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I have decided to move on to Bajaj Dominar as my touring bike. I will still be keeping the SZR for a short while, maybe till I decide whether I keep it for city use or sell it off depending on how much I get from asking price. It was a great experience knowing a lot about the bike through this thread. Especially since this was my first bike. While I might still feel happy responding to queries. I will definitely miss having an avid conversation about modification or meddling around the bike.

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Please share your experience on dominar, i 'll buy it too, bdw currently i own 2018 hornet abs

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Better choice to move I hope bro . . .

You have learnt a lot from SZR I hope.

Kindly update us once you buy one . . .

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Thank you. In fact I got the delivery of the new bike yesterday, along with my friend as we both planned to buy at same time.

We got the extended 5 year warranty and 2 year of free services too.

By the way, I have decided to keep my SZR too and not sell it. [emoji106]

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Congratulations bro . . .

Have a nice ride ahead . . .

I was completely disappointed by Yamaha(I'm a fan of Yamaha). . . There is no proper upgrade. . . Those have compramise could . . .

At this happiest moment which bike is yours Red or . . .

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It's the Blue one. I felt red was too much of an eye catcher.

You are right. The only reason for Dominar is the value for money. I don't think Bajaj knows the meaning of refinement. I found the FZ25 fit and finish to be better than Dominar, however I chose this for the following reasons:

1. Weight (heavier bikes are better for long and high speed cruising as wind doesn't sway your bike, I have felt this a lot on my SZR).
2. Gears (6 gears instead of 5 means ride is probably little more relaxed on rpm)
3. Braking (while stopping distance, brake bite isn't much to talk, it gets the ABS Dual Channel that FZ doesn't have as of now)
4. Power (35bhp and 35NM) and almost 70% torque kicks in at as low as 3000rpm

Everything else they provide isn't a practical difference and just a common man's idea of advantages such as liquid cooled engine, slipper clutch, 7 segment led display and blah blah.

Having said that nothing beats our SZR for city commute so I decided to use my bike daily and take out Dominar only for long rides.

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Cool color bro. . . NICE. . .

My initial impression about Dominar was bad. . . But later after realizing what it offers is what a cruiser wants . . . That turns my head towards Dominar. . .

I hope you won't sell SZR since the resale value was quite less for what it really offers.

Congratulations once again bro . . . Have a Nice Ride Ahead . . .

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Congratulations, the blue looks good. By any chance did you take delivery from the Rajajinagar Bajaj showroom? I recall seeing 2 dominars, 1 red and 1 blue (brand new) leaving the showroom at the same time.

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Yes. That's right.

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Did you do this switch to FZ 16 Carb?

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As for above post, yes you can install the FZ16 carborator but needs little tuning or adjustments as float pins may be little different, though it doesn't make any real difference but may drop mileage a little.

By the way in totally off the official thread post. I had been to the recent Yamaha - Call of the Blue event in Bangalore. Almost all bikes that I saw were Yamaha R15 or FZ25 in the parking lot.

Felt sad that only mine was the SZR there, dont recall even seeing any FZ16 old variants for that matter.

The event was good with free snack from food truck, monster energy drink, sticker and a balaclava for free, plus a chance to do a gymkhana fast lap on a FZ25 and some basic training, games, etc. The100 and RX135 were the centre of attraction, apart from some stall for riding gears, Yamaha race oil and race parts for R15/R3 series, etc. Overall was a good experience.

Wish they conduct more such events but for bikes like SZ/FZ 16 and FZ25 users.

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Sorry for late reply.
You will face issues with FZ carburetor. The air intake system is different for both models, and Fz carburetor requires more air flow which SZ std air duct can not provide. Also, modification is required in the engine side manifold due to changes in diameter.
Do not use the FZ carburetor, not worth it, and there will be issues associated with rich a/f mixtures.
How ever, I heard SZR carburetor works pretty well on FZ.

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Don't bother bro, there is nothing to be sad. Motorcycling has become a show-off now a days. I am using my SZ since 2011, and of all the tours and rides I have done till date, I have rarely seen motorcycles that are over 4 years old. Motorcycling isn't anymore a passion, it's a hobby for the rich lads.

Will post pictures and blogs of my Bhutan ride soon. It was a fantastic experience. Stay in touch.

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Recently did my motorcycle trip to Bhutan, I am posting my travel outlines and some pictures from the trip if someone finds it useful.

Day 1: Reached Jaygaon from Kolkata and stayed at Jaygaon. This is about 800km ride and the most I have done till date in one single day. 800 km in this congested route in one day is indeed something to be happy about.

Day 2: Immigration process and motorcycle permit approvals took the first half of the day (might take the whole day if you are late in the queue). Roamed Phuentsholing city in evening. It is a nice and small town that sleeps at 8P.M.

Day 3: Went to Thimphu from Phuentsholing. Nice road, but cold and foggy at some places. You will find beautiful landscapes as you climb.

Day 4: Applied for permission to stay in Punakha. This has to be done in Immigration office of Thimphu. Visited Memorial Chorten, Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, Folk Heritage Museum, Tashichho Dzong , Bhutan Takin Preserve, Clock Tower Square and Hogdzin Lam. Thimphu is one of the best city you will find.

Day 5: Visited Buddha Dordenma. Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. You will love this place. A must visit in Bhutan.
After that we rode to Punakha, a city with beautiful landscapes via Dochula Pass. The Dochula Pass is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimpu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as "Druk Wangyal Chortens" have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother. Visited Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Lhakhang Nunnery temple on the same day after we reached Punakha.

Day 6: Visited Chimi Lhakhang temple, Punakha Suspension Bridge and Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Temple. Reached Paro, the most sophisticated city of Bhutan in the evening.

Day 7: Took a trip to the Chele La Pass, the highest pass of Bhutan. Rode upto the Haa valley, took some snaps and came back to Paro. Took a visit to the National Museum of Bhutan.

Day 8: Took up the famous Tiger’s Nest Trek. This will take a full day; keep no other plan on this day.

Day 9: Started to ride back to Kolkata. Do not forget to submit all your permission documents to Rinchending immigration check-post. Also, a full tank top up is mandatory at Phuentsholing, Petrol is 15 INR cheaper than India.

Day 10: Reached Kolkata.

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Hello all,

It's been over a year since I did this ride, and never felt the need of updating the travelogue as the Sandakphu was closed for motorcycles due to an unfortunate incident by some idiot riding group.

But now that it is open again, I am starting this thread to guide you for one of the most toughest trails in eastern Himalaya. Sandakphu is the highest peak in West Bengal, offering majestic views of the Kanchenjunga range from its unprecedented height. Primarily, Sandakphu is a trekker's paradise.

I never been to Ladakh, I am from Kolkata and done Gurudongmar, Silk route, DaringBadi, Ranchi and numerous rides across the eastern part of the India, and as per my experience so far, Sandakhphu is one of the toughest, if not the toughest ride you can take up. It will test your mettle, take it up someday.

If you are tough, Sandakphu is tougher!

I am posting my travel outlines and some pictures from the trip if someone finds it useful.

Day 1: Started riding from Kolkata and reached Islampur in the evening, took the NH 34 route, very basic stuff, nothing fancy.

Day 2: Started from Islampur and reached Manebhanjan, it was raining and we absolutely enjoyed the drizzled mountain roads.
Tip: Be easy on her curves, specially if it is wet.

Day 3: The most significant day, we started at about 10.00, and after some time, roads vanished and a pure mountain trail begins. It was quite wet from the yesterdays rain, and the ride was getting tougher and tougher with each turn. We ride through Singalila National Park and reached Kalpokhri. Upto this point, it was manageable with the rain.

Things gone wild after this. The last 8 Km was insane, and it took everything I had to get myself through this. The ride is quite OK for a FI motorcycle (FZ25 in the group), but for my Yamaha SZR , things were menacing and at times, the bike was about to absolute give up.

It is hard to explain in words what it takes to revv up a 153cc engine past 7000 rpm on a muddy rock surface with a hellish inclination angle in a rainy evening, but I can tell you the heavenly feeling and satisfaction you get once you complete the ride.

Day 4: We had plans for Phalut, but unfortunately, 2 of 5 motorcycles of our team did not made to the top. They were forced to leave their motorcycle on the mid way about 2 km from the Sandakphu and trek the way up. So we discarded the plan for Phalut, enjoyed the day at sandakphu, took up the majestic view of Kanchenjunga range with some warm "Khichri & Omelet" at lunch.

Day 5: Started from Sandakphu, way down with that inclination is some experience to recall throughout your life. Damn you all should visit Sandakphu. I was never that afraid as i was for the first 3 turns, it was that feeling when the brakes does't work, gears does't work, and all you feel is gravity.

We reached Dalkhola at the end of the day via Siliguri.

Day 6: Reached Kolkata.

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I am surprised you rode in that foggy condition without auxillary lights. I had installed them on my bike and it was a lot of help to ride in early morning or late nights and in foggy conditions. I invested on good lamps, not the cheap ones found on amazon or ebay which will not be water resistant. Even for my Dominar, I purchased Bosch led lamps.