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It was good to see you on the CT100 and some others on scooters. That is what i love about xBhp. Anyone, any bike!

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Stock headlight is too bad, been using for 10,000 km so far and never been happy with it. I got 2-3 potholes which I could not see because of weak headlight, last 2 pothole-hits were severe & hence I decided to change the headlight lamp/bulb to something better. I bought BOSH M5 Ba20d and it was a direct fit without any hassle. Consumes same amount of battery like stock bulb, 12V 35/35w & cost is 66/-. Headlight is way much brighter now, it is like 4 stock headlights put together:

I found the solution in these 2 posts, a must read:

https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/univers...tml#post661114

https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/univers...tml#post661812

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Glad it works for you too.
It's the same bulb (probably in a new packing) that i recommended to ashwin.. check a few pages back, he too has switched to the bosch bulb.
You can upgrade to bosch halogen of same rating on most motorcycles and notice an improvement.. for some reason some of the motorcycles come with sub par bulbs.

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What must be the rating of Halogen bulb?
Can you please mention the exact name and rating?
Ps: I don't have any idea on this.

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Bulb type should be M5, holder type should be BA20D. Stock rating is 35/35, hard to find anything greater than that.

Here's a link for the same on Amazon.

Bosch 9951030115 Max M5 Headlight Bulb for 2 Wheelers (35W, 12V, P20/15T): Amazon.in: Car & Motorbike

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bosch has bulbs of different rating (watts) and connector types.
chose one that matches your motorcycle (i.e. stock rating/connector)
if not bosch, then phillips halogen bulbs.

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Please see my PM!

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Check Osram bulbs. In my personal experience, found them to be better in quality and more effective than Bosch.
But mine is the Trapezoidal head lamp set up, so everyone may not share the same experience.

Okay. Btw I changed both my stock rims due to frequent spoke breakages and general age related deterioration. Changed the front and rear drums as well.
I used Hero rims and spokes (rear size) for both wheels as mine are the initial 18" wheels. Original Bajaj drums with new bearings, liners changed the coupling for the rear wheel.

I had changed the rear tyre 6 weeks back to Ceat Milaze 3.00-18. It has great grip even on wet roads. Mileage had taken a hit. Dropped down to 65-68kmpl.

I will update more later....


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Are the drums size specific i.e for 17 and 18 inch rims or are they common.

Whats the difference between front and rear tire spokes? Asking as you've mentioned that you've acquired rear spokes.

The motorcycle struggles to pull my weight with 17inchers hence doubt 18 inchers would be ideal, though if I face any issues then I'm more than glad to shift, hence inquiring to keep the option open.

I use Ceat Milaze on my Zen, not even close to Appolo or Michellin but definitely gets the job done. Please do provide a details review. The stock tires are decent but does loose traction at rear when taking sharp turns. My bae is at 4.2k KMS on the ODO.

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The drums are common. As you are aware Bajaj stopped with the 18" since 2005/06 with the CT100 Exhaustec model, hence had to go with 18" Hero rims. The front drums for Hero are larger in diameter, hence smaller front spokes. The rear drum to rim length is similar for rear Hero and front & back CT100. Hence rear spokes...

I haven't used Michelin tyres (tubeless was available), hence no comment.

But this does a far better job than MRF even on tight corners. Never felt it slip or lose grip. Experiences are personal and may / may not differ for different people.

I don't think you can swap rims and tyres like that esp. upgrade in size may require modding the chassis. Other experienced members and mods to comment.

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Hey guys,

Just an update, I've been facing an issue with the chain kit, in spite of adjusting the chain I’ve been hearing rattling noises and hence had to inspect by removing the chain cover.

The rear sprocket nuts had come loose in spite of the safety clips as a result of which the rear sprocket had some play. The issue was rectified and everything was put back but the reason for concern was that the motorcycle has only done 4.6k on the ODO.

Either way would be inspecting the chain and sprockets by removing the cover every 5k kms to be on the safer side.

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Grand-Cleaning

My bike is now on 10,500 km. Yesterday, I removed chain covers and cleaned them along with chain & both sprockets. I did not have much dirt on my chain because I clean and lube it regularly but chain covers and front sprockets were dirty as hell. There was so much dirt, muck everywhere. It was horrible. Even few small stones stuck nearby front sprocket. Took lot of rags and lot of time to clean and refit all of stuff (4 hours). Few points to finish things faster, to save both time and effort & some wounds.

WARNING: Keep the engine off, take out the keys. Never ever start cleaning with engine on. high-Probability that you can become handicapped easily if you clean your chain/sprockets with engine on.

TOOLS: CT100B has 3 covers: Upper & Lower cover for chain and then one cover for Front-Sprocket. Check out pics.

Chain-Covers: 4 bolts. No.10 Box-End spanner (costs 40/-)
Front-Sprocket Cover: 3 long bolts. You need No.8 Socket-Spanner (T-Shaped). 100/- cost. Any other spanner won't work.
Cleaner: I use Diesel
Chain-Lube: SAE 140 gear Oil. Using Castrol as of now but next time I am buying Shell 140 Gear Oil
Lot & lots of rags (small pieces of clean-clothes)
Tooth brushes: 2, one for cleaning the chain and other one for lubing. I don not use same brush because no matter how much you clean 1st brush, still some sand particles remain stuck.
Few Newspapers/clothes: You put the chain & sprocket covers on that. If you put covers on the ground, they will get scratches. I used old towels.

1. Don't start spraying WD40 or some cleaner or any stuff as soon as you open everything. I did that and it was one of the worst decisions of my life . Take a dry cloth and clean all of the muck with that first. Your labor-time will reduce to less than 1/3rd if you do that. I learned that harder way after emptying lot of diesel and after getting a deep cut on my finger from trying to wash the slippery chain cover directly. Chain-Cover's sides are like sharp blades, you clean them with dry cloth first and be very slow and very careful with that. You will thank me for this advice.
2. After cleaning everything with dry cloth, you will notice 80% of muck/dirt/oil everything is gone. Rest 20% you can wash off with diesel. start with the less dirty parts then go towards the dirtier and then dirtiest.
3. CHECK: Make sure bike is off. Always keep keys out from the socket. Having keys in my pocket is my way of making myself sure I am in no danger.
   
4. Clean both front and rear sprockets. Area next to Front-Sprocket will have lot of dirt. Like I said, clean everything with dry cloth first.
5. Clean all 4 sides of chain. Just 3 steps: 1, spray your cleaner/diesel/kerosene/WD40 on chain, 2, wait for few minutes and 3, spray again and clean immediately. A lot of help you can get from O-Ring chain thread and few YouTube videos (check out MC Garage and CanyonChasers Motorcycle Adventure channels on that). Unlike what most people think WD40 does not harm O-Ring chains, there is a link in the O-Ring chain thread of a YouTube video where a guy soaked for hours and then stretched O-rings to extreme in WD40 and nothing happened to them at all. Zero Damage. I use Diesel because whether WD40 or chain-cleaners, both come come out to be damn-expensive compared to diesel.
6. After chain cleaning is finished. Then spray cleaner once again and this time clean chain with a new piece of clean-cloth. Let it dry for 20 min & then lube. I put bike on center-stand and turn it on & run for 3-5 min in higher gears to throw all the diesel out. You have to be careful because both chain-covers are off and then keep the front-tyre pressed on ground because bike tilts backwards generally. I do not recommend doing that. In fact, whenever I clean without removing chain-covers (every 1500 km), I leave the bike for an hour or two to dry before coming back to lube. I use SAC 140 gear oil to lube the chain because it is way cheaper than canned chain lubes. Lube all 4 sides of chain.
7. Put on the covers back. In Bajaj CT100B, upper and lower chain covers, even though they fit independently of each other sharing only 1 bolt out of 4, upper chain cover fits-into a socket inside the lover cover. It is tricky to fit. Look at the attached pic on how to fit them into each other. Took me 40 min to figure that out. It is tricky because socket lies inside of lower chain cover and fitting happens on the rear side which you can't see.
8. After you are finished, then you can clean covers with a clean cloth soaked with diesel or just spray your cleaner on them and wipe-off. They shine

There are both pros and cons of fully-covered chain. Pros is it gets less dirt and if you are having a lady behind then chances of duppata getting stuck inside the chain are nil. I have seen these dupatta accidents happening. Cons are you can never know if chain got lose or damaged someday. It is a lot difficult to clean the chain too. Hope You find my post helpful

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CT100b

Hi... I recently purchased Bajaj Ct100b BS4 and learned biking on the same itself in one month.... But now feel that bike should have an electric start option

Is is possible to install an electric starter in my bike... And approximately how much will it cost...

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You can probably see the images on your computer where you uploaded the images. But all that we can see is this!



Can you try uploading again those images directly on xBhp. If the problem persists, please PM me. We will solve the problem

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I tried uploading again but as usual, xbhp resizes pictures to its own wish, sometimes to 320 px and sometimes to 640 px. Image hosting sites like Photobucket and tinypic, keep on changing the image addresses these days . Guess I have to keep on checking and changing the image address everyday