Mad Sunday

Spent the Sunday morning with the Apache7305: a 50km circuit ride followed by cornering sessions.



Removed the RVMs to improve the vision and to decrease the weight on the handle bars:







Not quite there as yet! The quest goes on!

PS: Closed circuit, Professional rider.
It is the safest location one can get here on a Sunday.

Barapullah, then Lakshit vanished somewhere and I went to Lakshmi Nagar loops

Ask Delhi people even @abhishekch, they know I fell at a speed of 10-15 on wet tramlined road, but yes while at high speed on dry tarmac , I am quite comfortable

Nice one Makky...carry on

That s the problem it nevers wears out I was hoping that after 10k it would start showing signs of going bald but it never did , waited till 16k became impatient and switched to Zappers.
Do you guys have your center stand removed ?

Why should the center stand be removed ? As its more useful than the side stand like for washing , oil change etc.

@Prateek: Thanks, man.

@Kantu: Location: Pondicherry University. Sorry to disappoint you.



The centre stand is still intact but, I hate it. However, I need it since I clean and lube the chain every 500-700kms. Some gentleman adviced to me to park a bike on a centre stand if its for a longer duration. Keeps it well balanced?! May be! If someone donates me a paddock stand, I 'd gladly remove.
To answer your query Royal Apache, the centre stand might hit the road and upset the bike when on full lean and also, needless to say, weight reduction is a great strategy to go faster!

The center stand scrapes the road when you bend the bike beyond a certain angle...
@discussions about tyre
my bike has completed 23k and the front tyre looks like new :P
the rear one still has some life left in it but im going to replace it... it is spoiling my cornering abilities...

i too have the same problem my old tvs tyres still got good looks , but its risky , goes well on normal roads but normal roads are hard to find.
And yes center stands may affect the speedsters .

I thought I Saw a Bangalore registration number in your avataar
You got confused I was asking Makky and prateek as center stand will give problem if some object came in way when leaning.
for normal riding its fine.
@All
what is the correct way to measure oil level
With dip stick fully closed ? Because I get only half reading when I just dip it i.e without closing it and full reading when closed completely

Help with the Current price of MRF Zapper FS

I am up for a change of my RTR 180's front tyre and need help here from Delhi guys who have recently changed there ride's front tyre with MRF Zapper FS 90/90 17" (the same tyre which is there in P220.) or have the idea of the tyre.

I want to know its current price.

I am going to get it from Karol Bagh next weekend and don't want to get conned like i got in when i bought my LS2 helmet from there.

gud buddy keep it up but play safe

ya at wet and high speed the one doesn't feel confident about the grip

Still have it, yeah it was touching, as I leaned too much this time
Same here. front looks almost new, seems have to use this one too

There is a MRF shop near SRS mall , on that CRPF shipra suncity road. Ask there just for the info, I will ask the MRF store here at my place.

In the owners manual it is said to wipe the dip stick clean and thread it in, take it out and then note the reading. So, just dipping might not suffice.

Make sure the bike is placed on central stand and ground level is even. Check oil level after waiting for 5 mins.

Ride Safe

guys went to test exhaust performance this sunday on a empty strech .
some points i got to know

1. bike pulls magnificently in mid rpms (4k to 7.5k)..(even stock pulls in this rpm band , ffe has just increased the pull )
2. there is lot of torque improvement in bike.
3. my bike start to vibrate more on higer rpm. above 7.5k rpm there is lot of vibration which was less on stock exhaust. may be bike needs some tuning..
4. its been 3 months and 2300kms since last service.(tapplets neeeds to adjust they are making a lot of noise)
5. i have not tuned the bike after the airfilter alteration (done more than 500 kms after change) . bike must be running lean(symptoms heavy vibs on higher rpms)
6 airfilter alteration: i have altered the stock air filter to increase air flow.
i have removed the airfilter cap (which has smaller dia air intake opening) and putted a plastic ring on inner foam opening it increase its diameter and sealed the rest with the cello tape so that no air is sucked from surroundings of filter.
now filter retains its filteration(more than k&n) and has increase the flow of air.
and their comes sweet air induction sound from filter box when throttle is pulled suddenly.

pic of airfilter.



some pics i clicked on sunday.

Is k&n safe

Is k&n air filters safe for my rtr 180 in long run? Its run 11k now its stock . Im planning to stay with the bike for another 3years . Does installing k&n affects the engine in long run ? My friend had a bad experience after installing it in pulsar , after 1 year he had to change his piston crankshaft stuffs which nearly cost him 10 k to make it run like a stock new. I don want to risk my rtr with it. So im seeking experienced advice to have it or not. As i really like the throttle crisp , smoothness and its tone but afraid of spoiling my bike .

You answered your own question! if you want to keep the bike for long, STOCK is the answer!