Re: Bajaj CT100B

New Ownership thread Approved.

Please do edit the first post after your issues are solved, so that the thread starting isn't looking bad for everyone to form a bad opinion, ok?

Because, this experience of yours most probably is caused due to poor PDI. Get another proper inspection done.

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Hi Arnuld,

I am also interested in Bajaj CT100B but I do not find it in the Bajaj Auto website, I only find CT100. I would like to know what made you go for this bike? is it the price factor or comfort.

Thanks.

Re: Bajaj CT100B

The continuous beeping normally happens when the bike is washed.

RIDE HARD RIDE SAFE

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Continuous Beep is probably because the flasher is faulty or not connected properly....

Is your bike registered??

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Firstly, congratulations!

Secondly, these are small issues that should have been seen before bringing the bike home.
1. Check wires and connections.
2. Normal. Stockyard to dealership maybe 24km away and many bikes are ridden to the dealership.
3. Check wires and connections.
4. Again, check wires and connections. Also, continuous beeps may mean one or both indicator bulbs may have fused.

Re: Bajaj CT100B

@samurai95 : It is present on their wesite here , just expand the DIMENSIONS section and you will see dimensions of both CT100 and CT100B. There is no dedicated page though, if you are looking for one. Answer to your 2nd question is Price. It is the cheapest bike you can get and it looks pretty good to my eyes too. I knew several people 10 years ago who had CT100 and I never saw them spending much on maintenance. This was reason #2 I bought it. Low price means low charges for spare parts too.

@siddharth-singh & @rreneav1987 : It was because of washing, in my case.

@divya-sharan : I did check the connections, indicator buzzer was bit weaker in volume but I thought it will be fine once I start driving (mistake #1), not techincal as much as you Divya . By the time I realized after 1km of ride, which took me some time because of heavy traffic, I could not go back because it was 8 PM, their closing time. BTW, how one checks wires and connections, I don't think you meant open the side-cover and check directly on battery. Did you ? (I have been using only cycles till date. CT100B is my first real 2-wheeler).

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Subscribed to this Thread, will definitely keep an eye on it.

I am actually having the same dilema -TVS Victor 110 or the CT100B.

Hope so see some inputs as time goes by.

Congrats on your purchase. I love the spokes on these bikes than the alloys that were on the Platina

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Congrats for the new bike

Petrol Lock and Reserve Tank Confusion

I bought CT100B just recently and put petrol lock on it. I have not gotten the manual yet, Specs on this website says its reserve capacity is 2.4L. Before delivering it, mechanic said he has put only 1/2 liter petrol in it and I should go refill immediately, later I put 200 rupees of petrol (roughly 3L) in it and now it has completed 230 km in it but still the fuel knob it is in ON position, it has not come to RESERVE. How it is possible ? What exactly is wrong, is petrol lock wrong/not-working ?

Original petrol knob (green pipe here in pic) positions:

1. UP -- Reserve
2. DOWN -- On
3. MIDDLE -- Off

Petrol-Lock positions:

1. UP: Off
2. anti-clockwise: On
3. clockwise: Reserve

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Congrats on your new bike. Really liked the idea of a lockable fuel switch.

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Congrats on getting INDIA's most affordable bike. I'm following Ct100b on net since few months. And finally took the test ride 2 months back. What i like about this bike is its practicality. It has a longest and broadest seat in its segment and a luggage rack with long side fender rail. So its very useful to tie lots of luggage. Bike felt like a toy. Very light and easy to maneuver. I also took the test drive of tvs sport. I like handling of tvs sport better than Ct100b. But its 8k more costly on road for base model.

I have few queries regarding the mileage. Company claims 99.1 for Ct100b and 89kmpl for ct100. I can't digest the fact that by shedding few kilos and tuning carburetor they achieved to improve 10kmpl. So i want to know how much mileage you are getting?

Re: Bajaj CT100B

Congrats. Happy trouble free miles ahead.

Re: Bajaj CT100B

@ arnuld, you have changed the fuel cock to a lockable one which has a different (not wrong) design. This changes the amount available via reserve capacity as compared to a stock fuel cock. Anyway be happy that you are getting a decent fuel efficiency right now. Also about electricals and other stuff, your bike is under warranty, so do not worry. 24kms or not your bike is new. If they had disabled the odometer and ridden it, how would you be able to tell? Love your bike and I wish you many many happy kms with it. Congratulations. Test fuel efficiency on level roads from reserve to reserve. Also you can check no. of kms possible under reserve fuel circumstances. Tilting the bike with AR Fuel cocks works, so even if it sputters to a stop when you get a dry fuel tank. By tilt method you should be able to drive for about 1.5kms and adding about 400mtrs by using the choke.

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@Rahul_Seeker: I am getting more than 80+ in city. I have never measured it reserve to reserve because I could not understand the reserve capacity of this new petrol-lock. Bajaj original fuel-knob has 1.8L reserve capacity as per the manual but this desi-petrol lock I got no idea, I was scared that it will shut off in the middle of the nowhere, so I never tested. I had put 3L petrol and after 248 km still there was little petrol left which I came to know after shaking the bike otherwise tank was looking completely empty with petrol-lock-cum-knob in ON position . (I guess I could have done 15-20 km more before emptying it out totally). If you want to know the practical city milage comparing to "company told mileage" then you should always do -15 from what they tell. This formula always worked for me. e.g. they told me 99 for CT100B. Then 99-15 = 84, which is very close to what I am getting.


@rk1685: Many thanks for reminding me the tilting-trick. I remember my college friends using it to go for exactly 1.5 km using that. I somehow forgotten about it, it was 16 years ago. I was scared of bike getting to a complete halt at some unknown place with no petrol pump nearby because of petrol-lock not going to reserve. Now thanks to you for jogging up my memory, I will check the mileage without worrying anything


EXPERIENCE after 700 km & First Service:

After 1st service gear-shifting is smooth again, just like earlier. So far, 700km have been fun. Bike is light, comfortable, can be turned and maneuvered into any direction, in any way without much effort. Mileage is definitely 80+, have not checked reserve-to-reserve yet. But I am not worried about petrol expenses with
CT100B. And Rahul_Seeker you are right, it is very, very easy to maneuver this bike in extremely crowded traffic. Take my example, in peak traffic times, think 1km in 30 min, other people's bikes were constantly in 1st/2nd gear while I turned my bike off and was liteally riding it like cycle and it never made me feel tired. One more experience, I have travelled inside city with hardly 15-20 min breaks between four 15-25 km rides and I never bothered about petrol expenses. This feels like kind of really what I needed, a real commuting bike. Its silencer is really silent.

Few points:

1. Travelling 70-100 km on this bike in few hours tends to give bit of back-ache.
2. Bike does not have any power in it. I am 60 kg and it rides fine like a champ. If I put 10kg worth of stuff in my backpack+side-box, which I need to do sometimes as per the nature of work, then bike starts to drag a bit. May be this is how all 100cc bikes are because I have felt exactly same on my friend's Hero Passion. I think I am expecting too much from 100cc, may be my 2nd bike will be 125/150cc.
3. Don't drive this beyond 50 kmph. I took it to 70 once and I literally felt as if front tire is lifted-off the road and though i got scared, I still pushed it upto 80 and it felt like I and bike both will fly and fall off the punjagutta flyover (punjagutta, a place in Hyderabad). It was very scary, I never tried that again. All this I think because bike is very lightweight, it feels like a riding a feather.
4. ASC (Authorized Service Center) told me I have to leave the bike by 10AM and get it back by 3 PM, I can not stand there and look at the service because lot of people come with their bikes and they really need few hours. I left by bike around 11 am and went back to get it by 4 PM. 1st free service was done they told me it will be 430/- for oil change and I paid but I did not move from there after that . They understood I was waiting for bill/receipt and the guy there said I have to wait because internet is giving some problem, I replied I have all the time in the world and will wait. Finally after sometime my phone got SMS from Bajaj (yeah, Bajaj company, not ASC). It had 1st free service coupon code in it. They asked me to show it to them, then they entered the code online and printed a bill of 370/-. They said "we don't know why consumer charge of 60/- is not showing up in bill, it is always there usually. Anyway, Sir, take your 60/- back". That is exactly what happened and I promised myself to ask for bill everytime I do anything anywhere with my bike or anything I buy, from this day onwards will never be without a bill.

Having said all that, I love what Bajaj has created, this CT100B, it fits all of my needs and I am very happy.

They used Bajaj DTSi 10w30 oil and they use same for all 100cc bikes (and for all 125cc too IIRC).They told me warranty will void if I use any other oil , so I guess I got stuck with Bajaj oil as top-up. They top-up after every 5K and change of oil every 10K. But from what I have understood here on xbhp after reading insane amount of posts on Engine Oil, I will drain-and-refill every 2K km. I wil post more after another 1000-1500 km.

Happy riding