Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

Depending upon how you ride the life of brake pads and tires vary.

If you ride hard, ie. accelerate hard and then brake hard, your brake pads and tires will has less life as compared to the rider who rides more sedately.
The route you drive also has great effect. A person riding 60 kms on open highway will use less brakes than a person riding 10 kms in traffic jam.

So, with mixed riding your brake pad should last a minimum of 7 thousand kms to as long as 20 thousand kms.
The best way to determine is regular inspection. You can easily see how much life there is on your current pads, when its worn out you will see just the metal plate that holds up the actual pad and very little of the pad. You can also request the service center to open it up and show it to you for inspection, when you take it out for service.

The noise from the brakes is not a major concern f the brakes are working as expected. Dust, mud and other things accumulate and cause noise. A temporary solution is to open up the pads and clean them using sandpaper. But the noise might come back in a few days.
My current pad also makes noise, had been doing it since I got it 10 thousand kms ago. Some pads are that way only, friction causes heat and noise. I just ignore it.

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

Hi,

Can anyone advice me how much disc-pad (rear as well as front) last.. I means time for change??

My bike is only completed 2500km and i can see some minor line or sound from rear when even i applied brake...

Delhi traffic.

Any branded disc pad i can use for better braking ,...... please advice separately for rear as well as for front ... how to check originality of that product.

Also how to tackle with gap between the tank pad (placed in front side of the petrol tank) I can see gap in between that plastic part and petrol tank from the top

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

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Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

After 9 years and 46000 kilometers of fuss free ownership, my ride will be serving a new owner, so many happy memories and rides but after getting a new bike she was just gathering dust at home and i was feeling bad neglecting her. Never gave up on me, no major issues, just regular servicing and periodic parts replacement. 180 is a perfect city bike, good acceleration, decent fuel economy and good brakes with a nice sharp bite.
Before giving her away i washed and polished her, i used to do most of the repairs myself so wanted to do something one last time, took her out for a small ride and in the evening handed her over to the new owner, i was feeling a little bit sad when she was being taken away but it's alright at least she won't be neglected. I hope the new owner takes good care of her, and i hope she does too

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

Two different riders, two different rides, two different maintenance styles, both of which works perfectly for them, what more can you ask?
Cheers

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

Is this align properly... I am feeling little bit harshness in gear lever (foot)...any advice

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

2015 Model, have put down 45k's so far, I ride hard as well, other than for interstate runs I seldom use the 5th gear, while overtaking I bounce off the limiter in the lower gears, I don't ride fast though I ride hard simply to have fun, been the same with all motorcycles.

As for 5100 and 7100, literally made no noticeable difference and these were used during the time I was commuting 1600 km's every weekend riding interstate, though with 3100 I felt the gear shifts to be a bit more smoother.

As for 300V, it is not JASO MA2 certified i.e suited for extended wet clutch use being a race spec oil, it is expected to be changed within a few hours/laps of riding and not be be used for thousands of km's.

The Pulsar engine being crude has quite a bit of combustion blow hence it only makes sense to change oil more frequently than keep something for an extended duration, plus there is also oil burning to consider as the premium Motul's tend to vanish when used in Pulsars as reported by users both inside and outside India.

Type of oil does not have an impact on cold starts unless using a mono-grade, which isn't the case I presume.

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

I don't know about the newer models but mine is a 2010 model and for the last 30k kilometers I have been on 5100, 7100 and 300v and you can tell the difference in performance with each one of them. Moreover it depends on riding styles, i like to revv hard, change the gears at around 6k-7k rpm so fully synthetic oil suited my riding style.
But with fully synthetic there was always a problem of cold start in winters, i recommend 5100, not that expensive, gives you good performance.

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

This is a very crude engine, the 3100 is the highest I'd recommend for the same as this engine prefers more frequent oil changes rather than pricier oils.

Personally, the 3 oils that I've found to work wonders on this engine are;

1. Motul 3100 Gold
2. Waxpol Force P
3. Shell Rimula R4 (HDEO Diesel Oil)

I change them at 1.5k km's intervals.

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

To yeah kha tha mineral ???

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Shift to semi synthetic after 2 3 servicings and then to fully synthetic after 10k kilometers to get the best results

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

I had this issue while upshifting to 5th gear. Sol? I ensure that I firmly push the gear lever and that there is no more upward movement, no more false neutrals. I own a 2017 (AHO) model.

Re: Bajaj Pulsar 180 (All Versions)

Finally did servicing..let see how he reacts.. oil cost me 450₹

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Lol.........

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Check the expiry date on the bottle of the oil, i think that's the only way to know when to change the oil date wise. There's not even S of snow in jaipur [emoji28]