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  • #6946
    it rained last day here in mumbai so i taught of testing my tyres,i was riding in 60km/p and braked (very slowly) it stoped and i suddenly accelerated tooo yet i had a good grip with pillion

    and the RESULT IS TVS TYRES ARE NOT THAT BAD COZ THER WER 3 BYKS RTR 220 n R15 (220 had some wobbling issue IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION and R15 had IRC SOFT COMPOUND TYRES WHICH WAS ROCK SOLID ill make the mumbai mansoon as further testing for TVS TYRES
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    • #6947
      @everyone- i am not asking for the exact measuremant of the temperture and i know there is no way to mesure it also .. i just wanted to know if the apache's engine can take the heat.as blore tempearures are getting hotter and hotter in the afternoons and is it beacuse of the afterrnon heat the tappets start jinling and jangling. so its normal i take it if the tappets start making its tune after 5-6 kms from first use??

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      • #6948
        Originally posted by rajeshmushtang View Post
        it rained last day here in mumbai so i taught of testing my tyres,i was riding in 60km/p and braked (very slowly) it stoped and i suddenly accelerated tooo yet i had a good grip with pillion

        and the RESULT IS TVS TYRES ARE NOT THAT BAD COZ THER WER 3 BYKS RTR 220 n R15 (220 had some wobbling issue IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION and R15 had IRC SOFT COMPOUND TYRES WHICH WAS ROCK SOLID ill make the mumbai mansoon as further testing for TVS TYRES
        As long as you wont brake hard tires seems to be ok on wet also, but do this : brake hard (rear) at 15kmph you will skid , initially i also thought just like you , but its not that good when you brake hard.Dont say all tires give up when you brake hard , i mean not that hard
        Originally posted by pranav_salieri View Post
        @everyone- i am not asking for the exact measuremant of the temperture and i know there is no way to mesure it also .. i just wanted to know if the apache's engine can take the heat.as blore tempearures are getting hotter and hotter in the afternoons and is it beacuse of the afterrnon heat the tappets start jinling and jangling. so its normal i take it if the tappets start making its tune after 5-6 kms from first use??
        Yep in noon tappet nose issues come early <2 km riding also sometimes. I usually travel @ 8 in mornings and 8 in nights so i get tappet noises only if i rip hard if i maintain <65 i wont get.
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        • #6949
          this tappet sounds(after getting) comes from only the RTRs or other bikes as well?? like r15,p220,FZ???

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          • #6950
            Originally posted by pranav_salieri View Post
            this tappet sounds(after getting) comes from only the RTRs or other bikes as well?? like r15,p220,FZ???
            Its there for other bikes also but its rare , but rtr are prone to get this
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            • #6951
              Originally posted by pranav_salieri View Post
              this tappet sounds(after getting) comes from only the RTRs or other bikes as well?? like r15,p220,FZ???
              all passions have it...
              Apache 180

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              • #6952
                Yesterday changed the ball-racer,today while riding when goin over bumps the handle bars felt like they are going to break apart! any help on this?
                Speak Less,Speak Wise!

                Sarcasm is my automatic response to stupidity.

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                • #6953
                  Originally posted by kantu View Post
                  As long as you wont brake hard tires seems to be ok on wet also, but do this : brake hard (rear) at 15kmph you will skid , initially i also thought just like you , but its not that good when you brake hard.Dont say all tires give up when you brake hard , i mean not that hard

                  Now I know why everyone skids here and complains about the TVS tyres!! NEVER USE ONLY THE REAR BRAKE !! Brakes are always to be used in combination. More importance needs to be given for the Front Brake than the rear! I have a relatively new RTR180 and have tried hard braking (Both brakes together) in wet surfaces and have not skidded!

                  I want to know one thing, dont all tyres skid on wet surfaces when only the rear brakes are used ???
                  It's always better to lose a second in life than to lose life in a second!

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                  • #6954
                    Originally posted by nisnth View Post
                    Now I know why everyone skids here and complains about the TVS tyres!! NEVER USE ONLY THE REAR BRAKE !! Brakes are always to be used in combination. More importance needs to be given for the Front Brake than the rear! I have a relatively new RTR180 and have tried hard braking (Both brakes together) in wet surfaces and have not skidded!

                    I want to know one thing, dont all tyres skid on wet surfaces when only the rear brakes are used ???
                    see..its true that all tyres skid....but the TVS tire compound is really hard...and hence there is practically very less grip (friction) between the tarmac and your tire...this is worsened by water...MRF or other brands have some tires made of soft compound which sticks well to the tarmac...but they wear more.....hard compound is the reason why TVS tire chalta jaye chalta jaye!!

                    braking slowly and using front more (front 70% and rear 30%) is always the best option for slowing down...

                    thankfully...this season till now i have not fishtailed anytime!! ...last season kissed tarmac once..and fishtailed badly 3 times..
                    It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed :)

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                    • #6955
                      Sorted out by SVC, just normal adjustment!
                      Speak Less,Speak Wise!

                      Sarcasm is my automatic response to stupidity.

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                      • #6956
                        Originally posted by nisnth View Post
                        Now I know why everyone skids here and complains about the TVS tyres!! NEVER USE ONLY THE REAR BRAKE !! Brakes are always to be used in combination. More importance needs to be given for the Front Brake than the rear! I have a relatively new RTR180 and have tried hard braking (Both brakes together) in wet surfaces and have not skidded!

                        I want to know one thing, dont all tyres skid on wet surfaces when only the rear brakes are used ???
                        you dont get it , just try a bike with mrf or any other good rubber you will feel the difference , it gives you confidence.If you are not confident you cant even lean on a dry road.That s y i especially mentioned dont tell all tires skid when hard braked
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                        • #6957
                          Originally posted by nisnth View Post
                          Now I know why everyone skids here and complains about the TVS tyres!! NEVER USE ONLY THE REAR BRAKE !! Brakes are always to be used in combination. More importance needs to be given for the Front Brake than the rear! I have a relatively new RTR180 and have tried hard braking (Both brakes together) in wet surfaces and have not skidded!

                          I want to know one thing, dont all tyres skid on wet surfaces when only the rear brakes are used ???
                          Yes, you're right that one should use front brake to stop the bike and simultaneously applying the rear one to stabilize the bike.

                          But, thankfully you ain't that unlucky that your front skidded off I had been unlucky once. I just picked-up from halt and a stupid daughter of some rich man suddenly thought of picking-up her car parked at the side of the road a milliseconds before I was about to cross the car I panic-braked and my was so fortunate that the road was wet exactly where my front tyre was at that moment Rest, I think, is not needed to be described. That was the first pair of scratches on my babe

                          Originally posted by haxor View Post
                          Yesterday changed the ball-racer,today while riding when goin over bumps the handle bars felt like they are going to break apart! any help on this?
                          Originally posted by haxor View Post
                          Sorted out by SVC, just normal adjustment!
                          Cool.

                          Guys any comments on the quote below?

                          Originally posted by Garry_Menace View Post
                          @Drifty, haxor and everyone else

                          Just a stupid thought there

                          Can we suspend something on the frame near the footpegs so as to let the thing take the vibes away from footpegs? The thing/block/bar could of any material which can consume or take vibration to itself.

                          (While my bike vibrates badly, the RVMs vibrate quite a lot more than the rest of the handle bar assembly. So, if they can bear the vibes of handlebars, why not something near the footpegs? )

                          Named Drifty n guys separately coz I can expect them to try implementing it
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                          • #6958
                            Use motul 15w50 semi-synthetic n feel the difference

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                            • #6959
                              U can try motul 15w50 semi-synthetic

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                              • #6960
                                Question guys...
                                The drain period of Semi Synthetic engine oils are around 2500km right?
                                But what is the maximum time period till which the oil stays in grade? I might take around six months to complete 2000-2500km I'll top it up as n when required though
                                Would the oil stay in grade for six months?
                                So, what say?
                                Last edited by Rtrlover83; 06-05-2011, 09:06 AM.
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