Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[ghatotkatch]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Looks like Dominar continues this leagacy of broken crash guard bolts afterthe Duke 200/390 and NS200.
This has a been a common problem in most KTM's and NS bikes from a long long time, the only solution is to replace all the soft aluminum bolts with hardened bolts

Oh, KTMs too! Anyway, any idea from where one can source the hardened (stainless steel?) bolts? I wonder if this is a standard size/form bolt at all.

https://youtu.be/SGL3vk2-qXw

I am not sure if I would have agreed to weld something there. Sounds risky to me.

I had the exact issue.. mine too was a slow mo slip and down slid the bike to the ground laying on it's left.. after cranking it I could hear a metal rattling noise, when inspected it was the leg guard on the exact same side as yours, at the exact same place. Showed it to svc and was advised to visit a lathe shop coz the bolt had broken while in it's thread. Haven't been there yet but this really raises concern. I was thinking of getting a much stronger leg guard like the Sahyadri ones but this source that holds it in place has raised concerns about it's strength. I don't know what to do.

Try a different service centre. Or try calling the Bajaj PoC on Dominar to escalate it. As for other leg guards, I am guessing they would be fitting right into the chassis, and not on top of this bolt. And I would expect their bolts or fastener to be manufactured with better material.

Might be part of delibrate design where the bolt breaks to prevent any other damage.

I had a fleeting thought on that line too. But then realised it can't be by design. If it were, then the broken off part should have been easily removable and replaceable. You can't expect people (owners or mechanics) to sit down for couple of hours with drills and extractors every time they have a minor fall.

Where did you get a screw extractor? Can you suggest me a good brand?

These are the ones I have - Stanley 94-171 5 Pc. Screw Extractor Set. They have served the purpose so far. I have found tools from Stanleys to be generally well made.

[Abhii97]

Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi guys , Got delivery of my dominar today. Drove 40 kms in mixed city traffic . An amazing bike i must say and vibes are minimal and not at all an irritation to me .

One thing i found is that when u engage the first gear there is a huge thud and the chain pulls . Is it common across the new dominars and do i have to report it to svc ?

Also Found that the bike pulls towards the right excessively when you leave the handle as reported by some owners

Other than these two issues the bike is amazing . Hats off to Bajaj for creating such a wonderful machine

[kiran2508]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Anyway, any idea from where one can source the hardened (stainless steel?) bolts? I wonder if this is a standard size/form bolt at all.

I've sourced replacement bolts from Hardware shops which mainly sells stuff for carpentry or construction equipment, the same 8mm/10mm/12mm bolts purchased from there are found to be far superior in quality and harder than compared to the same size purchased from Automobiles shops,

The thread size and pitch will remain same of these bolts for 8/10/12mm bolts, only that the bolts sourced from Automobile shops have Allen heads where as most of the ones sourced from Hardware shops will have normal Hex heads or Philips heads(+ heads).

[Aswinlogi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi guys , Got delivery of my dominar today. Drove 40 kms in mixed city traffic . An amazing bike i must say and vibes are minimal and not at all an irritation to me .

One thing i found is that when u engage the first gear there is a huge thud and the chain pulls . Is it common across the new dominars and do i have to report it to svc ?

Also Found that the bike pulls towards the right excessively when you leave the handle as reported by some owners

Other than these two issues the bike is amazing . Hats off to Bajaj for creating such a wonderful machine

Wow seems gorgeous!!!

The new Dominar has lot of things changed and the RVMs are a killer one .


*The bike pulling to the left or right will happen if the tyres has high pressure!! (Always maintain the recommended psi)

[#bpk]

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Aerodynamics of 2019 dominar compared with Honda Hornet . ( stability issue in dominar )

https://youtu.be/Xt7DXIenZNs

[Rituraj_singh]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

The thud sound is normal & happens with all of us in old Dominar as well as new one. I also got it checked on my bikes first service, nothing happened.

Hi guys , Got delivery of my dominar today. Drove 40 kms in mixed city traffic . An amazing bike i must say and vibes are minimal and not at all an irritation to me .One thing i found is that when u engage the first gear there is a huge thud and the chain pulls . Is it common across the new dominars and do i have to report it to svc ?

Also Found that the bike pulls towards the right excessively when you leave the handle as reported by some owners

Other than these two issues the bike is amazing . Hats off to Bajaj for creating such a wonderful machine

[karpawar]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi guys , Got delivery of my dominar today. Drove 40 kms in mixed city traffic . An amazing bike i must say and vibes are minimal and not at all an irritation to me .

One thing i found is that when u engage the first gear there is a huge thud and the chain pulls . Is it common across the new dominars and do i have to report it to svc ?

Also Found that the bike pulls towards the right excessively when you leave the handle as reported by some owners

Other than these two issues the bike is amazing . Hats off to Bajaj for creating such a wonderful machine

Congrats on your new RIDE

I faced similar thud sound on 1st gear till 1st service
after 1st service the same thud sound has moved from 1st gear to 2nd gear if u shift below 4k rpm
all others are gears shits are smooth.

also i really never faced pulling to right issue yet.

[Greymatter]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

One thing i found is that when u engage the first gear there is a huge thud and the chain pulls

Welcome to THUD LIFE [emoji16]

[ginzon]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

To all...

If you face thud noise when shifting your gears up on 2nd and 3rd gear, go get your chain slack adjusted.. tighten up, you are good to go..
Did that yesterday and smooth as before..

[Abhii97]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi Guys
Quick Update

Done 600 kms . Two 250 kms trip , Bike kept well under 5k rpm
Mileage for one trip was 34 kmpl as per the console which was with medium traffic and the second trip 36 kmpl with light traffic
Bike feels amazing and is getting smoother

Rear brakes were poor initially , Now getting better with use. I feel its okay now

Gears getting smoother and the engine revs more smoothly

Bike getting a lot of attention

Due for service today . Coolant levels have dropped a bit and engine oil has become dark brown

Will update after the service

Btw any dominar groups based in mangalore.If so can you please give me the link
Thnx [emoji4]

[Abhii97]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

To all...

If you face thud noise when shifting your gears up on 2nd and 3rd gear, go get your chain slack adjusted.. tighten up, you are good to go..
Did that yesterday and smooth as before..

Will ask the svc to check the slack today when i go for service

[ginzon]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Will ask the svc to check the slack today when i go for service

Half a inch of slack is enough.. Last service they made it one inch and it started giving this issue..

[Petronius]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Guys, I face one weird issue with the front brake lever on my new 2019 dominar. The lever gets stuck for a nano second or so before it gets pulled in. This happens once or twice a day at-least. Should I be worried or is it normal?. Any insights on this would be helpful.

[Swadeshi]

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I even wondered whoever suggested to call this 'high security' - was actually joking; then someone took him seriously, and it stuck.
In a jugaadu country like ours, it doesn't even need a jugaad to take that number-plate off. The plate is riveted to the holder, which is BOLTED to the headlamp assembly! All you need is a spanner, and a new number-plate holder. Take the riveted one off, put the new one in, and voila! You have a new number plate. In a rare case that such a holder is not available off the shelf, I don't think it would cost more than 50-100 bucks to custom fabricate one.

I agree that 'High Security' Registration plates(HSRPs) aren't 100% tamper proof and also they can easily distort as the metal sheet used is very thin. I have seen many vehicles on road where the HSRPs are bent/twisted/distorted out of shape because of its poor quality. But there are other hidden features on the HSRPs, the most considerable one being the readability of number from a distance. If you observe the white part of plate closely, you can see that it is actually coated with reflective paint, so the number embossed in black would be clearly visible during night time. Also the numbers are easily recognizable on CCTV cameras.

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/high-security-registration-plates-hsrp-to-be-pre-fitted-on-vehicles-from-april-1-2019-410714

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/new-vehicles-are-finally-getting-high-security-registration-plates/article27098487.ece

Also I read from the above links that starting April 1, 2019, all new vehicles are to be pre-fitted with HSRP by dealers(HSRPs being supplied by manufacturers). So I wonder that even before the permanent registration number is allotted to the vehicle how the dealers can pre-fit it.

[ramdante]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi guys , Got delivery of my dominar today. Drove 40 kms in mixed city traffic . An amazing bike i must say and vibes are minimal and not at all an irritation to me .

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Congrats on your new ride!
Love the mirrors you got there on. May I know where you sourced it from?