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**raja_ghuru** · 10-16-2010, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by Dan_GP View Post

Don't you notice that slight speed increase in a given RPM, after the tyre change, specially the rear tyre being changed to Pirrelli? Well I notice it with another P135, there it has the same tyre, Pirrelli MT75 100/80 and I could see that P135 doing 50kmph at exactly 4k(where at 4k the speed is normally 48kmph)! And tyres filled with Nitrogen gas as well!

On the contrary, I guess there is a very slight drop in speed over the rev range - I guess this might be due to the slight increase in the front tire's dia (80/100 as compared to a 2.75 tire), thereby offsetting any noticeable increase. Will re-confirm this anyway.

Originally posted by nin View Post

i still havent figured out what can be done about the resonant frequency....the alloy paint comes under warranty and they repaint it with a spray....

Didn't know about it. Will check with the Svc centre while I give the bike for my 3rd service. Btw, is it good to go for Motul at 5k or should I wait till 8k is complete?

Originally posted by Dan_GP View Post

Well, it was not my P135, someone else's, I took a ride, and felt that tyres were much better in grip and gave a very light feeling as well. Tyres were in high quality, he imported those tyres directly from Italy too, that is why I wanted to get a ride just to check the tyres.
It surely did seem to increase the top end, given the correct pressure and filled with pure Nitrogen gas. But I doubt that those tyres might increase the top speed up to 130-140 as you said! But those tyres might increase mileage but no details from the owner about the mileage(coz he doesn't care about the mileage)

About resonance, I am trying to find ways to mount the engine with rubber mountings to the frame to eliminate the resonance vibrations as it is very irritating some times. But after switching to Motul SS, the resonance vibrations are eliminated to some extent. I think you should try that out too, but only after 8k odo reading, you know why!

Grip is quite good, though I have to run in the tires for a couple of hundred kms more to have them set through the bends & straights. I guess, filling the tires with nitrogen reduces unsprung weight, but maybe not by too much to increase the top speed.

Originally posted by Dan_GP View Post

Even how sane rider your brother is, he could not stick to lower speeds in this bike

. Yep, it definitely will give around 65kmpl if maintained in given speeds.
Yeah shifting to a lower bike is awkward, but from a P150 UG3 to a P135, no, not at all, he will feel he shifted to a better not bigger bike.

Yeah he will like it, like all of us here!

Mine returns around 60+ kmpl (speeds of 40 to 70 kmph & with bursts wherever possible hitting 85 to 90); this may drop after switching to the sticky tires though. Will update after my current reserve-to-reserve calculation.

**Lightsportz** · 10-16-2010, 08:03 AM

Hi guys! I'm from Sri Lanka and my Pulsar 135 has done 3k kms to date. I drive usually between 45 - 70 km/h. I have some issues so far and want your advise.

After the 2nd service the bike stops when throttle is not given

, it does not continue after doing 7-8kms.

when revving at 3rd & 4th gears I feel the bike is tired

,should I move to 5th & then speed it up. So far my top speed is 92km/h, at about 8-9k rpm. I know it can do a lot more.
Thanx in advance!!!!

**Dan_GP** · 10-16-2010, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by Lightsportz View Post

Hi guys! I'm from Sri Lanka and my Pulsar 135 has done 3k kms to date. I drive usually between 45 - 70 km/h. I have some issues so far and want your advise.

After the 2nd service the bike stops when throttle is not given

, it does not continue after doing 7-8kms.

when revving at 3rd & 4th gears I feel the bike is tired

,should I move to 5th & then speed it up. So far my top speed is 92km/h, at about 8-9k rpm. I know it can do a lot more.
Thanx in advance!!!!

Hey, nice to see another fellow rider

. In which part of the country are you from?

Well, you bikes' idle RPM could be low. It sould be around 1.3k when hot. Service people might have set it low!

And this bike loves when rev hard! Above 6k this engine comes to another level. It is perfectly ok to rev in 3 or 4th gears to accelerate. If you shift to 5th gear and try to accelarete then the accelaration will take time and you probably not get the maximum speed as well! You need to rev it to the limit in each gear to achieve the magimum speed!

This bike doesn't get tierd when it revved! It could be your mind bro, but if it really is, then it will be a problem

Did you follow the running-in properly?
Did you check what engine oil the service people pour when servicing?(It should be 20W50, not 20W40 and not Castrol GTX, I have seen people pour wrong oils and GTX without any knowledge)
Did you check the chain, chain slack and wheel alignment?
Did you or service people mess up with the A-F ratio of the bike?(try to tune your bike for better mileage?)

Try to find out more details, or show it to a trusted and knowledgeble authorized service person! Lack of knowledge and understanding of these service people might ruin a bike.

**Dan_GP** · 10-16-2010, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by raja_ghuru View Post

On the contrary, I guess there is a very slight drop in speed over the rev range - I guess this might be due to the slight increase in the front tire's dia (80/100 as compared to a 2.75 tire), thereby offsetting any noticeable increase. Will re-confirm this anyway.

Yep, It could happen!

Didn't know about it. Will check with the Svc centre while I give the bike for my 3rd service. Btw, is it good to go for Motul at 5k or should I wait till 8k is complete?

If you are talking about Motul SS or FS, it is recomended to wait till 8-9k kms just to let the engine settle down completely. Refer previous posts for more info!

Grip is quite good, though I have to run in the tires for a couple of hundred kms more to have them set through the bends & straights. I guess, filling the tires with nitrogen reduces unsprung weight, but maybe not by too much to increase the top speed.

Yes, filling nitrogen wont increase the top end, but together with a good lighweight tyre, it might! Anyway I'm not talking about the top speed here bro and my test was with a superb quality directly from factory tyre and I don't think we can buy tyres with that quality from our local dealers. It costed my friend over 1000USD too

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**nin** · 10-16-2010, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by Dan_GP View Post

Well, it was not my P135, someone else's, I took a ride, and felt that tyres were much better in grip and gave a very light feeling as well. Tyres were in high quality, he imported those tyres directly from Italy too, that is why I wanted to get a ride just to check the tyres.
It surely did seem to increase the top end, given the correct pressure and filled with pure Nitrogen gas. But I doubt that those tyres might increase the top speed up to 130-140 as you said! But those tyres might increase mileage but no details from the owner about the mileage(coz he doesn't care about the mileage)
Anyway P135 is capable of producing higher speeds for its category, isn't it? I went up to 125kmph once but never again eventhough I tried

About resonance, I am trying to find ways to mount the engine with rubber mountings to the frame to eliminate the resonance vibrations as it is very irritating some times. But after switching to Motul SS, the resonance vibrations are eliminated to some extent. I think you should try that out too, but only after 8k odo reading, you know why!

i said that coz i already did 131 on jnpt road back here

rubber mounting seems to be a good idea...will check it out....

Originally posted by abhichotu.abhi View Post

Hello friends,

My brother is going to buy P135 at this Diwali. How's the reliability of the bike and what should be the mileage with 40-50kmph average speed. Is there any concerns regarding some major issues which are there with every 135. If yes, Have they been sorted out?

Thanks.

yes...tell your brother to close his eyes and go for it

Originally posted by abhichotu.abhi View Post

My bro owns currently a P150 UG3 and is very biased towards P135, now a person shifting from a bigger Pulsar to lower looks tobe awkward. I am sure he will like the bike.

looks awkward coz of the 150-135cc thing...but the new 135ls ride makes the 150 UG3 feel awkward though !

Originally posted by raja_ghuru View Post

Didn't know about it. Will check with the Svc centre while I give the bike for my 3rd service. Btw, is it good to go for Motul at 5k or should I wait till 8k is complete?

.

wait...change it at ur 3rd service...

Originally posted by Lightsportz View Post

Hi guys! I'm from Sri Lanka and my Pulsar 135 has done 3k kms to date. I drive usually between 45 - 70 km/h. I have some issues so far and want your advise.

After the 2nd service the bike stops when throttle is not given

, it does not continue after doing 7-8kms.

when revving at 3rd & 4th gears I feel the bike is tired

,should I move to 5th & then speed it up. So far my top speed is 92km/h, at about 8-9k rpm. I know it can do a lot more.
Thanx in advance!!!!

hi !

same here...the oil is new...the engine needs to heat up...this will happen for a few more kms...i dont think its a big issue...except ive noticed the auto-choke of my bike hasnt worked for some time now...will have to chk that..

btw about your top end...have to gained weight lately ??

**Lightsportz** · 10-17-2010, 07:01 AM

@ Dan Gp
Thanx for the info

. I'm from Maharagama.you?
I did the first 2000kms as instructed in the user's guide. I will look into the service station next time. I didn't have anything to worry as I personally know its owners and I trust them.bt ur point is true.in the 2nd service they hv used 20w40. will it harm the engine?

@ nin
I'm jst 65kgs mate. At 92km/h I saw a bend and slowed down.

**Dan_GP** · 10-17-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Lightsportz View Post

@ Dan Gp
Thanx for the info

. I'm from Maharagama.you?
I did the first 2000kms as instructed in the user's guide. I will look into the service station next time. I didn't have anything to worry as I personally know its owners and I trust them.bt ur point is true.in the 2nd service they hv used 20w40. will it harm the engine?

@ nin
I'm jst 65kgs mate. At 92km/h I saw a bend and slowed down.

From Nugegoda mate

. Oh, see, well that is a wrong grade of oil for P135! They put 20W40 just because they are misguided by an oil company here! I think the service has used Caltex 20W40 for your P135! Caltex says use 20W50 for bikes which engine capacity over 180CC by going above the instructions given by the manufacturer!

Don't ever use Caltex it is a bad oil. Don't use castrol GTX 20W50 as well. That is for petrol engines, not specified for bike engines! Castrol 20W50 is not available here. You can go for Motul 3100 20W50 or Mobil 20W50. Motul will be hard to find so Mobil is a good option. It is a good oil. Buy yourself a 1l can of Mobil 20w50 super 4T and ask service people to use it when you go for service!

Go to a service or any mechanic as soon as possible, drain your current oil and fill with 20W50 oil. As I said, use Mobil 20W50.

Using 20W40 won't harm your engine right now, in the long run it will. Because of the viscocity of 20W40 is lower than that of 20W50, the tear and wear of the engine inner components will be higher because the manufacture recomended to use 20W50.

For your infomation, just avoid high speed rides till about 5k kms, let the engine settle down by riding below 55kmph with short bursts up to 80kmph or so. Correctly runned-in engine will perform to its best and will last long for Sure!

**nin** · 10-17-2010, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by Lightsportz View Post

@ nin
I'm jst 65kgs mate. At 92km/h I saw a bend and slowed down.

i was just kidding man !

**raja_ghuru** · 10-17-2010, 08:31 PM

@ Dan_GP & nin - Thanks for the info, guys.

**Lightsportz** · 10-17-2010, 09:16 PM

@ Dan Gp
Thanx a lot, I will change the engine oil asap.

@nin
Yeah,I got it dude,

.

**nin** · 10-18-2010, 03:26 AM

Originally posted by raja_ghuru View Post

@ Dan_GP & nin - Thanks for the info, guys.

your most welcome mate !

Originally posted by Lightsportz View Post

@nin
Yeah,I got it dude,

.

**subrata** · 10-18-2010, 12:51 PM

PULSAR 135 Rocks

Hei man 2day I have goto da bajaj showroom & saw the red baby beast with new looks. Its rocking man. Wait for December 2 full fill my drmzzzzzzzz

**nin** · 10-18-2010, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by subrata View Post

Hei man 2day I have goto da bajaj showroom & saw the red baby beast with new looks. Its rocking man. Wait for December 2 full fill my drmzzzzzzzz

new looks ? yet again ??

**pulsAr135** · 10-18-2010, 11:01 PM

Our baby has only 2 colours,
why couldn't Rajiv Bajaj could give us a treat with the launch of Orange & Black(KTM) 220/180..

Disappointing with their decision making!

BTW i had edited a pic

**nin** · 10-19-2010, 12:39 AM

i personally didnt like it...not even the new 180/220 looks like a stupid paint job....

instead bright orange stickers..or racing stripes or something similar on the black bike would have looked even better...

and about only 2 colours being available.....its their strategy man...as usual...as sales drop a li'l...they'l intoduce the blue colour or something likewise...age-old business techniques of bajaj...which others followed suit....

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