The mysterious disappearance of the vid and all related comments!!!

Even my comment BTW I downloaded the video
It seems xbhp didn't like swagat's new pen camera

i mean the part in the bold thats why even i was surprised cause normally it would go off anyways showing it tomorrow to svc guys should i tell them to open the gearbox and check??Is opening the gearbox alot of work cause the svc guys here make alot of fuss.About engine oil isnt the 20w40grade the correct one for apache??

LOL!!

Looks like somebody must have reported the post/link. Anyways the video didnt belong here in the first place.

I cant tell exactly the mixture's condition by looking at those pics. Black means the setting is rich.

Is the tip wet/dry?

Yeah I looked for the comments too but was unable to find them too, lol



Haha, maybe they deleted it because it seemed to be an examply of rash riding on city roads

But then howcome the comments also got deleted?

The tip is dry.

They didn't want to leave any traces. Clean work!
I don't know if the gearbox is the culprit.
I think tru4 is 10W40 and tru4 premium is 10w30. Here, everyone says use any xW40 so i think 10w40, 15w40 and 20w40 can be used. Correct me guys if I'm wrong.
Some guys used motul 5100 15w50 and weren't happy with that.

@ Viscmad

Please use macro-shots when you take pics of spark plugs. It makes it easy for others to understand the condition of the plug/AFR, and you will have better diagnosis of the problem. Every basic camera has this option now. I have seen the pics here are usually blur and it's very hard to make a black tip from brown in that case. Just an advice, okay, I am not trying to be a smart-ass!

Moving on to the ownership topic, my bike has been running pretty darn good. Everything is so very composed and working fine. So much so that I had almost forgotten this ownership thread.

There are some braking issues which have started to creep in and that's why I am back.

I have recently changed the front brake pads and it feels mushy while braking hard. I mean, it's over 1 month now but they still haven't got the same-old bite. At triple-digit speeds it gets worse, I have to rely on the rear brakes more; pushing them more than they are capable of. Not at all a good practice IMO, as I nearly crashed on the backside of a 'Chhota Haathi' while on a recent highway spree. Lock and (power)-slide at over 100 kph, with proper smell of burning rubber. I could have been dead-I swear! So any suggestions on what could be the problem would be of great help.

PS: I believe in ABS more now!

Bleed your brake... (hoping you get what I mean)... get the pad outs and clean it up and put back..

After I changed the cylinder kit in warranty, now even my RTR is also giving hick ups. Is this TPS problem so often? BTW its 25k on odo

thanks buddy

hahahaha looks like from Apache RTR ownership thread it is going to be men in black thread

Hello Friends,

I've been using RTR 160 carb version since Aug 2007, since last few months i am facing weird series of issues for e.g.
1) Vibrations (though it is a known issue in RTR) at above 3K RPM which is annoying.
2) Tilting towards to left side, and sudden jerks.
3) Braking at 30 or 40 KMPH entire bikes shakes like a quake (am not daring to go above 65KMPH these days )
4) Losing the pickup, power in between.
5) Losing the grips on tarmac (Please don't imagine the WET road conditions)

OVER ALL I AM LOSING THE CONFIDENCE riding the RTR

Bike have clocked 46K, have changed the rear tyre to Zapper Q 110/90 in 2008, recently changed the both sprockets, clutch plates etc.

Not much mods though, any Experts suggestions on above mentioned issues.

Presuming a cone/ fork can be a culprit or do you guys think both the RIMS are damaged? also changing/ replacing a block piston or boring it from local garage would solve the issue? pretty much in confused state at this moment...

Please input your precious advice's.

Cheers,
Amogh.

i don't know much about bikes or oil's so could you suggest a good one and which company.

Wait till 6000 km and then go for motul 5100 10w40 or shell ax7 10w40. Both are good. And try to stay away from car engine oils like castrol gtx.
For now , let svc fill what they want.

@all please reply
Guys, here every shop has castrol and servo only so i coudn't find motul, shell anywhere. I found gulf pride 4t but it's 900 ml and was Rs.230. I also found castrol power1 15w40 which was Rs.300 and the shop seemed nice n clean. I told the shopkeeper that there are so many fakes of castrol so i don't want to buy it. He showed me certificate of delearship of castrol and said that he only keeps castrol oils.
So, should i believe him and buy the castrol power1 or not?