Bye the way changed Front Disc Pad today ... bahut bura haal tha Brakes ka


Well one question is does it takes time to get settle for Front brakes ? Its not effective as of now they told me too wait for a day then check again ...

@shahbaz : Yep first 20-30kms it will be like this

And is there any way to get back my old break lever lol its funny but here i mean is now it has become loose (kind) when I bought RTR it was bit stiff & can't be pressed easily/ completely (but the Effectiveness was same)

Done with rewinding and installing Ape RR Unit, now the HID works flawlessly
@Prateek: Awesome pics bro.I want to go for Angel Lights and Projector, could you please help me with the brand and the cost?
Shell Advance AX7 or Motul 3100 10w40?

Pulsar 220's projector and Bi xenon Chinese projector , total cost 5k from mxsmotosport delhi.
Oil : havent used Shell yet, but motul has a good fan-base

Re: TVS Apache RTR 180

Wow. Everyone talks about hid n projector lamps. Could some give me a walk thru of the basics of all that? What is it? Why do we do it? Advantages n disadvantages? Cost? Process involved??

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You should have bought HID with projector. Afaik if you use only HID its a H4 bulb, but in HID projector setup there is H1 bulb. If what I know is correct you will have to get a new h1 hid projector. For AE, these days every projector comes with AE pre-installed. Shell AX7 is very good oil. But drain it after 2k km.

@Viscmad: yeah, i should have gone for projector along with HID.Even Garry mentioned that it would be difficult for the other bikes in visibility.Any other issue?
And which projector should i go for as i am quite confused.

My beast has done 8,000 km.... (in 3 months)

Any idea as to how much kilometers can the Brake pads last?

Contact R&D Motovils (link a few pages back)

The bigger the projector the better the focus. In RTR we can use a projector as big as 3"
Call Debraj, he has some offers going on as well

@Iceman_1 5k km, but mine are still going on (odo 6K)

there is no fix kilometers for that ...

Re: TVS Apache RTR 180

Depends upon ur usage bro

I saw somewhere here that RTR @5th Cog can't be reved more then 9500rpm ? i guess its wrong information, coz yesterday I went almost 10k rpm (9.8rpm i guess) @133kp/h

First Service Review:
15/09/2012. The date I took the delivery of my pearl white Apache RTR 180 ABS. I have owned a 110cc bike (Honda CB Twister) before the beast. The most I got on the odo on my commuter in a month was about 700km. Knowing this, I knew it was gonna be a long painful wait till 1000kms on my beast. I do not know how I did it, but 16 days later, the odo showed 751.6kms. It was already time for the first service! So here is my experience after the first service:

Major issues I've had with my beast are:
1.Chain makes a loud CHAK CHAK sound.
2.There is a very irritating sound like that of a loose washer or nut from the chasis.
3.Center stand needs to be retracted manually, the spring was loose.
4.The left mirror was loose.
5.Fake neutrals.

All of the above fixed to satisfaction. Number 1 seems to persist, though. Will have to look into it.

I maintained the bike in a very clean way. Though it rained and she got dirty, I did a minimal shampoo wash n got out all the muck. The SVC people appreciated it as it reduced their work(I think it was plain flattery :P ). Oil change was done. Filter changed. All moving parts lubed. Clutch adjusted. Total bill amount including oil cost : 378 INR.

Changes noticed after service : Bike is bit more responsive to throttle. I can feel it in the very first gear. Also, before service, I was able to do 52kmph at 4k RPM. Now I'm able to do 54kmph at 4k RPM. Saree guard removed.

Overall experience : I'm very happy. But it's only service number one. Aage aage dekhna hai kya hota hai!