It's a digicam borrowed from one of my friends, a Samsung S860.Due to slim profile it fits in easily and firmly rests near my chin/mouth inside the helmet.And yeah it's a strict no-no to ride it like that for prolonged time as there is also a chance of it falling off unless you get a way to tie the cam to your helmet.

And boy riding a GSXR to office...Would love to see a video of that!!

^^+1

RTR Fi is slightly more fun to ride owning to the glorious exhaust/intake note and top end surge but then the 180 is a more grown-up bike as compared to the 160s.

It's already been mentioned.Do refer to the previous posts.

thanks for the info
its a cool video!!!!!!!!!!

Have you thought about getting a camera mount for the helmet or the petrol tank cap? A suction cup camera mount like the Fat Gecko from Delkin might also work: Fat Gecko Camera Mount - Extreme Suction Cup Mount - Delkin Devices. There ae similar offering from other companies too. Have read reviews of them and people say they do stick well. Dunno if you can get them in India.

Anyone experienced a "rebound effect" while coming out of the corner with no or slight hump??

Cuz today when i took one with little hump (right hander) the bike's rear almost jumped and settled, (65-70kmph 3 gear) it was little scary.

i'am running on 4 setting.

At 60-70kmph running over anything uneven would cause the rear to jump a bit, it also depends on how agressive you were on the throttle at that point. The best way to handle a situation like that is to let the bike take care of itself and not give any rider inputs (or as Keith Code says, control your survival reactions) till it settles down.

which NGK plug

Those of you who use a NGK plug in your RTR 180 can you please tell me the part number. I'm trying to figure out which of the NGK plugs has a heat range and thread similar to the Bosch Super UR5DDC recommended by TVS.

It should be CR8EIX, which is ok for 180 & 160 both.If possible use a splitfire cabel also.

The road was plain, i have taken long leans at 100-105 kmph and nothing like that happened.
and agressive throttle inputs, even blipping the throttle while in the lean never causes bike to give you rebound effect my friend.

I have experienced the same thing quite a few times,in fact while taking a sharp right hander the bike's rear slipped for a nanosecond and then hold the line by getting grip instantly.The moment in between was scary, nonetheless. Somehow the bike doesnt feel that confident while taking sharp corners especially on those turns which have even slight undulations.Also stiffening of the rear shock absorbers helps greatly.

Those types of situations also leads to Tank slapper which is worse and couldnt be avoided as that happens so fast that you wont even get time to get over/control it. Best way to avoid is by pressing the rear brake but at that situation it's pretty tough to do that.

Mine Bike recently developed the knocking like problem again.TVS Service Opened and Tightened the Drive Chain.Still ,There is a slight knocking?I doubt whether it consumed some of the Valves? :S

Thanks Kauria, I'll check that out at the automobile shop nearby.

What's the cost of the plug? I have heard people recommend the spitfire cable. How is it different from the stock one?

Remember over tightening could make things worse. I am still cluless about the reason for your knocking problem.

Have you checked:
-Tappet clearance
-Cleaning of carb and individual jets
-Spark plug condition
-air filter/pipe, breather pipe

If your bike knocks excessively with noticeable loss in mileage and power then you need to check the CDI/Valve timing too!!

I have installed the CR7EIX... that was what the shop owner gave me... its installed and working like a charm... It cost me 530 bucks. BTW... what does this splitfire cable do?

Are you saying you took the same turn at 100 kmph and nothing happened? Two possible reasons I can think of is you ran over a stone or something you did not notice or you were too aggressive on the throttle which made the tyre slide and regain traction and you had a very very minor highside!

What exactly do you mean blipping the throttle when the bike is leant .. you mean in gear or shifting between gears? Blipping between gears wouldn't cause rebound effect because you've already matched the revs and are not over loading/compressing the shocks.

Slipping and regaining traction happen when you're riding on the limits of traction. The best way to try to avoid is to do a smooth throttle roll on instead of an aggressive off/on type of action and try to keep your arms relaxed and not to provide any extra inputs on the handlebar or the bike and let the laws of physics take care of the situation. Most of the times the bike settles back on its own and then you can take control of the situation again.

Tank slappers happen when you are accelerate suddenly over bumps, the front is airborne and falls back out of alignment with the rear. This can again be avoided with a smooth throttle roll on and a more relaxed grip on the handlebars.

I know its easier said than done and the only way out is to practice in controlled situations so you can handle the situation when something unexpected happens.

Thanks lijok. CR7EIX is a hotter plug than the CR8EIX. Will try to figure out how the heat ranges of the plugs compare with the stock one. If you redline the bike often and use a hotter plug then recommended then you can damage the engine.