I will post the pics soon. Just too busy with office.

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Yeah severely modded i guess. i literally had to shell out money because the stock camshaft had been damaged and it inturn hurt the head, bore and piston. No going to stock bro. i know the if's and but's of modding the bike. The bike rides better and feels alive after 5 years and 70000 kms on the odo. So no more money to spend. All i want to do it set it straight. I am gonna keep this as my experiment bike in the future. Right now i just want it give me atleast 35 kmpl. Thanks for your advise bro. Please do let me know if we can meet in person and discuss few things.
[MENTION=7484]Adarsh[/MENTION]: i will post some pics of the spark plug soon.

I see it's severely modded. I asked the color of the spark plug to get an idea regarding the air fuel ratio. Since it's severely modded, I don't think I can help much. My best advice for peace of mind is to revert to the stock setup. For more info, try posting the same in RTR180 thread. People with hot rodding experience may be able to help you out.
@Adarsh_Bk Please take a look at this.

The spark plug is pretty new. The bike is modded to a 225 cc bore and piston. With high lift cam shaft and headwork to match the outflow. Also running on K&N Air filter. Was a FI model before but not converted to a carb version. 30 mm carb on the bike currently. The guy has tuned the bike to a drag setup. All i asked him was to get the bike up and running above 145 kph and bloody it kinda gets stuck at 130 kph. My thinking is more likely to get a 28mm carb and go back to the stock air filter. RTR guys here please help. I dont want to go back to that guy again. He shows big time attitude and doesnt turn up to the shop itself. Probably if i give the bike to him, he will do the job but i wont see my bike for a month or so. He just doesnt deliver on time. Lazy Bugger!!!!

Hello everyone. Greetings.
I've been having some issues with my Apache RTR 160 for a while now. The bike has done 23000 and odd kilometers till date. It is a 2008 - June model.
I have used the bike for short commutes for day to day work within the city permises alone. About a year back, I was having some knee issues so I restrained from riding two/four wheelers for a period of around 5 months.

Now my Apache has the following issues

1. Engine idling doesn't stay steady even after adjustment
2. Vehicle power is too low, the vehicle is not moving without raising the acceleration by opening the throttle.
3. On opening the throttle there is a sudden chocking feeling in the bike and then the bike begins to move ahead.
4. Less than 4000 rpm, the bike is not running.

I just want to know if there could be any of these reasons which might cause these issues

1. Clutch wear
2. Accelerator cable wear
3. Spark plug issues
4. Engine alternator coil gone bad
5. Air filter issues
6. Carburetor block
7. Wiring issues (harness)

I need to get my bike back to form again.

It would be helpful if you could help me with giving me some suggestions/ experiences similar to this which you would have faced and solved.

I gave my vehicle twice for service to TVS service, but no use, they never addressed the specific issue.

Thank you in advance

Yours
Ashwin Karthikeyan

thanks for your reply, is there any way without this as I dont want to cover my bike to DC & also I would like to change the Engine oil, bike has clocked around 30k kms, which engine oil would be best and its price if possible

You'll need to convert your bike's electricals to full DC before you run bulbs with higher wattage than the stock.

I would like to change the stock headlight 35/35w halogen Hs1 to 60/55w H4 bulb, wat it takes to change the bulb, will my bike electtical support this or need to have any relays for that, pls show me some ideas, as I dont have any idea regarding this

Heavy black smoke shows rich mixture, you need to retune carb.How much on odo btw. No idea about electrical components .