont do it unless u want your bike joeled.
i use a 220 dtsi for 2 years no problems till now. have done 148km/hr with juice left( was scared going above) i get a sane mileage of around 42km/l
my bike pulls effortlessly at 4krpm at 5th gear at 67km/hr
take good care of your bike. 220 needs a lot of care and attention and affection.

Just stick to motul 3000 4T mineral oil [15W50] till 2.5 k on the odo u can feel the difference in your bike regarding gear shifts,smoothness & refinement just after draining that dtsi shit & loading with motul mineral oil.

Hi Guys,

I have done almost 1300 on odo.
During 1st service the svc was putting valvoline oil which I changed to DTSi 10000 oil on recommendation of a xbhpian ( who was there for his bike svc ).
Initially the bike was butter smooth. I did a small ride which involved driving in rain and little muddy water. After that the bike has become a little rough. The gears are hard, but only in low speed when in speed it shifts easily. It may be because then I just click instantaneously. There are some vibrations overall and some sound from rear. I suspect that some mud may be doing this. I am planning again a long ride ~300 kms. Will be visiting svc tomorrow. Should I go for oil change now or is it ok with DTSi 10000 ?

I occasionally drive at 80 kmph for 30 mins or so. Can it harm the engine ? Its not crossed the 2k mark yet and I drove when it was ~800 kms on odo

Please suggest guys..

-Ankur

Hi Guyzz..

I have small problem araising in my 220... problem is when i was 850km in odo i took my bike to get long ride i drive it in 70 -80kmph for 20 kms it superb after my frnd wants to drive my bike i just gave him to ride my bike.. now i am getting one sound from engine some unnoisy.. i went to service centre and shownd to them they told there is a problem in Load gear and not to worry that it was udjastabable.. before adjusting my bike get low speed even i drive fast.. after adjusting the load gear its returnd to the company's mode and drive it fast also.. now i am getting the problem repeated is this normal or have to check again and again.. plse help..

Hi guyzzzz...

Now a days i having some problem in my bike.. i have done 4000kms and i touch 130kmph in my bike after second service.. now my problem is when i am starting my bike i am hearing some broken sound in engine, there is no pulling also in my bike.. broken sound only hearing on low RPM at 1st & 2nd gear also.. its completely slow down my bikes performance.. i have given it into the service centre they told that some compresser tube to be adjusted and if adjust means it will be fine.. after adjustment also i am getting the same problem...

plse tell me what i have to do..

My experience on my 220 f

Most of these problems are standard Bajaj niggles. The gear shift problem occurs between the 1st, 2nd and neutral only. Rest all is good. Thats all i can say from my experience of about 7500 Kms on my 220 F. Im sick and tired of the numerous problems on my bike and might sell it off. The build quality is just too poor.