Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

[arya809]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Switch to Sintered pads if you want to improve braking performance. You can read my previous posts regarding them.

On the topic of front disc brakes, I couldn't find any info whether it has 2 calliper pistons (with floating mechanism) or 4? Few days back I was looking at my 2019 Dominar and the inner calliper looks as if it has got pistons too (I am not an expert so it's just a guess) making a total of 4. Few auto journalist websites do mention that it has 4 pistons, they could be wrong though.

I am asking out of curiosity, and if it does have 4 pistons, then 2019 dominar should have significantly better braking than earlier ones, isn't it?

[Ijs]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

On the topic of front disc brakes, I couldn't find any info whether it has 2 calliper pistons (with floating mechanism) or 4? Few days back I was looking at my 2019 Dominar and the inner calliper looks as if it has got pistons too (I am not an expert so it's just a guess) making a total of 4. Few auto journalist websites do mention that it has 4 pistons, they could be wrong though.

I am asking out of curiosity, and if it does have 4 pistons, then 2019 dominar should have significantly better braking than earlier ones, isn't it?

Front is two piston floating caliper which has pistons on one side only and the disc is fixed type not floating. Floating disc has the rotor riveted to the spider and has some play.
The rear is again single piston floating caliper with fixed type rotor.

[rohitsalvi31]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

What is CCT?

camshaft chain tensioner

[_kamikaze_]

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Any idea if Dominar is available for rent anywhere in Pune ? I want to book the bike but hesitant to book without doing a proper test ride. I've been to the showrooms in Wakad and Wakdewadi but neither of them have the Dominars in stock for a test ride since the last month or so and their response is quite frustrating.

[yashasvi]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Any idea if Dominar is available for rent anywhere in Pune ? I want to book the bike but hesitant to book without doing a proper test ride. I've been to the showrooms in Wakad and Wakdewadi but neither of them have the Dominars in stock for a test ride since the last month or so and their response is quite frustrating.

I am sure dominar owners from pune can you help you out with a test drive on their own bikes, let's wait for any generous owner to respond

[juzar417]

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Hello Everyone,

This is my first post in xbhp and in this thread, I purchased a Dominar 2019 last year in October from Whitefield Bangalore Khivraj and quite frankly it is an Amazing machine, I have clocked around 2050 kms till now and most of it is in city ride conditions with few short rides outside the city, I had the coolant issue at initial run-in period but it got sorted after first service and no problems after that, but for the past few days I am seeing a problem of strange noise from engine it seems as this is a background sound other than the engine sound which feels more like hissing sound and tapping little bit , honestly I don't know what that could be or have some one else experienced it as well, I took it to bajaj service centre at kasturba road Bangalore but as usual they told nothing to worry about and tightened chain and some bolts and then after that it did not occur for few days, but I experience it tie and again not regularly though, does anybody knows what could it be. I have attached the video link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ALv1o-y5AI

of the engine running in neutral with strange sound in background for more info.

[B7ACKTHORN]

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Hello Everyone,

This is my first post in xbhp and in this thread, I purchased a Dominar 2019 last year in October from Whitefield Bangalore Khivraj and quite frankly it is an Amazing machine, I havin neutral with strange sound in background for more info.

If that's the engine warmed up sound, I don't hear anything that's worrysome. The engine seems to sound like as it should, nothing dramatically different. Motorcycles when warmed up, especially singles and will produce mild tappet sounds. The current batch of Dominars do seem to have CCT issues, but yours doesn't sound like one. If the sound increases and is prominent every time, then it's time to get re-inspected.

Cheers!
VJ

[sanjeet286]

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Aren't there bike rental companies there in Pune? We have few in blore and I did a long ride with their bike before I settled on my Domi. The only point to keep in mind is that most of the rental bikes aren't kept in a good state and hence make your decision with a pinch of salt...

Any idea if Dominar is available for rent anywhere in Pune ? I want to book the bike but hesitant to book without doing a proper test ride. I've been to the showrooms in Wakad and Wakdewadi but neither of them have the Dominars in stock for a test ride since the last month or so and their response is quite frustrating.

[juzar417]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi, thanks for the reply , yes that was engine warmed up sound I had rode the bike for 20 mins or so, and radiator was on as well, I was really worried that something was wrong with the motorcycle engine, so glad to have this awesome community that we can share our experiences and help others, Thanks !

If that's the engine warmed up sound, I don't hear anything that's worrysome. The engine seems to sound like as it should, nothing dramatically different. Motorcycles when warmed up, especially singles and will produce mild tappet sounds. The current batch of Dominars do seem to have CCT issues, but yours doesn't sound like one. If the sound increases and is prominent every time, then it's time to get re-inspected.

Cheers!
VJ

[BPdt]

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Hi, I have a Dominar UG-2019, which is around 2500 Kms old. Since the purchase, the rear wheel feels jammed and does not move freely. I can hardly feel any torque in 6th gear and it becomes really difficult to overtake after crossing 90 kmph. I informed about this problem to the service center during the first service(~500 kms) and visited service center again regarding this problem only, at around 1000 Kms. I even demonstrated the problem to the mechanic by comparing the rear wheel rotation of my bike with that of another Dominar which was there for the service and mine required much more force to rotate it compared to the other bike. But each time the mechanic just cleans the brake-pads, checks the rear wheel alignment and assures me that it's rectified but eventually the problem persists every time. I am planning a solo bike-trip of ~2500 kms in next month and I want this problem to be fixed before I start my trip. Can someone please suggest what might be the possible reason for this problem and has someone else faced this issue before?
Thanks in advance for the help!!

[B7ACKTHORN]

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Hi, I have a Dominar UG-2019, which is around 2500 Kms old. Since the purchase, the rear wheel feels jammed and does not move freely. I can hardly feel any torque in 6th gear and it becomes really difficult has someone else faced this issue before?
Thanks in advance for the help!!

Happens when the caliper piston is outward and not retracting completely. Remove your rear brake caliper, bleed the entire rear brake system. Thoroughly service your caliper by removing the caliper pistons. Also, in the process, make sure your rear wheel bearings are in good shape.

After installing the caliper, make sure the caliper works only when brakes are applied, and notconstantly applying force on the disc by itself due to piston extension.

Keep us posted.

Cheers!
VJ

[rohitsalvi31]

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Hi, I have a Dominar UG-2019, which is around 2500 Kms old. Since the purchase, the rear wheel feels jammed and does not move freely. I can hardly feel any torque in 6th gear and it becomes really difficult to overtake after crossing 90 kmph. I informed about this problem to the service center during the first service(~500 kms) and visited service center again regarding this problem only, at around 1000 Kms. I even demonstrated the problem to the mechanic by comparing the rear wheel rotation of my bike with that of another Dominar which was there for the service and mine required much more force to rotate it compared to the other bike. But each time the mechanic just cleans the brake-pads, checks the rear wheel alignment and assures me that it's rectified but eventually the problem persists every time. I am planning a solo bike-trip of ~2500 kms in next month and I want this problem to be fixed before I start my trip. Can someone please suggest what might be the possible reason for this problem and has someone else faced this issue before?
Thanks in advance for the help!!

Write the email to bajaj customer care in detail as you wrote above or give them a call.. Bajaj customer care will get in touch with your nearby ASC to get the problem solved.

[Sahil Goel]

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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

[_kamikaze_]

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Aren't there bike rental companies there in Pune? We have few in blore and I did a long ride with their bike before I settled on my Domi. The only point to keep in mind is that most of the rental bikes aren't kept in a good state and hence make your decision with a pinch of salt...

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.

[kp4144]

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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.

Check out Royal Brothers. They have Dominar 2019.