Any suggestions on front tyre?? Used tvs and Michelin.. seen ceat zoom and it looks like a rear tyre[emoji39]. Shortlisted mrf zapper 90/90 and mitchelin.. any other suggestions???

No way for 100/80 The rim size is to narrow,as the best is 90/90.

My RTR 180 just completed 1500 kms. Due for 2nd service. I am having a problem in finding the smooth gear shifting pattern. 1st to 2nd is always smooth as I won't go beyond 3K rpm. Now comes the problem, from 2nd to 3rd and further is always a problem. Some times subconsciously I make it smoothly, but sometimes when I look at RPM and then shift the gears only to have a hard pull. Sometimes it won't go from 2nd to 3rd at all.

Suggest me a best way to shift the gears. I tried to change it in different RPMs i.e @3K, 4K but still couldn't get it. May be after 2nd 3rd service ?

Any suggestions on the front tyres??? 100 is possible???

Its a bad practice, always shift gears around 4k rpm. Based only my riding experience, if you shift gears @2k-3k rpm, the bike really will not have that power at the top end. This usually happens to rider who come from commuter bikes like Splendors / Honda CB bikes.

I think the powerband of the rtr lies within 5 to 8 rpm.. The power is so mad and so quick... Usually i ride below 80 but recently gone on 80 to 100 kmph.. Man its awesome.. I saw many people shifting gear to 5 so quickly.. 1,2,3,4 tak tak tak.. sounds like shifting in 2 or 3 rpm.. Is it good??? Should shift in 4,5 rpm na??? Pls enlighten me..

Hi guys,
Using motul 20w40 semi synthetic engine oil will do any harm to the engine??? Any idea??

Hi guys,
Using motul 20w40 semi synthetic engine oil will do any harm to the engine??? Any idea??

Hey guys,
Shantanu from Bengaluru here. I will be taking delivery of my MY18 RTR 180(non-ABS) on Sunday (Ugadi). I booked it from a multi-brand dealer close to my home, whom I've known for a long time, and has serviced my dad's TVS Jupiter for a long time. He actually does a pretty good job (atleast better than TVS guys near my home), and he was offering a much better deal than TVS showrooms on the Apache.
So, today I went to the godown to select my bike with the guy from the showroom. He helped me select a bike from two pieces. He selected that bike because it was made in Feb-18 i.e new stock. I made him check the engine oil, and made sure that it had no scratches. Here comes the awesome part- the guy told me to ride the bike from the godown to the showroom (about 10km). PDI wasn't done, no registration, no insurance, no mirrors, no nothing. I know, it was pretty risky, but if I wouldn't ride it back to the showroom, he would in order the complete the PDI and paperwork. I became sceptical, so decided to drive it myself.
These were my observations:
1) bike took considerable amount of time to warm up.
2) the midrange power is mad, especially in third gear.
3) vibrations weren't complainsome. They actually complement the riding experience.
4) riding position is slightly aggressive for a guy coming from a TVS Jupiter.
5) watching the tachometer go up and down is kinda fun.
6) rev-matching is pretty easy, and bike feels comfortable with it.
I strictly kept it below 4k on every gear, never lugged the engine, and always rev-matched.
It was truly exhilarating. Can't wait for Sunday!!

Cheers,
Shantanu.

P.S: if nobody observed, for 2018, the power output of the RTR180 has gone down to 16.62 Ps from 17.03 Ps. I couldn't really notice it. Experienced folks in this thread are requested to comment on this.
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