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**rennycornelius** · 04-01-2010, 08:25 AM

@theguitarfreak:

Take a teat drive after he tunes your bike, and drive at both low and high RPM's to check weather he tuned it properly or not, and after coming home make the mixture rich by half turns cuz the guys at the SC are instructed to always tunr the bike on the average side.

**rags** · 04-01-2010, 10:16 AM

Shaky petrol tank

Today morning I was cleaning my RTR180 and noticed that the petrol tank moves a bit, pivoted about the central frame under it. I haven't noticed it before and am wondering if its normal to have some movement. I took off the seat and checked if the bolt holding the petrol tank is tight and it is. Can you guys check and confirm if its normal to have some movement of the petrol tank?

**kauria** · 04-01-2010, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by rags View Post

Today morning I was cleaning my RTR180 and noticed that the petrol tank moves a bit, pivoted about the central frame under it. I haven't noticed it before and am wondering if its normal to have some movement. I took off the seat and checked if the bolt holding the petrol tank is tight and it is. Can you guys check and confirm if its normal to have some movement of the petrol tank?

Very normal.

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**rennycornelius** · 04-01-2010, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by rags View Post

Today morning I was cleaning my RTR180 and noticed that the petrol tank moves a bit, pivoted about the central frame under it. I haven't noticed it before and am wondering if its normal to have some movement. I took off the seat and checked if the bolt holding the petrol tank is tight and it is. Can you guys check and confirm if its normal to have some movement of the petrol tank?

in front the tank rests at only a round rubber holder, and at the rear it's boltes, so front movement of tank is very much normal.

**rags** · 04-01-2010, 06:17 PM

Originally posted by kauria View Post

Very normal.

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

in front the tank rests at only a round rubber holder, and at the rear it's boltes, so front movement of tank is very much normal.

Thanks guys ... good to know it is normal, thought something had come loose.

**rags** · 04-01-2010, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post

@theguitarfreak:

Take a teat drive after he tunes your bike, and drive at both low and high RPM's to check weather he tuned it properly or not, and after coming home make the mixture rich by half turns cuz the guys at the SC are instructed to always tunr the bike on the average side.

I dunno how the mechanics tune the bike but the correct way to test if the carb is tuned properly is to do a plug chop. I won't go into the details here because a quick google search will return a lot of websites which tell you why and how to do it.

**Nipponsahore** · 04-01-2010, 09:04 PM

New RTR 180 ..

hey there guys ..

im dying to get my hands on my new rtr 180 ..

well im thinking of getting my tyres changed the day i buy a new rtr 180..
well i thoroughly read this all post and im thinking .. i should go by your advise and install the following tyres on my new rtr 180

1 mrf zapper fs 90/90 (front)
2 mrf zapper s 100/80 (rear)

please im welcome for any advise...

**rennycornelius** · 04-01-2010, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by rags View Post

I dunno how the mechanics tune the bike but the correct way to test if the carb is tuned properly is to do a plug chop. I won't go into the details here because a quick google search will return a lot of websites which tell you why and how to do it.

I told him to check it in the simpler way, throttle response tells a lot about the carb setting.

**theguitarfreak** · 04-01-2010, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by Nipponsahore View Post

hey there guys ..

im dying to get my hands on my new rtr 180 ..

well im thinking of getting my tyres changed the day i buy a new rtr 180..
well i thoroughly read this all post and im thinking .. i should go by your advise and install the following tyres on my new rtr 180

1 mrf zapper fs 90/90 (front)
2 mrf zapper s 100/80 (rear)

please im welcome for any advise...

I have already posted on this. I had changed both the TVS tyres to the ones you have mentioned. Result: Zapper FS up front is the perfect replacement, dont even think twice about it. Zapper S would give you loads of road grip and immense confidence on corners but that will come with a little bit of loss in straight line stability as the width of the tyre will be reduced by 10mm (others might disagree

). I would recommend you to go for an IRC tyre for the rear in the stock size 110/80 17" if you can find one in your city.

**Nipponsahore** · 04-01-2010, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by theguitarfreak View Post

I have already posted on this. I had changed both the TVS tyres to the ones you have mentioned. Result: Zapper FS up front is the perfect replacement, dont even think twice about it. Zapper S would give you loads of road grip and immense confidence on corners but that will come with a little bit of loss in straight line stability as the width of the tyre will be reduced by 10mm (others might disagree

). I would recommend you to go for an IRC tyre for the rear in the stock size 110/80 17" if you can find one in your city.

well i live in chandigarh .. and im sure i can get my hands of it ..
what about corner stability and road grip on ..these IRC tyre

**shivank** · 04-01-2010, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by Nipponsahore View Post

hey there guys ..

im dying to get my hands on my new rtr 180 ..

well im thinking of getting my tyres changed the day i buy a new rtr 180..
well i thoroughly read this all post and im thinking .. i should go by your advise and install the following tyres on my new rtr 180

1 mrf zapper fs 90/90 (front)
2 mrf zapper s 100/80 (rear)

please im welcome for any advise...

See,TVS tires are not that bad to be changed before you get out of the showroom(CMPL.Right?).They do their job well and there's hardly anything to complain if you are not into hard cornering and knee-down antics.Give it a month or so to replace the stock ones..And that 100/80 is a dent on looks.
And like someone mentioned it before that summers are already here and I am sure Chandigarh must be 40 degree plus at this point of time...Hence,worry not of them loosing grip!
PS:It's really getting hot now..And this is just March over! May and June are yet to come.What is going to happen to us bikers??

**Nipponsahore** · 04-01-2010, 11:59 PM

See,TVS tires are not that bad to be changed before you get out of the showroom(CMPL.Right?).They do their job well and there's hardly anything to complain if you are not into hard cornering and knee-down antics.Give it a month or so to replace the stock ones..And that 100/80 is a dent on looks.

well .. only reason i wanted to get rid of the stock tyres is ..
"whats the fun in having awesome brakes when u can't use them with those nasty tyres"

And like someone mentioned it before that summers are already here and I am sure Chandigarh must be 40 degree plus at this point of time...Hence,worry not of them loosing grip!

well i wouldnt lose grip in summers what about the monsoons after that..

PS:It's really getting hot now..And this is just March over! May and June are yet to come.What is going to happen to us bikers??

save our souls

**theguitarfreak** · 04-02-2010, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by Nipponsahore View Post

well i live in chandigarh .. and im sure i can get my hands of it ..
what about corner stability and road grip on ..these IRC tyre

IRC tyres would obviously be better than TVS tyres but i havent used it so can comment on it.

**lijok** · 04-02-2010, 12:51 AM

Originally posted by theguitarfreak View Post

IRC tyres would obviously be better than TVS tyres but i havent used it so can comment on it.

These IRC tyres you are mentioning... are they meant for rear-fitment? If they are intented for front-fitment then I dont think it will be useful putting them on... I've searched far and wide for any rear 110/80/17 tyres but no luck yet...

BTW... one problem I'm facing lately... after coming back after long rides (300+) the front brakes feel strange... it doesnt act until the last few degrees of lever play..and then it bites harshly... I told the SVC at my last service, but they did nothing... said some crap like disks are worn unevenly etc, which I know is not the reason... What could be the problem?

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