Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[Ijs]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Exactly. I will be upgrading from the Discover 100 - a big jump according to me[emoji48]. And it will definitely take time to understand the bike's nature. I hope I don't ruin the engine during the run in.

Dont worry u will get hang of it in few days.

That is called torque distribution in each gear to get descent fuel economy from the specific character of engine. Being a 35bhp engine if bajaj had given dominar same gearing like zma or other bikes then one might not be getting more than 15kmpl from dominar. We Indians need some fuel economy even from powerful bikes so company have to match the gearbox to utilise power in that way so that there will be combination of power plus economy.

Use correct gears as per speed, as d400 is new after some time when people will be used to it will not having problem.

Injector will not be choked in that short span of time since the launch so that bike start jerking due to this.

Loud claps for u from my side on the above.

Just look at the RPM.
except for first gear keep the bike above 3.5k RPK (4k will be better).
Riding at too lower RPM, means you will end up with low mileage, jerky ride and earlier engine wear and tear.

Riding at too low RPM is as stressful as REDLINING the bike, occasionally is fine but regularly must be avoided.


[emoji106]
Cheers.

Exactly this should be the way to ride it but one can cruise at 3k rpm in 5th at 50kmph.

[deepDmnr]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Brothers, all is going well except for a sqeaky sounds which stop when clutch is depressed. So likely not the suspension. Also, i am unhappy with the wet grip. Got water tankers pissing all over my road. Bike shots when i hit the rear brakes. It seems abs does not kick in fast enough. Thinking of changing rear tyre. Auld i buy metzeller sportec m5? Any dealer in Pune you know, please share.

[deepDmnr]

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Anyone switch to michelin pilot street or pirelli diablo rosso 2 please let me know your experience

[Ijs]

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Anyone switch to michelin pilot street or pirelli diablo rosso 2 please let me know your experience

Some one here in delhi is planning to change to diablo rosso 3, i would ask him and let u know. But i have ridden Mahindra mojo shoded with rosso 2 it has excellent grip. So does the metz of d390.

[Chetak.Jr]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Brothers, all is going well except for a sqeaky sounds which stop when clutch is depressed. So likely not the suspension. Also, i am unhappy with the wet grip. Got water tankers pissing all over my road. Bike shots when i hit the rear brakes. It seems abs does not kick in fast enough. Thinking of changing rear tyre. Auld i buy metzeller sportec m5? Any dealer in Pune you know, please share.

Does the bike tend to skid every time you apply the rear brakes and the wheels get locked? Or only on wet surfaces? Before you get the tires changed so get the ABS checked...

[deepDmnr]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Does the bike tend to skid every time you apply the rear brakes and the wheels get locked? Or only on wet surfaces? Before you get the tires changed so get the ABS checked...

Aba has kicked in for dry conditions. I have had the bike fish tail a bit on hard brake just in a speed breaker. So abs seems to be working. But i have noticed breaking with wet, it's worse. The skid stopped just as I hit dry patch. It was sub second skid so just looking for alternatives.

[Jayanta Kumar Das]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Planning to buy D400 next week. What are the main things to check before delivery of the bike? This will be the first High capacity bike so please help. Upgrading from Honda Hornet.
And i also want to know how is the grip of the tyres in corners in dry and wet condition?? 80% of my rides is only in curvy roads.

[abhisheklalnediya]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread




Finally, fitted myself

Its like, the angles will be ON always,
and the main lamp in the foglight will be ON when the head lamp switch in the right side is in ON position, no matter engine is running or not.

Connected it directly to the head lamp wires.

No fuse/relay used, actually, I burned the stock head lamp fuse.

I think the stock wires and fuse are good enough for both the stock and new lamps as its just ~70 watts.
@benz, what do you think about it?

* Lessons learned,
1. Do not work with battery connected, Always disconnect the -ve terminal.
2. Do not drop the fuse inside near the battery, while removing it from the holder. if you are planning to use it, such Places are hard to reach with bare hands.
If we are changing the fuse while in road, remember this point.

[ATHUL4R]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I ware specks. My eyesight is slightly altered with minus zero point seven five. Led s are great and really good with conjunction with Headlight but it's for near range as good as the high beam. The auxiliary is hid h3 for long range view at least double the range of the high beam. Purpose are different. Hope it clears your query.
PS. I love bright light s in my vehicles and I know when to use them. With great power comes great responsibility.

Connected directly to battery with fuse?

[ar4vind]

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Hi guys,
I am facing an issue(?). My dominar is now 4800km in ODO. But the service indicator (for second service )not appeared yet. Anyone else facing this?

[benz]

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Finally, fitted myself

Its like, the angles will be ON always,
and the main lamp in the foglight will be ON when the head lamp switch in the right side is in ON position, no matter engine is running or not.

Connected it directly to the head lamp wires.

No fuse/relay used, actually, I burned the stock head lamp fuse.

I think the stock wires and fuse are good enough for both the stock and new lamps as its just ~70 watts.
@benz, what do you think about it?

* Lessons learned,
1. Do not work with battery connected, Always disconnect the -ve terminal.
2. Do not drop the fuse inside near the battery, while removing it from the holder. if you are planning to use it, such Places are hard to reach with bare hands.
If we are changing the fuse while in road, remember this point.

It will be good if you have a relay and fuse in place. The reason being the external light is drawing 5.8Amp which the headlight switch can handle as of now. Over the time due to carbon formation on the switch contact it may not connect properly and heat or or get damage.

I suggest you connect a relay to the headlamp wiring and then connect the external light to the battery with a fuse via the relay.

The stock headlight is 21W (high beam) which translate to 2Amp and the switch must have designed roughly for 4 to 5 Amp max.

[drvmtm]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Connected directly to battery with fuse?

High gauze wire line fuse and spst relay.

[harry032701]

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I am 6 feet with 130 kg chasis a tall and fat guy. I am absolutely happy about the effort less engine and dynamics. It's big and good. I am finding high speed stability and comfort levels with 80 plus kg pillion and fully loaded bike with bags and accessories are quite OK for the price u pay here but still one if and one but stays. May be spoiled with Honda Cbr 250 [emoji17].....

If we change the gears a bit late the vibration s are well in check. Found out that the foot pegs are not up to the mark and rubber content is less and metal content is more. May be peg from karizma or Cbr 250 will bring more comfort levels and less vibes.

Handle bar vibes or buzz can be reduced to great extent by applying a second linkage so it may dampen the wide handlebar.

The front fairing and light surface have to open those and apply double tape, rubber insert to reduce buzz.

But it's absolutely a steal for the money we pay. It's very cheap to maintain also

Thats really helpful sir.. thank you.

[chip94]

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Aba has kicked in for dry conditions. I have had the bike fish tail a bit on hard brake just in a speed breaker. So abs seems to be working. But i have noticed breaking with wet, it's worse. The skid stopped just as I hit dry patch. It was sub second skid so just looking for alternatives.

It's totally normal for the rear to lose traction for half a second before ABS kicks in. Happens with my Duke 390 too. Don't worry about it.

[deepDmnr]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

It's totally normal for the rear to lose traction for half a second before ABS kicks in. Happens with my Duke 390 too. Don't worry about it.

Good to know that, thanks