The front break pads can be replaced at an interval of 20K kms.
But the rear needs to be replaced within 8K kms.Even though you think you are putting more pressure on front break more,you are unconcious about your legs pushing the rear break pedal more often. It happens.

@PcGamer: Dont worry about your plates,they are absolutely fine.Do some break bleeding and pad cleanings,u will be allright.

Petrol level indicator confuses me:-

When i start my bike it shows some different (mostly low level) but after 15-20 minutes of riding it again goes up ? Why its so ?

RTR breaks

Guyzz after dhaba went home and came back in some hours. The distance was over 100 kms and I encountered two occasions when fools ran infront. Once a bicycle and once a car, at both times I break very confidentially and tires were really screaming for life. I am really sure on my 160 which was not having rear disc wouldn't be able to stop this well. Rear disc really shines.

Rode 130 km today, feeling awesome man....

Breaks are simply awesome ... had to say i am falling in love with my bike.

Yours are a bit more awesome "ABS"

Was confidently braking late, initially i was looking stupid with bike as i used to brake early & used to stop 10ft away from Cars on Signals, then i realized this brakes are awesome & then late braking starts...

Cornering is fun really easy....

Acceleration is just too quick... 72km/h top speed till now

Time For First Servicing... \m/

Worn out disc plates..




Good question. The crates are nothin but the lining that are prominently visible on this disc plate. The thicker these lines, the worse the situation is. The plate looks more like a saturn's ring, which has started to worn out. That indicates the replacement of the same. Hope its clear now..

The real fun with ABS starts when u break so hard that the suspension is pushed an inch on front. Feel the rythm. You gotta love it. I always do it kissing the bumper of any cars ahead of me. Make sure you know the exact distance by inches before you attempt this..

20k !!!! Never should this be done. Irrespective of how we drive, we need to replace it atleast at 6-7k front and 8-10k rear. This helps delay the worn out of plates. As i've explained earlier, the depth of the lining around the plates increases as the used pads start rubbing harder. Keep the standard replacement time frame and keep discs smiling.

How many KMs done on ODO and until when you will do the run-in?

Completed 10k on odo a fortnight ago.Since 10 days have been riding her more

590 km...

Till 1000km, run in period.. (means not more then 14 days)

ABS is real fun man i was riding on highway at 128 km/h and then i noticed
there was no traffic
i applied brakes....pushed lever hard ..in other words dead brake......i was a bit confused that i will stop or skid but yeah..... i did stop no issues with ABS at any speed ....loving it since the day i bought

Would there been a same performznce if the road had oil spilled ?? i saw 2 bikes skidding on oil patch and they were hurt badly!! And similarly car was able to get through , don't know whether the car had an ABS or not, but din't skid at all. NOw the Question is, would ABS helped a RTR or CBR on that oil patch?? won't these bike have skid ?? How much does a 2 wheeler ABS is trustable in such situation. One senior technically sound person said that a mature rider won't need an ABS but still it's nice to have a safety feature!!! Water and gravels are little different from oil.

ABS in my words

As far as I've been behind ABS, it isn't what really others think. It doesn't make us immortal. Instead, adds a point towards safety, making it better than locking up the wheel all of a sudden. As the basics explain, it sequentially releases the wheels from lock position automatically, though the break lever is kept hard pressed. As we can notice, there will still be a wheel lock for a fraction of a second, which feels like a constant jerk in the entire break system of the vehicle.

Now, coming back to your scenario, this is more of a road grip with tyres than brakes into the play. As you've mentioned, the bike, when entered the oily surface, instantly loses its road grip, which causes lose the balance too with zero road grip. No matter what brakes we have, before we cn even think of brakes, we would be biting the tarmac. Car, on the other hand, not necessarily lose balance, and hence, will be able to drive through. I reckon, the car driver wouldnt hv applied brakes, which is a bad idea.

So, bottom line is, ABS helps you use the brake efficiency till the last bit of wheel lock and thus, providing you superior control on disc braking system. Though an expert can break better than a ABS controlled bike, it entirely depends on the surface, distance and various other factors.

You can watch a TVS demo on icy track with and without ABS to know the result of ABS feature. I'm sure they would have definitely had their best rider behind the beast.