Do you often carry spare tubes and tools to fix punctures on your tours?

My thoughts:

1. YouTube videos are crap, plus with the Internet being dirt cheap in India the number of people posting bullshit is on the rise, the viewers are no better, which is why idiots like Rachamalla and Nikhil have many folds the number of views than someone like Ari Henning, the funny part about this being that Ari can build a CBR250R from scratch whereas the manliest thing you might see the formerly mentioned idiots do is to connect an Aliexpress sourced OBD sensor to their motorcycles.

2. Reliability is a subjective term, as far as my needs i.e touring go anything with pricey spares that are hard to source is less reliable, because of the potential downtime the issue poses. As far as components used in motorcycles Honda and Hero Honda use the most expensive components in general but that doesn't mean that their motorcycles are trouble-free, as every part has a service limit after which it should be serviced/replaced and this depends on the way a motorcycle is set up, anything aggressive as the Pulsar's, Duke's and RTR's and you observe a shorter change interval compared to the lazily tuned motorcycles such as the Unicorn's etc, this doesn't mean that one is more reliable than the other it just means that it is built a particular way that's all. Not leaving that aside there are some components that uniformly face wear i.e the fueling components, control cables, clutch, suspensions components etc, and for anyone who is into touring should change these periodically to avoid an unexpected mishap en route so in that front a Bajaj is practically more reliable than any other motorcycle offered in the market if the intended purpose is reliably covering miles.

3. Pillion comfort is more or less the same on all modern motorcycles, and believe it or not for a veteran motorcyclist, the overall ergonomics is a matter of concern rather than seat foam density. so you could try researching on means to improve the above as per your tastes.

4. Both motorcycles being single cylinders and one being choked leaves no doubts as far as refinement goes, but considering the distance you do it won't make a difference at all, if it does then you need to rework on your mounting skills. What you should be bothered about for a fact as I've mentioned earlier is ergonomics and usable torque, the Dominar offers more useable torque but at the cost of some buzz, and if you've not already noticed, the CBR250R lacks decent oomph down low which is noticeable when you are climbing an incline from standstill with a pillion.

5. 110kmph is not a matter of concern for anything that has over 200cc's irrespective if the state of tune or gearing. As far as stress is concerned I would have advised against anything that has clip ons' but since your travel range is around the 500 km's a day mark it won't make much of a difference.

6. For 2L you could get yourself a Dominar, but for a little more you could get the CBR250R because;
a. Its an International machine meaning the workshop manuals are easily available online, same goes for aftermarket spares.
b. The motor is designed to be robust and has contingencies in place for a few weak spots common to liquid cooled motorcycles, so if something goes bad then you can at least limp back home.
c. The state of tune, being subtle you won't have to be bothered about replacing the head gasket as frequent as you might on the Dominar, and given the right amount of motivation she's got a lot of oomph up top for fun, though periodic replacements are a pain as Honda spares are pricey and harder to source in comparison, and contrary to popular belief there is no difference in quality.

7. Fact be told, tubeless tires are a mere convenience but as far as reliability goes nothing beats tubes and spokes considering Indian road conditions.

8. Consistency matters more than power on paper, presuming that you ride 500 km's a day taking average speed to be 60kmph you would be riding for about 6 hours, so make sure to choose a motorcycle you would be fine with riding for 6 hours at a stretch.

So do think a fair bit before commiting and ride safe!

Do you often carry spare tubes and tools to fix punctures on your tours?

Thanks a lot for penning down your suggestions... [emoji4]

I periodically change my tubes and carry 2 spare tubes along with me. The advantage of owning a CT100B is that you can use the same tube for both front and rear tire.



My pleasure mate, happy riding!

That's not an option for the CBR. However, a broken alloy can't be fixed, so in terms of ruggedness, spokes win. But having to change tubes is a bummer, not to mention the loss of control at high speeds in case of a puncture in a tubed tyre. Many people would gladly choose alloys and tubeless vs spokes and tubes.

That's not an option for the CBR. However, a broken alloy can't be fixed, so in terms of ruggedness, spokes win. But having to change tubes is a bummer, not to mention the loss of control at high speeds in case of a puncture in a tubed tyre. Many people would gladly choose alloys and tubeless vs spokes and tubes.

Hello everyone.
Me and my bike are going through their bad times probably.

Previous issues haven’t been sorted out completely and now today i got another shocker.

Just like anyday i turned the key on today. Everything worked but neutral light didnt come on.
Thinking that it is in gear i pulled in the clutch and cranked it but to my surprise she refused to start.
After cranking 2 3 times i got down to inspect what is wrong and then came a nasty surprise for me.
The wire coming out of stator cover has been chewed off (probably by rats).

Initially i thought of rejoining them on the basis of color codes but later on i found that out of those 6 wires 3 are of black color only which makes it literally impossible to reconnect right wires.

Here is the photo

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Now, my concern is that do i have to change the whole stator which isn’t going to be a cheap affair or is there any workaround possible.

Also i have this thing somewhere in my mind that ours is a 3 phase stator and since those 3 wires are color coded similarly they can be connected either way.
Plz help me out

Very unfortunate time for me. Someone has poked in a stick into the lock set and a piece of it is inside and I am not able to unlock the bike. Please help.

idiots punch them if you find out who did it
see if you can get some tweezers and pull it out. otherwise check out these two videos that show a similar fix.

Very unfortunate time for me. Someone has poked in a stick into the lock set and a piece of it is inside and I am not able to unlock the bike.


Please help.

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Someone help me please?

Hello everyone.
Me and my bike are going through their bad times probably.

Previous issues haven’t been sorted out completely and now today i got another shocker.


Now, my concern is that do i have to change the whole stator which isn’t going to be a cheap affair or is there any workaround possible.

Also i have this thing somewhere in my mind that ours is a 3 phase stator and since those 3 wires are color coded similarly they can be connected either way.
Plz help me out

Very unfortunate time for me. Someone has poked in a stick into the lock set and a piece of it is inside and I am not able to unlock the bike.

Please help.