Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[senotrius]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Guys,for two-up riding,110-120km/3-4hour max short rides,what sort of luggage would you recommend? Can most saddle bags fit without saddle stays on the dominar?(viaterra rapid/falcon for example)

Presently planning to carry two backpacks:front on the tank and back one rested on a carrier. Or both backpacks rested on saddle stays(without carrier). Or get dedicated saddle bags without saddle stays/carrier.

No long trips planned currently.Hence trying to keep it under budget.For the carrier part,I have seen the himalayan type simple carrier.We can keep either a back pack or small duffel/travel back on it with bungee cords.With saddle bags/saddle stays I would need to balance the weights .Plus my needs are only for 1-3 days stay max.Hence the indecision regarding what to purchase as I won't be doing interstate/national trips. I'm looking for the most economical/vfm options currently due to the above mentioned reason.

[anwaykale]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Yes there are but none of the ones which have an online portal have the Dominar listed in their fleet. I figure if I like riding the rented bike, a new one should be good enough.

After an email to Bajaj customer service and a call from the Pune Sales manager, I got call from Sai Service and Garve Bajaj but they initially said they didn't have stock of the bike to offer a test ride. Another weekend later, I again checked with a Mr <anonymous> at Sai Service, who arranged for test drive but as always they disappointed by offering a test drive within their campus.

The worse part of this entire experience was that you ask anybody about test drive at the showroom and their first response is there is no stock. I checked with the Huqsvarna/KTM desk if they have received the Huqsvarna so that I could take a look at it, and response was no stock. Go to Bund Garden showroom on Monday 6 pm, there only stock will be available. Since Pratik arranged a test drive within campus, I decided to try it out. They took me to the basement where they store the new stock and behold ! there were 3-4 new Dominars lying around. And also the Husqvarna Svartpilen !! In another area, I saw a couple more Huqsvarna bikes partially unwrapped. So I'm wondering why the lies ?? It's not like I'm going to demand for a test drive, why couldn't they entertain a prospective customer ? It's like they aren't interested in making a sale. Do they expect that a customer is going to buy a close to 2.5lac bike without so much as checking it out ?

Also I was told in confidence that they have received no stock of the Green color D400 since Jan, and a few customers have opted to just take delivery of the Matt Black version. I'm not a big fan of either color and even among those two, Bajaj is not supplying one color. My enthusiasm in buying the Dominar has died a bit thanks to Bajaj and their awesome customer sales, probably going to delay the purchase a bit.

Have you tried Sai Service Kothrud? If not try it once to get test ride there, and insist them that without test ride you are not going to purchase this vehicle.
While buying my bike in 2018 i got a good experience with test ride from them.

[prince11592]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Each Rs.377/-

what is the price for mirrors of d400

[venomblueyes]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

what is the price for mirrors of d400

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

That's correct it's the cylinders block. My bad. It's the 2018 model. Got it on 1st July 2018. Do you think I should go for a replacement? Will they be able to put everything back the way it was is my main concern.

If the issue has been agreed upon by Bajaj and they're warranting a replacement, then absolutely go for it. Henceforth, whatever they do to the engine during the replacement becomes their part, and for the most part, it's half a day job, and it's pretty much a fuss free job. Nothing to worry about.

Cheers!
VJ

[Indivar]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Get it washed 2-3 times a week and pressure washed when it's really dirty which is once in 2 months or so.

Let me tell you a 'well known' secret. The best maintained and most scratchless vehicles are the ones which are barely washed. Water is a great accelerator of rust. Stop washing your vehicle so frequently, and i would completely avoid pressure washing except maybe once in the rains. Those pressure washers strip out the paint from even new vehicles, right after first service. Check out any vehicle near the chassis and engine surroundings , most of the grey coating from the engine and crankcase will be stripped off in places.


Engine blocks have very thin paint to let the heat dissipate quickly into the air, and pressure washing strips it out very easily.
Get the replacement done now, and wash the vehicle once a month, preferably with a good old hose pipe and shampoo. Never wipe dry, only wet cloth. While chasis and engine blocks are rust resistant to a certain degree due to additives in the metal, it is not stainless steel or aluminium, and it will rust. Water will accelerate it.

[TheQuarterMile]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Do you get your vehicle washed daily, by the watchman in the building?
Do you pressure wash often? like a week?

In any case, paint touch ups wont look very good compared to a replacement casing.

Get it washed 2-3 times a week and pressure washed when it's really dirty which is once in 2 months or so.

[TheQuarterMile]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

That's correct it's the cylinders block. My bad. It's the 2018 model. Got it on 1st July 2018. Do you think I should go for a replacement? Will they be able to put everything back the way it was is my main concern.

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

There is some rusting on the engine casing. Bajaj has offered to replace the engine casing free of charge. Question is should I get the engine opened up or just get a paint touch up done?

The casing isn't rusted, it's the cylinder block itself that's rusted, which piques my interest that the Dominar's cylinder isn't an aluminum one as the Duke's. Domi's is a cast iron. Iron rusts, so I am thinking this is the reason it rusted in the first place. Anyway, if they're offering a replacement, go for it, don't paint it. It will look odd and the paint will cake off eventually due to heat. Which MY is yours?

Cheers!
VJ

[sanjeet286]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I would recommend the 2018 model as it seems to be the one which fixed a lot of the 2017 issues. 2019 was upgraded with few features including DOHC, upside down forks, and console. But many are facing issues with broken engine guard bolts, tapping sound from the engine, and console which resets the trip every couple of days.

Maybe the new 250 has most of the issues resolved, but too early to tell...

Hi Guys,

I need to buy a used dominar. I am selling my CBR250. please guide me with the following questions:
1) since the bike was launched in 2016 and the facelift came in 2019 ,I need to know if there was any iteration(with respect to ECU update/part update etc) that came in between.
2) were there any particular time period models that i need to avoid due to recalls or anything like that.
3) is there anything particularly like known common issues that i should be checking dominar.

Thank you

[sanjeet286]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Perfect example of Bajaj wanting their Dominar to be premium, but treated like crap by their dealers. Similar issues you'll face with the service centres, barring few good SCs..

Yes there are but none of the ones which have an online portal have the Dominar listed in their fleet. I figure if I like riding the rented bike, a new one should be good enough.

After an email to Bajaj customer service and a call from the Pune Sales manager, I got call from Sai Service and Garve Bajaj but they initially said they didn't have stock of the bike to offer a test ride. Another weekend later, I again checked with a Mr <anonymous> at Sai Service, who arranged for test drive but as always they disappointed by offering a test drive within their campus.

The worse part of this entire experience was that you ask anybody about test drive at the showroom and their first response is there is no stock. I checked with the Huqsvarna/KTM desk if they have received the Huqsvarna so that I could take a look at it, and response was no stock. Go to Bund Garden showroom on Monday 6 pm, there only stock will be available. Since Pratik arranged a test drive within campus, I decided to try it out. They took me to the basement where they store the new stock and behold ! there were 3-4 new Dominars lying around. And also the Husqvarna Svartpilen !! In another area, I saw a couple more Huqsvarna bikes partially unwrapped. So I'm wondering why the lies ?? It's not like I'm going to demand for a test drive, why couldn't they entertain a prospective customer ? It's like they aren't interested in making a sale. Do they expect that a customer is going to buy a close to 2.5lac bike without so much as checking it out ?

Also I was told in confidence that they have received no stock of the Green color D400 since Jan, and a few customers have opted to just take delivery of the Matt Black version. I'm not a big fan of either color and even among those two, Bajaj is not supplying one color. My enthusiasm in buying the Dominar has died a bit thanks to Bajaj and their awesome customer sales, probably going to delay the purchase a bit.

[Throttlefreak]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hello,
I apologise if this has been answered elsewhere, I am looking to get a Dominar 400 and want to know the RPM in 6th gear at 100kph.
My current ride is a 2012 Pulsar 200NS which does 100kph at 7K RPM in 6th gear.

Thanks in advance.

Assuming that the gearing hasn't been changed in the Dominar 400 UG, it will do 100kmph at 5.5k RPM in 6th gear.

[hirenmistry]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hello,
I apologise if this has been answered elsewhere, I am looking to get a Dominar 400 and want to know the RPM in 6th gear at 100kph.
My current ride is a 2012 Pulsar 200NS which does 100kph at 7K RPM in 6th gear.

Thanks in advance.

[niranjanreddy891]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

There is some rusting on the engine casing. Bajaj has offered to replace the engine casing free of charge. Question is should I get the engine opened up or just get a paint touch up done? [ATTACH]253511[/ATTACH]

Paint job can stay hardly a 1-2 years. Better change the casing if it is free of cost.

[Indivar]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

There is some rusting on the engine casing. Bajaj has offered to replace the engine casing free of charge. Question is should I get the engine opened up or just get a paint touch up done? [ATTACH]253511[/ATTACH]

Do you get your vehicle washed daily, by the watchman in the building?
Do you pressure wash often? like a week?

In any case, paint touch ups wont look very good compared to a replacement casing.