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  • #12661
    Originally posted by vivekgautams View Post
    Avg. life of a brake pad is about 10k km... Get the brake pad cleaned & perform brake "bleeding"... The pads have become dirty or an air bubble is stuck in the fluid column..
    I spoke to senior mechanic, he told me that the disc brakes have NO setting or adjustment..Just ensure the fluid level is above MIN,brake pad are not in worn out condition & perform brake bleeding after a regular interval of km..
    Today my cousin took my bike to SVC as I had to attend a function. I spoke to the mechanic over there and he told that he checked the pads and they have not started to wear and the disc brake cannot be adjusted.Then I asked him whether bleeding would help.He told that it should not be done right now as it may cause damage to the cylinder(I didnt get what cylinder he was talking about).I told him to do something about it and ended the call as I was little bit busy in a function. But my cousin later called me and told nothing has been done to the bike...What shall I do?? Now I doubt whether the stock tyre is causing this ineffective braking..I had felt slight skidding at speeds 35 to 40 kmph...

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    • #12662
      Originally posted by arjunv212 View Post
      Today my cousin took my bike to SVC as I had to attend a function. I spoke to the mechanic over there and he told that he checked the pads and they have not started to wear and the disc brake cannot be adjusted.Then I asked him whether bleeding would help.He told that it should not be done right now as it may cause damage to the cylinder(I didnt get what cylinder he was talking about).I told him to do something about it and ended the call as I was little bit busy in a function. But my cousin later called me and told nothing has been done to the bike...What shall I do?? Now I doubt whether the stock tyre is causing this ineffective braking..I had felt slight skidding at speeds 35 to 40 kmph...
      TVS SVC don't do anything if you don't pressurize them, as usual..
      The Mech. means the brake cylinder..Just ask him if "cylinder is important or life is important".. Give a complain to the workshop supervisor & bring it to his notice..The problem has to be the brakes only.The tyres will last atleast 20k km..May be the brake disc needs to be cleaned..If your bike is under warranty threaten them of taking this issue to consumer court,it works always..

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      • #12663
        Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike

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        • #12664
          Originally posted by sivavel View Post
          Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike
          I hope writing the bold part in the ownership experience thread will not be that good idea
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          • #12665
            @arjun better check the fluid levels and ask the SVC to guys to do the bleeding , while you watch. and only problem with TVS tyres is the wet grip, otherwise its well suited for the bike.(lasts long...really long) so its obviously the brake issue, and not of the tyres.

            Originally posted by sivavel View Post
            Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike
            vibration is a characteristic of our bike, learn to accept that and rest of every bit about the bike will make you love it even more.
            just a note , vibrations tend to reduce drastically with proper caring, use of good engine oils, proper servicing, etc. a perfect example of such a bike is Venu323s... one of the most vibe-free apaches i have ever ridden. he says and i quote " reason for less vibes perfect tuning and the mileage on the bike".
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            • #12666
              Originally posted by sivavel View Post
              Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike
              I have hardly known you or understood the reason behind your statement. So, don't take it personally.

              Well, its an opinion one forms during the initial phases but, after a while, try riding a well maintained ZMA or something similar, you 'd instantly realise that most of the bikes lack the feel and the feedback that RTR gives you. Actually, don't ride any other bike. There are chances of one going mental because of the super smooth engine!

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              • #12667
                Originally posted by Makky View Post
                I have hardly known you or understood the reason behind your statement. So, don't take it personally.

                Well, its an opinion one forms during the initial phases but, after a while, try riding a well maintained ZMA or something similar, you 'd instantly realise that most of the bikes lack the feel and the feedback that RTR gives you. Actually, don't ride any other bike. There are chances of one going mental because of the super smooth engine!
                exactly that , i couldnt feel the life of the engine when i rode the p150 because of the lack of vibes

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                • #12668
                  Originally posted by sivavel View Post
                  Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike
                  Learn to love the bike...give proper care and do proper tuning...the RTR will never let you DOWN!!!

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                  • #12669
                    Originally posted by vishnu.leo View Post
                    @arjun better check the fluid levels and ask the SVC to guys to do the bleeding , while you watch. and only problem with TVS tyres is the wet grip, otherwise its well suited for the bike.(lasts long...really long) so its obviously the brake issue, and not of the tyres.
                    Fluid level are fine...

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                    • #12670
                      Originally posted by arjunv212 View Post
                      Fluid level are fine...

                      Got it fixed??The brake requires bleeding & disc might need cleaning..

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                      • #12671
                        Re: TVS Apache RTR 180

                        Originally posted by sivavel View Post
                        Awesome pick up ! But the vibration makes it a worst bike
                        I won't comment on that, but the vibes excite me. It reflects the awesome amount of power that the ride has to offer. I mean, other tvs vehicles don't vibrate like this. So its sort of like a trait. I enjoy it. But, after three months of ownership, I have to say, the vibes are almost gone. They show up at 100 again, but almost negligible. One my observation is this : shell petrol is amazing for the bike. As long as she runs on shell, the vibes are almost not there. But once I had to fill indianoil, and god. The vibes were very noticeable. Waiting to fill her up with shell ax7.

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                        • #12672
                          Brake Pad

                          A query People, recently I had replaced rear break pad. What I noticed was the older pad had been rubbed off entirely, there was no rubber on one pad at all. What I want to ask is, is there any way to detect this earlier that the pads are near their end? My brake used to work properly until then. Also, this replace was after 11k on ODO, so I'm guessing it is the life period of the break pads. Am I correct?
                          Last edited by Mirhawk; 12-02-2012, 10:25 PM.
                          Originally posted by Mirhawk
                          I couldn't repair the Brakes, so I just made the Horn more louder!
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                          • #12673
                            Hi, I too have the same bike as you have and stay in Pune. Well 11k is good enough life for your brake pads. If you still go on using that your brake pads scratch the brake disk and the disk has to be replace or it looses its effectiveness. I also had the same problem and I am still repenting.

                            Well in brake pad there are wear marks and we need to observe on a regular basis to ensure that we dont go below the wear mark level.

                            I am having problem with the front brake pads now. They have started screetching again. I have already replaced the front brake disc pads few months before because the pads had got fried during my trip to Konkan. I really dont know how to deal with this screetching sound. I got it cleaned with a high pressure water nozzle and the sound stopped but not for long its back again.
                            Originally posted by Mirhawk View Post
                            A query People, recently I had replaced rear break pad. What I noticed was the older pad had been rubbed off entirely, there was no rubber on one pad at all. What I want to ask is, is there any way to detect this earlier that the pads are near their end? My brake used to work properly until then. Also, this replace was after 11k on ODO, so I'm guessing it is the life period of the break pads. Am I correct?

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                            • #12674
                              Got my RTR repaired from accident (costed me around 4.5K). But the silencer (Black) pipe has lot of scratches... Is there any way to powder coat the silencer??

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                              • #12675
                                Originally posted by madhav766 View Post
                                I won't comment on that, but the vibes excite me. It reflects the awesome amount of power that the ride has to offer. I mean, other tvs vehicles don't vibrate like this. So its sort of like a trait. I enjoy it. But, after three months of ownership, I have to say, the vibes are almost gone. They show up at 100 again, but almost negligible. One my observation is this : shell petrol is amazing for the bike. As long as she runs on shell, the vibes are almost not there. But once I had to fill indianoil, and god. The vibes were very noticeable. Waiting to fill her up with shell ax7.

                                Sent from my WT19i
                                You serious? petrol makes differnce? Coz i fill petrol alomost all the time from shell and i don't see much difference. I can understand if you speak about the oil, but petrol ??

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