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I hope its a nice experience and BTW, where is this place??

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We are all had very good experience riding in the wet. This place in outskirts of Chennai...

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Where exactly in the outskirts?
Chennaite here...
Would like to go too...

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Guduvancherry
We rode 6 short offroads trails in 10km radius..
I will let you guys know when we are planning next time.

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Hello all,
I have some questions for the owners:
1) Highway cruising speed: can it do 100-110 all day long? I know the engine would be stressed but is it still manageable?
2) Highway cruising speed with a pillion and some luggage


Thanks in advance!

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Hey guys,

My query might seem a bit out of place but your feedback will be of much help.

I am considering buying an Xpluse FI version. Some background:

I have owned a TVS Jupiter for over four years and have trashed the scooter over potholed Mumbai roads, Mumbai-Goa roads and coastal roads multiple times with a pillion and luggage.

I have even done longish and scenic Coimbatore-Kodaikanal and Bengaluru-Kodai routes on Jupiter/Suzuki Access.

Given the obvious disadvantages any scooter (even the reliable and comfortable Jupiter) has, I had been considering a shift to something like an Aprilia 150 for a while.

But the Xpulse bug has bit me... I have visited the showroom and plan on taking a test ride (or a rental for a few days) soon.

Should I buy the bike?

Thanks in advance.

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1) 100 - 110 is the top end for the bike and going at that speed all day can impact the long term life of the engine. 90 - 95 is a better speed to maintain on a highway
2) With a pillion and luggage I haven't tried it but it might not be the best experience with a lack of power. Any other experienced riders can comment on this.

Touring on a scooter! Quite interesting.
Xpulse is a good machine to explore trails, backroads and a good city commuter but not the fastest machine for a highway. But with patience you can complete the highway part. Renting an xpulse will give you a good idea of the bike.
Its quite a comfortable bike over bad roads. I use it as a daily commuter and my commute is 40% urban and 60% suburban/broken routes. I've done short tours on it with minimal luggage.
Do you have a budget set for your purchase? Have you considered any other options apart from the Xpulse?

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I have about 10k on the Xpulse FI now touring India. Re: highway, the problem isn’t comfort/vibes but the engine overheating. I wonder if an oil cooler (like the Himalayan) wouldn’t fix it, but you can really feel the stretch on the timing chain and general loosening of tolerances after it’s been cruising high speeds.

The other problem with the bike as mentioned is the ABS freaking out in rough terrain, which I fixed by adding an ABS switch which I now instinctually turn off whenever the road gets bumpy. Stock it’s really dangerous to ride the Xpulse to anything like the chassis the capable of (and it’s plenty capable) because brakes become useless/random.

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Re: pillion / 2-up, what I find many here in India don’t get is the concept of suspension sag. With a long-travel suspension dirt bike, when you’re sitting on it with your weight you should be suspended somewhere in the middle of suspension travel, not at the top (as is typical of flat-roader street bikes and scooters). If you add a passenger to the Xpulse, properly adjusted for just the rider, you’ll be down near or at the stops. Which is to say, if you have two-up riding as a buying priority it’s about the last bike you should buy in India, as it’ll either require constant adjustment or result in a harsh ride (or worst of all, you set it to full hard to account for the times you have a passenger and have a harsh/dangerous suspension setup for one).

Having owned it a while I still can’t get over the bang-for-buck proposition of the Xpulse. It’s a ~$3-4k dual sport for ~$1.5-2k, but it is a proper dual sport which is unique here and needs to be taken for what it is.

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WOW!! 10K kms so soon, you must have explored many places in India by now and had lots of fun!!

Could you please brief more on the ABS switch you mentioned and steps involved for the mods and parts required/ replaced. It would help all of us Xpulse owners.

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The ABS switch mod is really easy. Just wire a switch into the ‘ABS’ (speed sensor) fuse at the fuse box. You lose speedometer and gear indicator as well (the latter unreliable on rough terrain anyways where you’re slipping the clutch a lot, as it just computes the gear with speed/rpm, not sensed directly except neutral), but there’s no problem turning it on and off as you ride. I put the switch on the left of the handlebar so I can quickly disable the ABS with my left thumb if I’m riding with it on and see rough terrain up ahead (potholes, construction, etc.).

It’s really annoying that the only things wrong with the Xpulse are software issues: the too-uptight-for-dirt bike-style-riding ABS and fuel injection stalls at idle at high temps, but there’s hope they can solve both with a reflash ‘recall’. Otherwise the bike has been faultless: not a single thing has even slightly worn let alone failed yet with hard riding around half of India. (Knock on wood).

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Fun slides in my Xpulse..

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Wow, so you made it all the way to Delhi from south on this, great to know it stood well.

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Thanks a lot for the advice. I am fine with going a bit slow on highways and elsewhere as I am just graduating from a scooter. The Xpulse (on road about 1.3 lakhs in Mumbai) works on the price side. Unfortunately, there are no Xpulse bikes on rent here.

I am averse to considering Enfield bikes because of the additonal weight and other brands for extra cost.

Are there any other issues with the Xpulse besides the uncomfortable seat? How easy is it for a pillion rider?

Many thanks again

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Hi, I was thinking to buy Xpulse for me and pillion. Our priority was comfort. Do you think with pillion and luggage it will not be comfortable for long rides? Let’s say North east or Ladakh regions.

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BS6 Xpulse to get an oil cooler.