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Thanks a lot bud!! Will definitely try your way Also,I have the following questions:
1.Has anyone changed their headlights to LED's?? Can it be done??
2.Also,I am big fan of Angel rings...Can only the rings be installed on the headlamps or should I change the entire projector set??
3.I will get my 2nd free service done next month..I am planning to change my air filter to K&N and engine oil to Motul,is it advisable? What are the pro's and con's?
Any kind of advice is appreciated

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1. Yes, they are called Halo rings.
2. K&N Filter?. When you replace Air filter, FI needs to be tuned to get the actual performance. It was possible easy by playing with carb tuning. With FI, no idea(They do tweak the FI firmware and observe through Dyno, but this is too much for a 25 horse engine). why would you want to ruin good things?
3. Oil switch?, I wouldn't say no. Complete at least 4-5K KMs and use 5100.

But Remember, any of these mods WILL RUN OVER YOUR WARRANTY

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1. Can those halo rings be mounted on the projectors of my bike? Or is it better to change my projectors to HID which already contain those halo rings?
2. To be honest, the sound of my bike doesnt excite me. I love sporty exhaust notes but i dont want to change the exhaust of my bike... So am stuck with changing the air filter which will change the way my bike sounds :\
3.Whats the advantage of changing from bajaj service oil to motul?
Also, Will I loose my warranty if I ask the SVC people to change the air filter to K&N?
Thank you for answers ,

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Firstly, messing up with the electrical system on a FI bike is a bit risky, I wouldn't do it esp a bike with dual projectors already on board. Agreed custom HIDs are better but still.

Next wherever you do just make sure they are expert. When I gave my NS, it was the first time for that guy, he took nearly 30 hard minutes to get to the headlamp for projector setup. SVC are experts (At least in removing or breaking down as they have the right tool and have experience) but not all workshops. Especially RS is a new model (full fairing) and it requires some expertise and patience. Try some shops where they do mods for bikes like Ninja, Hyosung.

Since you are from B'glore, to remind you that recently there have been some legal warnings for bikers (Esp for super bikes) that they are doing more noise pollution and might catch instantly and fine them.
http://www.motorbeam.com/2015/08/new...ned-bengaluru/

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Thank you mate for your valuable advice really appreciate it

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Well no way KN af.it might sound supoercool but the engine takes a toll.also its an fi bike so don't even think of doing it.definitely not.infact once you put KN your bike is pretty much history.

You need Bajaj oil for at least 5000kms to make sure the engine is well set.don't motul now

HIDs I am a noob so can't comment [emoji5]

If you want excellent sound from change the exhaust and it will do wonders.wait for couple of more days until you see more custom exhaust.

Yes voids warranty

Also I think you are new to biking or may be new to a powerful machine.be careful.drive safe and also twist your wrist knowing what you are doing.
If you want to mod or do any changes ping here so that you can get proper and genuine advice without hampering your bike

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You are right. I don't know why but many are interested in K&N filter. So what's so special about them?. Let me explain what I know or learnt

First of all K&N is a very good and popular filter compared to what we get equipped. But we are not pioneers in engine engineering and especially with FI (Which is something still new for Bajaj, though had P220 FI but stopped). This type of Filter purifies air very well and can make our engine and engine oil clean and even last more (Can increase drain interval). But the question is what will be the effect on performance?.

FI is better than carb, because the ECU which runs the FI it can sense the engine RPM, temp, air pressure, throttle position, exhaust air etc and make a quick calculation of what amount of fuel it should pump for the fixed Air intake. Here I said fixed, but the stock is known and it knows how much volume of air it can let in. It can actually adjust to some extend too because when you take your bike uphill, the air pressure can change and if FI is not capable enough to adjust fuel based on that, then you will be in big trouble. With carbs, everything becomes manual. And because of this precision, it gains additional power as it makes the mixture very perfect than carb. Hence RS200 makes ~1 bhp more than what NS makes. But this is very minimal and this is not what manufacturers majorly expect from FI, rather FI gives better pollution control and uses fuel more efficiently and gives ease of operation for the user

Now coming back, this filter allows the air to be pressurized more than what the stock does and hence you can expect the rest (When air gets pressurized, temp increases and fuel gets burnt better and the exhaust note changes and hence the power). But we have one more control, that is on Fuel. The FI controls the Fuel input based on throttle position and ratio is pre-programmed, hence it can either make the mixture lean/rich. So the expected behavior (from Carb where you can tune easily) can't be expected, because the ECU is not accessible here and we don't know how it works. While it's been believed the ECU will adjust automatically (control fuel) upon the air pressure change, but that's only upto certain % and unsure.

But super bikes often can have the option of tuning the software controlled ECU for FI and hence can attempt to tweak to get more juice out of it than stock (confirm through a dyno).

If you can search NS forums, I remember a guy who did multimods (filter, exhaust, sprocketing, etc) did a performance tuning with weight reduction and obtained even a faster 0-100 score of ~8.3 sec (Faster than Duke 200 Stock) and shared the graph (torque/RPM) dyno, which was showing about ~26-28bhp hike compared to stock 23.5bhp.

But that score and speed was possible as NS is Carb and weighs very less

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Excellent post and agree to all what you said.Carb is pretty easy no doubt but FI is a whole lot different.

However dont you miss FI on your bike.I have never experienced FI bikes that much but hearing its Pros i kind of miss it.Is it something that could have made a huge difference in our bike if we had FI?

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Excellent post and agree to all what you said.Carb is pretty easy no doubt but FI is a whole lot different.

However dont you miss FI on your bike.I have never experienced FI bikes that much but hearing its Pros i kind of miss it.Is it something that could have made a huge difference in our bike if we had FI?

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Of course yes. When 200NS was launched, many appreciated how well it shined against Duke in performance and handling, but at the same time was also criticized that it still carried the old gen tag "Carb Bike". Bajaj concerns were to release a best performance bike within a Lac rupees as said and they did. At least should have carried that for AS200, which is a big shame. Any day, Price is the biggest concern for Bajaj and Pulsar sells well because of that primarily.

Anyway, it's not much like we can't live without it. But worth reading the shortcomings of both

1. Carb bikes do pollute more compared to FI bikes
2. Carb bikes struggle to start on cold weather, severe cold then you will be put into a lot of stress.
3. Carb bikes put for a longer storage makes the carb unusable and needs complete cleaning, but it's less concerned
4. Carb bikes struggle on what we call "Loss of power" on high altitude, as air intake will have less oxygen making it hard to breath. So taking your carb bike above 6K ft?, think about this in mind
5. Carb bikes AFR Settings, a big mess if touched without prior idea
6. Performance will always be short with FI bikes no matter how big better
7. Spark plugs/valves will not last longer like in FI bikes
8. Throttle response of FI will be even more crispier

FI also has some shortcomings

1. No user adjustment option for mileage vs performance, unlike Carbs
2. ECU can't be tuned, mostly are fused to prevent from modifications
3. Servicing a FI is a big challenge for a local workshop (Esp when on a long trip, which is a big headache)
4. Sometimes if battery dies or a single sensor failure in ECU dept, you are a dead man stranded on nowhere
5. Any day you CAN'T trust electronic circuit to work 100%, so expect the unwary
6. Cost of the FI is a big concern for Indian companies like Bajaj, TVS which affects the sale

Now you see, FI is a better solution and why people prefer that?. No wonder RS200 sells better than other pulsar and even AS200, because it carries latest tech and the ECU takes care of the most of the things and let the user free to ride happily.

Even 200NS FI version has been introduced but not in India, how shame Mr.Bajaj ?

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Yes you are right.agree with you.carb has lots of shortcoming but I think ns/as200 did a pretty good job considering it has carb,but then if it was fi then it would have costed more .

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I don't own any of these rides mentioned here, but I feel as though you guys are being too harsh on FI. Yes it is more complicated and tough to get repairs done while on the road. But as the tech trickles down to the lower segments, repairs would become more accessible. The same was said of FI in cars when it came around to budget cars. But now, the general repairs are possible.

Also in terms of tuning, we don't necessarily need a superbike to tune the FI. Even the Duke has both reprogrammed ECUs and piggy-back mods like the powertronics kit. Yes, they are more expensive, but more consistent. Re-jetting a carb is cheaper by a long shot, but also more dependent on the experience of the mechanic and hence inconsistent. Plus, re-jetting a carb won't give use the granularity of ECU tuning. Also, sort of being a mechanic, I know for a fact that carbs don't simply adjust to the flow rate of a new filter or ffe just like that and some FI systems have sensors to measure the O2 levels and adjust fuelling accordingly. My point is, the line between these techs are becoming thinner by the day from a customers perspective.

At the end of the day, both carbs and FIs have their position in an emerging market such as ours, but eventually this newer tech will simply become the standard.

P.S I currently ride a carb bike but soon plan on upgrading to an FI machine. But truth be told, the FI part doesn't even factor in the decision for me. This is just my 2 cents and I hope I haven't spoken where I shouldn't have. Peace. 😉

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why one side is more brighter than other?
left look more brighter /

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K&N air filter explained.
Watch this video -

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Are you really saying bro?, because my statements were very much favoring toward FI rather than carbs

Of course everybody doesn't know every single thing. Thanks for your inputs anyway

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Thanks for sharing. The K&N filers are so special that it will jet the air stream perfectly unlike other types. And the video explains that phenomenon very well.