I've been out of town for the last couple months and apologize for digging up an old post.

But when a friggin jackass wannabe 'engineer' calls me a jerk for rightfully calling him on his BS, i had to respond.

I'm not sure where mr. junkie got the information from, there is no link posted, but i can post a couple.

NGK Spark Plugs USA

NGK Spark Plugs USA

not to forget tvs uses IDI Ignition(Inductive Discharge Ignition) not CDI(Capacitor Discharge Ignition)

IDI are driven off points which trigger a coil that sends a charge to the spark plug. However, they require exact points and plug gap settings.
this was the majour draw back why manufacturers to move to CDI.

Capacitors in CDI recharge quickly and hence deliver multiple spark at low rpm or strong till 10000 rpm. The CDI has its own drawback, CDI sparks are extremely short in duration and the amount of energy that can be delivered is also limited unlike the IDI which can deliver longer spark.
TVS has opted refined IDI for its apache , employs a variation, micro controller circuit triggers the coil depending on the crank position without needing points. In the process, it generates a 1200 micro seconds (200 -250 micro seconds in other bikes) long spark with 60 milli Joules of energy as seen on some Royal Enfield bikes. Thus with the refined IDI TVS claims apache engine sparks twice as fat and last six times longer than its counterparts.

Now the stock twin electrode plug gap are set for idi. hence changing them to other plug where the gap is affected will generate problem.
I too think a colder plug will only give marginal temp decrease of engine .

nice... this thread has become interesting...

@abhishekch and julianpaul - informative topic guys carry on...

@garry and vinesh - i changed my oil every 500~ kms from the begining :P its always power1

They would be knowing that. SVC guy only told me about that. Just ask him to check that.

@dead_piper

I took my bike to highway just to re confirm whether if my bike is really not crossing 8k rpm... along with another xbhpian...
i realized that the condition is even more worse...
when i took it to a mechanic, he said there might be some problem with the coil's/electricals and suggested me to go to a mechanic who deals with such stuff... i decided to go to ASC once and went to him and explained everything... i asked him to keep the bike in neutral and raise it to 8k rpm... he raised it till 12k rpm and kept it like that for a minute... i got scared... but he understood the problem and said that the valves are leaking or something when the bike crosses 8k rpm and he needs to open the engine totally... he said he is busy today and tomorrow and asked me to bring it on monday morning and get the job done...
I hope ill get my bike done... sad thing is i might have to bunk college on monday...

12k rpm for a full minute

Reading this makes me feel like I don't really care about doing a proper running-in
Not that I drive rashly or do sudden acceleration/deceleration but during daily city ride, its hard to maintain correct engine speed.
I think I too should be taking the bike to highways for completing a proper running-in

BTW my odo reading is just 200+ kms

Anyway keep up the good work bro

That's a hell lot of touring and absolute caring
You have set the standards and made it very difficult for us new owners. Envy you

Freaking jackass and a moron !!Read the quote before opening your big fat mouth!!
Get your facts right,i also know what cools a IC engine.So no need to educate me on that !! The spark plug transfers a part of the heat from the combustion chamber to the cylinder and from there the LC or the cooling fins cool the engine.As you yourself have admitted above.Read a bit about spark plug designs.Now coming to the quotes,from the so called "internet expert" i believe NGK has more knowledge than a freakin jackass like you!!

there's nobody setting any standards here...
there was/is a reason why i brought the ride. why i tour. why i do the things i do. why i see things in a different view. theres a write up coming soon on all these.:P and i just proved myself that this is a good bike even for touring.
and i forgot to mention spark plug change, 2 disc change + disc pad change...


and jixxer :P the beginning lines pretty hilarious

Yeah a moron like him deserves it.

yup..understood bro..I was just mentioning about maintaining the ride in perfect condition even after such long trips.

Eagerly waiting for the trip logs

First things first, I haven't been able to ride my bike for the past 3 days cuz I've been very badly affected by Malaria I thought I'd start it a bit and just take a short ride to see if everything was working fine but something weird seems to have happened... It's vibrating a LOT now. Even my friends who rode it yesterday told me they felt a drastic change in the bike's behaviour today.

I wonder what happened.

get well soon bro.. the RTR is waiting for you!

for BOLD part: try this- have you checked the idle RPM? check if it is indeed on 1.4k rpm

me too!

You're such a dumbass, you don't even understand what i wrote eh? I said that you're the one behaving like an internet expert, claiming unsubstantiated crap and quoting stuff without a link even. I posted two links from NGK, and nowhere has anyone claimed that simply switching to a colder plug will cool your engine down. You seem to have an obsession with spark plugs, going over your posts on this forum, probably because that's the only thing you know how to replace in your bike!

Again, stop your blah-blah and post proof that your colder plug theory actually cools down the engine. Wannabe idiot!

Get well soon, bro