Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[Akash.Yadav]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

No. Not the exhaust pipe.
Exhaust pipe is way above the lowest point of the bike so theres no chance of scrapping exhaust pipe during pothole run.

There's no sidestand at the bottom.
Side stand is always located near gear lever or below foot peg. Unless you have damaged retention spring it won't leave it's place so no this isn't scrapping.

There's huge cat con box under the engine.
Other than that there's plastic engine shroud to protect oncoming debris from front rubber.

But one adult can easily tell the differences between metal scraping sound and plastic.

This experience will differ person to person as I'm 6'4" tall 97kg while my pillion was ~70kgs

I believe you mean the exhaust expansion chamber/underbelly portion.
My 220 scraps all the available center stand if it decides to give me mild heartache. [emoji16]

[msuthar25]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Cat-con scraps more when you switch to softer side.
Also
If you go one step stiffer than stock setting bike feels taller for short riders. In soft setting, justice for shorties.
But personally I don't recommend you soft setting as mosnoshock bottoms out when ridden double seat. You can easily hear 'thud' sound almost everytime you hit the speedbreaker or deep potholes.

Oh man that is bad news for me. My pillion prefers smoother ride so just want to clarify it first, maybe can prefer higher side-wall tyres to increase ground clearance a bit.

[saorabbh]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Oh man that is bad news for me. My pillion prefers smoother ride so just want to clarify it first, maybe can prefer higher side-wall tyres to increase ground clearance a bit.

Yes. The ride is smoother no doubt but big height speed breakers and potholes are the only issue here. Otherwise you don't feel it.
I swapped my rear tyre with Metzler tourance which is taller compared to stock MRFs so I got lil room.
But again increased tyre size will affect short riders.

I've experienced both of these issues. [emoji23]
Trust me. I borrowed my friend's Domi (she's too short for the bike) it was all stock. I fitted all aux lights swapped all the rubber with Metzlers fitted handle bar risers and what not and made it almost perfect tourer. When I returned the bike she was like what have you done? I just put the rear monoshock on one step stiffer. And then she couldn't able to touch the ground.
So this is the biggest issue for the short riders.
She then again put the setup(rear shock and tyres) back to stock.

[akshaysondkar]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Can anyone tell me the difference in dual channel abs brakes used on dominar as well as on new rtr 400v abs edition?

[saorabbh]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I believe you mean the exhaust expansion chamber/underbelly portion.
My 220 scraps all the available center stand if it decides to give me mild heartache. [emoji16]

Yes but thing is today's bikes comes with external cat-con unit unlike old bikes. Nowadays the muffler is only there to produce various/unique exhaust note and the cat con is fitted somewhere between the exhaust port and muffler inlet. So what you're calling expansion chamber located below the engine of Dominar is actually catalytic converter unit which I would blame Bajaj for not doing any R&D to make it compact (of course this saves money)

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Can anyone tell me the difference in dual channel abs brakes used on dominar as well as on new rtr 400v abs edition?

Better ask in ABS discussion than Dominar Ownership thread. Dominar's ABS is standard dual channel unit whereas Apache 200 4V have something advanced dual channel ABS (New gen ABS unit –MAB100 HECU as they call it)

[Indivar]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I wish increased Ground clearance, shed some weight, and a button to switch off ABS.
And to all owning the Dominar, the rear suspension is really too stiff, even a small pothole sends message to my spine. How are things after making adjustments towards softer side?

In my experience, i find the suspension set up quite soft. In fact, contrary to a lot of opinions here about the front, i feel it is really really soft. I quite like it. Rear is a bit strange though, sometimes seems too wallowy, sometimes just about right.

[msuthar25]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

In my experience, i find the suspension set up quite soft. In fact, contrary to a lot of opinions here about the front, i feel it is really really soft. I quite like it. Rear is a bit strange though, sometimes seems too wallowy, sometimes just about right.

Agree with you. Front is really soft. Rear however does confuse you a lot of time. Some potholes it would go through but in some it will just hit you hard and unexpectedly.

[Arjunachu]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Agree with you. Front is really soft. Rear however does confuse you a lot of time. Some potholes it would go through but in some it will just hit you hard and unexpectedly.

Yes most of the time i really slow down just to avoid scrapping the Cat-Con at speed breakers.
My rear suspension is set to moderate (between soft and hard). really wish there was a Main stand at the lowest level to protect every time this happens.

If suspension is at hard setting pillion will start shouting at each and every path hole

[faysal_khan]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hello guys.
I find oil below the area of front sprocket. Where the engine number is located and oil drainage bolt.
I believe it is from chain lube.... Can anyone confirm it?

[Akash.Yadav]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hello guys.
I find oil below the area of front sprocket. Where the engine number is located and oil drainage bolt.
I believe it is from chain lube.... Can anyone confirm it?

It could be the chain lube. You can get it washed and then there'll be clear indication if it's chain lube or oil.

[Arjunachu]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hello guys.
I find oil below the area of front sprocket. Where the engine number is located and oil drainage bolt.
I believe it is from chain lube.... Can anyone confirm it?

If its chain lube i feel you should not seen it post 2 days(20-25 kms of run is enough), as it would have thrown excess lube in it.
If u still find it after that its better you react to it.

But before please ensure right amount of oil in engine and then ride until your sure about it.

[faysal_khan]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

If its chain lube i feel you should not seen it post 2 days(20-25 kms of run is enough), as it would have thrown excess lube in it.
If u still find it after that its better you react to it.

But before please ensure right amount of oil in engine and then ride until your sure about it.

Engine oil level is perfect. It's not great oil. It's really thick and stuck onto case. I am almost sure it is lube....

[Arjunachu]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Engine oil level is perfect. It's not great oil. It's really thick and stuck onto case. I am almost sure it is lube....

Yes your right stuck to the case seems to be quality of chain lube not engine oil.

[faysal_khan]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Yes your right stuck to the case seems to be quality of chain lube not engine oil.

This is the picture. What do you think?

[Arjunachu]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

This is the picture. What do you think? [ATTACH]243968[/ATTACH]

I feel its not engine oil for sure. 99% its not