AFAIK, the tyre pressure for the front is 25 psi and rear is 28psi for single rider and 32 psi with a pillion. Would recommend to stay at that. Have used the TVS tyres for over a year now. Grip is still a concern. But more often than not, the issue is incorrect tyre pressure. And yes, every pothole makes me feel as if there is less pressure. So then I go and check that up. for the 3rd service, just ensure the regular stuff is done. Just ensure that you get all the nuts and bolts tightened, as with the vibrations from a RTR, as these come loose.

Dude, the front is 28 and rear is 30(without pillion) 32 with pillion.

There are 2 160's , 3 150's and around 4 180's here with the same config i.e they have a monoshock, dual underseat silencers, painted alloys, height has been raised by using shocker clamps, the seats are split,the headlight is with projectors and the tyres are ::: Front- 110/70-17 pirelli sd and rear 140/70-17 pirelli sd. The whole mod job is done by a shop called biker boyz here, the cost of the whole thing goes like

1.monoshock- 5k
2.tyres-5k
3.Underseat exhaust- 8k
4.raised shockers-500
5.Split seats-1000 (the quality is very good)
6.painted alloys-500-1k
7.Labour-3k

time taken-3 days


RESULTS (as per my opinion)

mileage, performance, ride quality robbed off

Yes the seats and shocker is much more comfortable on a long route in comparison to the stock setup as experienced by me (did a 100 kms + 4 months back)

Looks- have been boosted up and it looks like a mini r6 (though its not)


finally i would say tht if u plan to dump ur bike to a scrap dealer after using it for 1-2 years u can go for this mod


I would also to add that this is a place where people buy a 60k bike and spend near 1k on making it look like a busa coz its fairing is the most sold here .

And here people list the bikes powerful based on their cc so karizma is tha baap, 220 is the second, rtr180 is the 3rd , and r15 is the slowest just imagine.

Even my frend had this setup on his rtr now his bike is lying in the junk yard as he had a terrible accident and he couldnt claim the insurance due to all this crap done with the bike so finally he got a cbr250 and is happy as a stock with it.

1. Front-end noise:
Nobody seemed to had bothered when I reported a 'kini-kini...' sound from the front-end a few weeks ago. Now, quite a few bikers are facing the issue. I am very unhappy about the quality of TVS. You get the bike serviced and within a month it starts to make noises. I am not a kind of biker who prefers to keep a spanner in the pocket to tighten things up. However, it's my bike and no matter how bad it is, I will live with her! Looking forward to fix her in the next service.

2. Tyre pressure:
In my one and half years of ownership, I have always stuck to 25psi and 32psi for front and rear respectively according to TVS's recommendation. Irrespective of AM/PM or whatever, I have always felt that there is lesser pressure than required whenever a pillion hopped on. It looks like TVS have a tendency to lose air(?) from the tyres. I had to fill in every 5-7 days. A mechanic from TVS suggested me to up the pressures. Now, I am running on 28psi and 35psi and the bike seems to be doing well. However, the ride has become bumpy nevertheless better than running on lower pressures.

I was getting a choo choo chi chi sound from my bike recently , i got the sprockets and chain cleaned, the noise was gone. Then started a kini kini from the front, i first got the handle bars and coneset tightened, no good. So then got the front fairing opened , the rubber clamp under the speedo was gone, fixed it with rubber tape and covered all other loose parts with it too. As of now there are no irritating sounds from my bike, so u can try the same.

Hey! I rechecked the manual. Says 25 psi for front and 28 psi for single and 32 psi for pillion. I have been following that to the T for over a year. Is there something I am missing here?

Yes, the fasteners and the pads need a check in my bike. I am sure that the SVC would fix it when I go for a service. But, the problems would recur sooner or later. A machine that costs Rs 80,000 should have some decent quality in it. These noises are more irritating than the signature vibrations.

@^,Stunty Utkarsh Sharma

Thanks a lot for your inputs, after this review i will definitely not go with the monoshock :P
I'll see how to change the 5-step alignment thing and try to change it.
Is there any DIY for that?

@Makky, The problems you are having are more or less related to maintenance, even if you buy a diavel, if proper maintenance is not done, you'll hear squeaking noises everywhere, i do agree its the job of TVS to do the maintenance, but if you spend time @ the SVC and be there to check they are doing everything properly, such issues wont arise.

When it comes to maintenance, I don't think I am on the wrong lane. I am more of a 'mild' rider. I prefer to unleash the machine only once in a while.
Apaches need regular tweaking and this has been told by many bikers ever since it was launched. Well, usually nobody gets to see their bikes serviced when at the SVC. Either you are driven away by the mechanics and engineers or you can't afford to spend an entire day at the SVC next to your bike. Hence, it becomes the duty of TVS as well as SVCs to make the whole job better. Period.

Why not gather all the customers of TVS in this website(if possible from outside also) and send a e-mail to TVS higher authorities pressurizing them to provide better service at their centers. I have e-mailed to TVS twice till now and the response was damn good. But even now, the people at the SVC behave properly with me now, but they still rip off other customers...
If a group of customers send a e-mail, then some solid action might be taken and other customers will also benefit. I'm sure TVS will take a request from 100+ customers very seriously, what say?

P.S. I'm not trying to say that TVS is the only company with service related problems, all companies have it, what i'm saying is, lets try to do something about it since we are TVS customers.

That is no rocket science ...



Use the spanner (or whatever it is called) on the top right corner of the pic, at the top end of the shocks, you will have grooves, set this spanner in the grove n turn it! They might slip, so be careful!

Also be sure both the shocks are in the same setting!

Sorry for the OT.. but i am damn sure i have seen you somewhere before

Hi frns, my bike is A180 1600 on odo. the problem is that whenever i rev the bike above 6k rpm needle stuck at 2000 rpm than slowly comes down to 1100 rpm, is it tps or some other things...

Seen me?? Where? I never knew I was so popular

Your Steed is overheating. Re-tuning might solve the problem.