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Can I use any other oil or grease for lubing chain ?

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Use either 90 grade or 140 grade oil it's very good.

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I am in search of new set of Tyres,can someone please recommend good tyres for RTR 200.

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Don't upsize the rear. On a budget, go for MRF Zapper S 130/70 rear, Zapper FX1 100/80 front. Don't go for RevZ rear.

If you can spend, get 90/90 Pirelli Angel CT front and 130/70 Pirelli Angel CT rear. Don't go for Pirellin Sport Demon as there is old stock. However, they are also good tyres; get one if you can find new stock.

Also you can get Michelin Pilot Street 130/70 rear. Never go for the Pliot Sport.

Never buy tyres older than 2 years.

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It’s not expensive. It’s as same as Honda or Yamaha.

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Friends I replaced my bike’s clutch to a slipper clutch. Mine is the very first version 1. Its 2.5yrs old and clocked 24k kms. Slipper clutch assembly came around ₹2025.
The differences are,
1) very light clutch feel. The stock one had a quite heavier one. Now it’s feather light and now no fatigue in slow pace traffic.
2) very smooth downshifts. The shift quality for the stock one is not very good at high speeds. Quick downshifts at higher speeds causes clashing noise. Now it’s almost gone. It’s very smooth.
3) ATR effect: I was skeptical about the rear wheel traction during downshifts. Because I used slide the rear wheel intentionally during downshifts in dirt. I use the engine braking a lot to shed off the speed.
Now there is a right amount of traction and lesser jerk during downshifts in Tarmac. And also I can slide in dirt.

I changed to ART clutch just for the light feel of the clutch lever. I was not sure about the shift quality. But now it’s like a add on for me. Because I was not satisfied with the gear shift quality in the beginning with version 1.

Dear version 1 friends please go for ART clutch. It’s a worthy upgrade and you’ll have a better experience.

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I think you're the first person on the whole internet to give a proper detailed update about upgrading to slipper clutch in this bike. The Sportztourer did put an installation video but did not tell much about how it behaves.

BTW..... I'd like to know about the engine braking before amd after the slipper clutch.

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Engine braking is well adequate. It limits the sudden surge of torque when you release the clutch after a downshift, but after that it’s almost same. It’s a must for rtr200 because it feels a bit light on the rear wheels. We can feel it while we ride harder.
I should take a ride to a hill road to find out further in twisty roads and downhill riding.

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I have the 200 4v v2. While braking, I feel that the engine braking is less for a 200 cc (expected due to slipper clutch). However, I can just downshift to get more engine braking without that torque surge you mentioned, thus eliminating that awful jerk.

I asked because I haven't ridden the non-slipper clutch version and wanted to know the difference with and without the slipper clutch.

Did you do the slipper clutch installation by yourself??

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Ya I did that myself. I used to do all the repair works for my bikes for the past 10 years. And also I don’t trust service centres.
Engine braking in apache rtr200 is normally less when compared to others. Engine braking will be more in case of engines that produce higher torque at lower engine speeds. In rtr200 it produces it peak torque at a little higher rpm. May be that’s the reason for lesser engine traction.

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I think the slipper clutch also reduces the engine braking a bit. But I can't say for sure unless I ride both the bikes back to back.

What engine oil are you using??

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Of course a little bit but it’s comfortable.

I’m very obsessed with the stock oil grade. I used motul 300v 5w30 for a long time. It increased the peak performance a bit and the acceleration is seamless. I could see 135kmph+ at ease. But it’s pretty expensive(1100₹/L) and doesn’t last long( 3k kms max). Now I filled with 10w30 motul 5100. It’s semi-synthetic but I’m just trying. It’s good with acceleration but should wait to check the durability and top end performance.
In my opinion 40grade oil is not as good as 30 grade oil in this bike. I cannot the freeness in the engine with 40 oil as in 30.

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Have you tried amsoil 10w30 or liqui moly 10w30. Both are FS

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I have an eye on liquimoly. Again I’m worried about it’s high price. Have you tried? Any feedback?

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