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**shahbaz63** · 07-04-2012, 01:04 PM

Beast Experience ...

Model Name :- TVS Apache RTR 180 ABS (New Beast)

Color - Pearl White

Delivered :- 13 June 2012

On Road Date :- 25 - June - 2012

Kilometers Done :- 780

Running Period :- 1000 km

Top Speed :- 73 km/h (5200 rpm)

Given my bike for first servicing today (With Teflon waxing [350 rs]

)

Apart from Gear shifting issue not a single problem i have faced till now

Major Attention drawer in Bike is as follow :-
Pick Up / Accelaration
Breaks
Daytime Running Pilot lamps
ABS
Horn

Acceleration is awesome so as Braking with or Without ABS
after 4k rpm yes i felt slight vibration which wasn't irking me at any point ( can relate to Mobile Vibration)
Cornering & Handling :- Never felt any problem in that...

Overall its fun loving bike with Absolute speed...

In short I am in LOVE With BEAST

**Rtrlover83** · 07-04-2012, 03:38 PM

^^Nice post there buddy!

**somen1984** · 07-04-2012, 04:07 PM

Congrats!!!

Originally posted by vishnu.leo View Post

Hiiii I am getting my white beast in 2 days... i opted for the ABS version..cause i had a pretty bad experience riding my friends RTR 180 in rain..

(skin on tarmac)

so took a test drive on the new one with ABS and voila...loved the beast ...nd booked it rightaway..

Congrats Dude!! one more ABS into xbhp family!!

**shahbaz63** · 07-04-2012, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by Rtrlover83 View Post

^^Nice post there buddy!

Thanks,

Will be getting my Beast back today itself ... \m/ Eagerly waiting it to cross 1k

More throttle more response

**rocker** · 07-04-2012, 04:56 PM

Sluggishness

@All

I am feeling my bike sluggish these days. Not feeling urgency to the throttle at all. Its miss firing and miss fires can be felt while revving a stationary bike by twisting the throttle as the revs breaks up in between(marginally). On the other hand while riding also bike feels sluggish and gives some jerks. These jerks are more evident at speeds over 60 and engine feels strained while accelerating with two on-board. Please suggest if plug replacement is a good idea or not to tackle this issue.

**harishmenace** · 07-04-2012, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by rocker View Post

@All

I am feeling my bike sluggish these days. Not feeling urgency to the throttle at all. Its miss firing and miss fires can be felt while revving a stationary bike by twisting the throttle as the revs breaks up in between(marginally). On the other hand while riding also bike feels sluggish and gives some jerks. These jerks are more evident at speeds over 60 and engine feels strained while accelerating with two on-board. Please suggest if plug replacement is a good idea or not to tackle this issue.

I get the feeling that its related to carb tuning , just get your carb cleaned and tuned for optimum mixture and if you have covered over 10k kms on the spark plug then it's better to change it. You may go for ngk g power plugs costs around 170 and would yield better results than the stock plug.

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**vrags** · 07-04-2012, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by rocker View Post

@All

I am feeling my bike sluggish these days. Not feeling urgency to the throttle at all. Its miss firing and miss fires can be felt while revving a stationary bike by twisting the throttle as the revs breaks up in between(marginally). On the other hand while riding also bike feels sluggish and gives some jerks. These jerks are more evident at speeds over 60 and engine feels strained while accelerating with two on-board. Please suggest if plug replacement is a good idea or not to tackle this issue.

Originally posted by harishmenace View Post

I get the feeling that its related to carb tuning , just get your carb cleaned and tuned for optimum mixture and if you have covered over 10k kms on the spark plug then it's better to change it. You may go for ngk g power plugs costs around 170 and would yield better results than the stock plug.

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It could be carburetor, air filter, or even the fuel type you are using. You can probably take up these things one on one and check the results. Since it has the symptoms while accelerating, it is something to be addressed with fuel flow. I would also suggest you to stick to the stock spark plug rather than changing the brand. As i've come across many apchians, default spark plug does a decent job, without compromising in performance. Ideally, stock plug runs upto 13-15k on ODO.

**rocker** · 07-04-2012, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by vrags View Post

It could be carburetor, air filter, or even the fuel type you are using. You can probably take up these things one on one and check the results. Since it has the symptoms while accelerating, it is something to be addressed with fuel flow. I would also suggest you to stick to the stock spark plug rather than changing the brand. As i've come across many apchians, default spark plug does a decent job, without compromising in performance. Ideally, stock plug runs upto 13-15k on ODO.

Bike is just 1600 kms old and I used normal petrol from start, It is very much possible to have dirty carb so I will look into it at 2500 kms Second service (Unofficially its 3rd

). I actually said that I will change the plug but not the brand. Its really not feeling as it should so will check all mentioned things in your post. BTW thanks for the suggestions

**flyingJian** · 07-04-2012, 08:12 PM

Guys how much the complete front dome along with speedometer setup will cost?

I am asking because i had an accident, and broke the whole front dome and need to fix it.

**Viscmad** · 07-04-2012, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by rocker View Post

@All

I am feeling my bike sluggish these days. Not feeling urgency to the throttle at all. Its miss firing and miss fires can be felt while revving a stationary bike by twisting the throttle as the revs breaks up in between(marginally). On the other hand while riding also bike feels sluggish and gives some jerks. These jerks are more evident at speeds over 60 and engine feels strained while accelerating with two on-board. Please suggest if plug replacement is a good idea or not to tackle this issue.

Had a similar issue few days back, it was due to defective spark plug.

So 1st check your spark plug for any defects and spark plug's condition will also let you know about the A/F mixture, it should be light brown in color for optimum mixture.

When was your bike last serviced ?

**shahbaz63** · 07-04-2012, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by rocker View Post

@All

I am feeling my bike sluggish these days. Not feeling urgency to the throttle at all. Its miss firing and miss fires can be felt while revving a stationary bike by twisting the throttle as the revs breaks up in between(marginally). On the other hand while riding also bike feels sluggish and gives some jerks. These jerks are more evident at speeds over 60 and engine feels strained while accelerating with two on-board. Please suggest if plug replacement is a good idea or not to tackle this issue.

Brother Today i asked your problem to Service center, when i was receiving my brake after Servicing..

He said there are 3 things which can be relate to this
1) Spark Plug
2) Carb
3) Throttle Position Senser...

I Guess you to check Spark Plug first as he was 80% towards "Spark Plug"

:P

**vivekgautams** · 07-05-2012, 10:12 AM

I recently filled a FS oil.Now after 400km, I noticed that the bike leaks out oil from the cylinder head.(a few gear slips & a few false neutrals, but not a big deal)

The engine oil was found on the front mud guard & on the exhaust pipe( right in front of the engine) & on the plastic covering the battery..
I've uploaded some pics of the engine.Is it a huge issue

, as the engine oil level has dipped negligibly. Has anyone else faced the same problem..?? What should I do to resolve the problem..

(sorry for the sad photography

)

**chin2_RE** · 07-05-2012, 11:15 AM

this part is in my 2008 RTR160, i wanna know that what is this part for i feel its for cooling system i guess so. If not then please enlighten me over this query of mine TIA.

**rocker** · 07-05-2012, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by shahbaz63 View Post

Brother Today i asked your problem to Service center, when i was receiving my brake after Servicing..

He said there are 3 things which can be relate to this
1) Spark Plug
2) Carb
3) Throttle Position Senser...

I Guess you to check Spark Plug first as he was 80% towards "Spark Plug"

:P

Originally posted by Viscmad View Post

Had a similar issue few days back, it was due to defective spark plug.

So 1st check your spark plug for any defects and spark plug's condition will also let you know about the A/F mixture, it should be light brown in color for optimum mixture.

When was your bike last serviced ?

@shahbaz63: Thanks for your kindness bro

@both : I am also suspecting sparkplug. The jerks can be felt all the time. Lets see what will happen after the change. Does it comes under warranty?

**shahbaz63** · 07-05-2012, 01:36 PM

Originally posted by rocker View Post

@shahbaz63: Thanks for your kindness bro

Anytime bro...

Ride Safe

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