Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Can you suggest riding gears within the price range 6-7k ?
What your opinion on Rynox air gt 3

Replied in the gears thread.

Cheers!
VJ

[Domigreen]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

WEIRD NOISE ON DOMINAR UG

1)Dominar ug and old dominar has different compression ratios.

Compression ratio
Dominar18 11.3:1
Ug 12.1:1

2)Engine head assembly is different
UG has DOHC and old one has SOHC setup.

What’s the point in sayin that Dominar ug has WEIRD noise or not the noise that the old dominar makes from the engine side?

Curious dominar
Owner[emoji3]
Nbcorrect me if there is any mistake on my findings[emoji854])


Cheers VJ

[sanjeet286]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I have the sahyadri centre stand for close to 6months now. I had compared it to paddock, grollers and few other similar products and decided that for the price and usability, the centre stand is the best. It very rarely scrapes the road (and I'm on the heavier side) and that's only if the speedbreaker is extremely sharp/high or if I rush through it.

I picked it up as I wanted to ride longer distances and that would mean me cleaning /lubing the chain during rides by myself and without any dependancy on anyone else.
I'm addition, I needed another person to help move the bike, which is not reqd now due to the centre stand..!

I have heard of the hyperrider one, but Sahayadri was 1st in the market and their products are good :-)

Guys, off lately have seen sahyadri motors mumbai making centre stand for dominar and also hyperriders.in too have manufactured centre stand for dominar.Lot many co dominar owner friends have been thinking about buying one, wanted to know what does our community here thinks about it.Apart from chain cleaning and lubing i dont see myself missing that much of the centre stand on my bike.Overall i liked the quality and built of hyperriders as seen on their video compared to sahyadri's.Do share your all inputs.Thanks.

[Swadeshi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hey folks,

I have been following this thread(Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread) & Himalayan thread from past 12 months. This is because I'm confused between both of these bikes. Gained quite some knowledge by going through the queries and their responses by riders. Thanks every XBhpain for that.

I made a final decision in October-2019 & bought 2019 UG Dominar, yes you heard it right its been 2 months, I'm sorry for this much delayed post.

Presenting you the Mean Machine




Actually I thought of posting my story here in this thread on what made me to buy a new bike(I own an Apache 180 which is still in use) and why go for Dominar. But decided to create separate threads in separate Forums(within Xbhp) so it would be visible & helpful to all others in Xbhp.


So here is my journey................


What bike, Dominar or Himalayan?
https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/what-bi...himalayan.html


Travelogue & Test Drive
https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/...long-ride.html

[Domigreen]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

How to know that dominar has entered into reserve (usable 3l) from the fuel indicator

[ashislakra1989]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Ok, I've a question about Dominar engine oil pump. When i cold start engine, i see engine oil less than minimum mark and even if I leave it for 2 mins idle, i can't see oil level rising. Only when i accelerate slowly in standstill, i see oil moving up more than max mark in engine oil window. Is this normal behaviour

[sameerxcx]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

When all bars of fuel indicator disappear you have exactly 3 l of petrol left, but its better to refuel before that and avoid any damage to fuel pump

How to know that dominar has entered into reserve (usable 3l) from the fuel indicator

[sameerxcx]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Any of you guys have experienced dominar failure in middle of nowhere?? And how did you go about it.

[Vijay Thacker]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I have the sahyadri centre stand for close to 6months now. I had compared it to paddock, grollers and few other similar products and decided that for the price and usability, the centre stand is the best. It very rarely scrapes the road (and I'm on the heavier side) and that's only if the speedbreaker is extremely sharp/high or if I rush through it.

I picked it up as I wanted to ride longer distances and that would mean me cleaning /lubing the chain during rides by myself and without any dependancy on anyone else.
I'm addition, I needed another person to help move the bike, which is not reqd now due to the centre stand..!

I have heard of the hyperrider one, but Sahayadri was 1st in the market and their products are good :-)

Can you share the price you paid for this centre stand, is it a easy fit or you need to go to any guarage to get it fit? Also do share the pic of your bike with centre stand fitted.

[Swadeshi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

When all bars of fuel indicator disappear you have exactly 3 l of petrol left, but its better to refuel before that and avoid any damage to fuel pump

As per my observation, "Low Fuel" indicator(2 bars) comes up when there is 5L of fuel left. I take this as reserve mark and try to refuel before or as soon as "Refuel" (1 bar) indicator flashes.

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Apart from chain cleaning and lubing i dont see myself missing that much of the centre stand on my bike.

If that's the only reason, why don't you go for Paddle Lock stand? I bought one(Explore PS1) for 2.2k on Amazon, and it made my life easy for cleaning & lubricating the drive chain. I also had GRoller, but I kept this for on-the-go toolkit for things like puncture repair.

[rajendra763]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

As per my observation, "Low Fuel" indicator(2 bars) comes up when there is 5L of fuel left. I take this as reserve mark and try to refuel before or as soon as "Refuel" (1 bar) indicator flashes.

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If that's the only reason, why don't you go for Paddle Lock stand? I bought one(Explore PS1) for 2.2k on Amazon, and it made my life easy for cleaning & lubricating the drive chain. I also had GRoller, but I kept this for on-the-go toolkit for things like puncture repair.

Is Explore PS1 quality is good ?? Form how many months you are using it? Is side locks are holding good.

[Swadeshi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Is Explore PS1 quality is good ?? Form how many months you are using it? Is side locks are holding good.

I have been using them for only a week now. Used couple of times during the week, the bike felt pretty steady on them. For now I can say the the quality is good, should see how long will it last though.

[iSumit]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hey guys,

Just came back from 4800km mumbai - south India ride with my wife. The bike's performance was great, except for rear tyre. There were 3 punctures and the tyre now has developed bubbles.

The odo is now at 18k km and we are planning to do ladakh this season. Could you guys suggest ideal tyres for ladakh plus regular city use?

[Ijs]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hey guys,

Just came back from 4800km mumbai - south India ride with my wife. The bike's performance was great, except for rear tyre. There were 3 punctures and the tyre now has developed bubbles.

The odo is now at 18k km and we are planning to do ladakh this season. Could you guys suggest ideal tyres for ladakh plus regular city use?

This will get replaced under warranty and u have to pay minimum amount as per the remaining tread.

[Balgi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hey guys,

Just came back from 4800km mumbai - south India ride with my wife. The bike's performance was great, except for rear tyre. There were 3 punctures and the tyre now has developed bubbles.

The odo is now at 18k km and we are planning to do ladakh this season. Could you guys suggest ideal tyres for ladakh plus regular city use?

Try timsun. Good tyres for cheap and you can find button type tyres with duel functionality I'm told. No personal experience but have friends who are happy with them. Alternatively you can get ceats. I like ceat