Thanks @madhav766

In all these years I have always helped the newbies in whatever way possible. Be it RTR thread or basic motorcycle questions, or riding gears or helmets. I made some FAQs on RTR and Helmet, which are easily accessible for anyone.
I did my part long time back but when I see same questions being asked again and again, thats when I pour some harsh replies.
If people have noticed, I seldom reply, leave aside me, very few old members are active now. And one of the reason is this repetitiveness in almost all threads. I reply when I see that there is a genuine problem or the query is something new. Members still pm me for their queries and I never say NO.

I again ask the new members to search the forum and invest little more time, there are high chances that the query you have , is already been answered somewhere. use keywords, use thread name while you search, may be instead of 5minutes it will take 15minutes, but in that process its high possibility that you stumble upon something that is new for you and you learn something from it.

Saying this I hope now newbies will take this in good spirit and start implying it.

People are busy travelling than focusing on their own website

Hey, thanks for the mention!



I went back a few pages and I noticed a few things: Same questions over and over again, same frustration over and over again and practically no one who owns the RTR200 minding the thread, with the exception of Prateek, who owns the RTR180. So the solution is simple: you guys who have owned the RTR200 should take a look at other ownership threads, especially in the nascent stages of the thread and learn from what they did to combat such issues because, let me assure you, every single new ownership thread has had issues like these. Difference was that there were some really helpful guys(seniors and newbies alike) who stepped in with a helpful document, a helpful link or contacted the mods to make a sticky, etc. Notice Prateek's signature? "RTR 180 FAQs" it says there. I can't begin to tell you how helpful that document was for me when I got my RTR180ABS and went on the RTR180 ownership thread looking for answers to every burning question I had. I don't see even one RTR200 owner with a signature, let alone a helpful blog linked in the signature. You can't really begin to complain this way if you won't do anything about it. I mean this as constructive criticism. It is not advice, neither is it a diss. Please don't get offended. This is not a personal attack. Just trying to make the forum a better place for us.



That bolded statement was harsh. I appreciate where you are coming from, I truly do, but people like you and me shouldn't have the hubris to say things like this when we haven't really contributed to adding "new content" to Xbhp. Heck, we aren't even part of the e-manual yet. We are just bystanders looking at Xbhp walking by, checking it out and commenting on it. Why don't we first add to the content, maybe get a blog entry approved, make this thread a better place for newbies, etc and then we can comment on not having new content. No?

I got my new RTR200 a few days back and I have completed 200kms on ODO.
Today I checked the engine oil level and it was at min level.
Dont know why the dealer gave the bike like this.
Should I go back and topup the oil or keep running till first service?

Please go to service center and top up the oil. It will not cost you much but the initial stage of the bike is critical for maintaining the bike for long. As the run in for bike is required the bike also requires proper amount to oil. So don't risk your lovely bike.....

Hi guys ! Completed first service at 534 kms. Experience has been very bad after service. I am facing a host of new problems.
1) Bike makes a whining noise when decelerating ( i.e when the bike is running on its momentum without any throttle). When I press clutch, sound goes away. I am pretty sure that the noise is not because of engine braking. It wasn't there before service.
2) Rotating the rear wheel ( after putting the bike on centre stand ) makes a "tak tak tak" sound. It comes from front sprocket.
Even mileage has dropped significantly after 1st service. Took my bike twice to service center after 1st service, still the above mentioned problems are not resolved. Petrol leaked from fuel drain pipe, but thank god at least that was fixed ! Bike was much better before service.
Anyways, has anyone tried Motul or Shell engine oil ???

Hi guys ! Completed first service at 534 kms. Experience has been very bad after service. I am facing a host of new problems.
1) Bike makes a whining noise when decelerating ( i.e when the bike is running on its momentum without any throttle). When I press clutch, sound goes away. I am pretty sure that the noise is not because of engine braking. It wasn't there before service.
2) Rotating the rear wheel ( after putting the bike on centre stand ) makes a "tak tak tak" sound. It comes from front sprocket.
Even mileage has dropped significantly after 1st service. Took my bike twice to service center after 1st service, still the above mentioned problems are not resolved. Petrol leaked from fuel drain pipe, but thank god at least that was fixed ! Bike was much better before service.
Anyways, has anyone tried Motul or Shell engine oil ???