Re: RTR Engine Mod

Ok fine, no worries , just that I have a little short of temper, I lose it for anything and everything, trying to control, trying hard. . .

Cheers!!!

Re: RTR Engine Mod

Hey Guys !

My friend owns an Apache RTR 160, and he is not happy with the illumination of stock headlights (35W) during night rides.
Can anyone suggest an upgrade ? Thanks in advance.

Bolts on the cylinder head


Can anyone please explain me what these bolts are on the Engine of TVS apacge RTR 160.
What is the need for these bolts?

Blue smoke at startup

i got some issue with my bike*

there is some blue smoke comes at morning start up but disappears after warming up say after 7km
and there is some sticky carbon deposits at exhaust and*at last service mechanic said oil level is lowered too and he says it needs total engine overhaul

But my guess is valve leakage Because blue smoke only visible at morning , today I checked spark plug at morning it was sticky with oil but after coming to office its dry

my bike rtr160 with RC bigbore, head work and ffe

Total odo 57k*
with bigbore odo is 9k
With ffe 15k*

Please give me your suggestions in this regardThanks

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Re: Blue smoke at startup

Its either bent valves or piston rings have gone.

If you really want to make your engine "live", please go back to stock set up

Re: Blue smoke at startup


ya i think bent valves or valve seals might be the reasons
because smoke is visible only when engine is cold
if it continues smoke its down to piston rings/bore
corect me if am wrong!



yes i knew but you know that adrenaline rush which pushed me in this direction is hard to come back
and its addictive
and one day this addiction soon gone end

Re: Blue smoke at startup

Yes, get it checked soon

Point is it will end soon leaving a big hole in your pocket. Rest, your bike - your wish

Re: Blue smoke at startup

i own rtr 160 fi. it has done 24k kms. i have tubeless tyres. i want to change both the tyres. my experience with the stock tyres was not very good. they used to skid a lot.
both the rims are 17" size. please advise for good rubbers. i want better control. my driving is mainly city driving

Re: Blue smoke at startup

Have you modified it or something? The Fi has an 18" rear wheel.

Tyre options I would recommend are a 90/90 zapper-fs for the front (available in tubeless) and a zapper-C/Q or a geo cruiser (if still available) for the rear.

Or if you got the cash and can find them, nothing beats the pirelli sport demons.

Re: Blue smoke at startup

Dear Riders,
I have an issue with my Apache RTR 160. The vehicle delivers too less a power and doesn't seem to generate torque till I rev it high. Its like there is something chocking it. I asked a mechanic and he told me that the issue was the engine coil which needs replacement. I was initially wondering if it were the spark plugs, but he insists that it is the coil.
Has anyone faced any issue similar to this? Any solutions?

Regards
Ashwin Karthikeyan

Re: Blue smoke at startup

Hey guys i had a really very serious issue in my Apache rtr 160 which is 2012 model.
The handle was wobbling at the speeds between 50-60kmph when the issue was still minor.
I complained this issue to the TVS Svc's many a times but they were unable to solve my issue,
they used to say that it is common in all the rtr versions.But it was really disturbing me a lot while
driving the bike,at the time of sudden disc braking and cornering,the bike really felt as if its falling ,
but anyhow i managed it and ignored.I changed the balls of cone set and did everything possible
to solve the issue but nothing was helpful.And now from past 2 weeks the wobbling of handle problem
was really very very serious, it was wobbling even in the speeds of 30-40kmph, it was very annoying man.
Then i decided to know the issue and researced with all the mechanics and asked the suggestion from there
and noted each and every possible reason for handle wobbling.The maximum number of reasons given by the
expert mechanics were either cone set is damaged, or alloy wheel is bent, or tyre beading is not proper.
After the survey i told the mechanics to check all the three reasons in my bike, and confirmed from them that
everything is alright.But one of the mechanics told me that the only problem and reason for the wobbling in
your bike that is tyre beading is not rightly set, the beading was out of the alloy a little.Then went to tyre clinic
soon and told them to fit it perfectly.Then the moment i rode the bike was really a being in heaven feeling for me
like i felt really very happy.TVS mechanics are trained so much but inspite of that they were unable to solve
the problem but an illiterate solved the issue in a second.I finally thanked him and came home happily.
Now my bike is perfectly alright without any problem.

Re: Blue smoke at startup

[MENTION=60187]0mnipresent[/MENTION] : You sir deserve a salute!

Guess what, my bike has the same problem and my colleague who is sitting beside too has the same issue and both of us have RTRs I loosened the coneset a bit and that reduced the wobbling but was still present.

I think I ran over a pothole at good speeds which caused this, so the tyre beading might not be proper, this is the first thing I am going to check.

This is a very good info indeed man, thanks again

Re: Blue smoke at startup

@Omnipresent That's a priceless piece of info bro! Many thanks. I am having the same issue with my bike too, and problem has persisted even after repeated attempts. Even Honda guys had given up on my problem. Now I know better. I too had been over some potholes at speed so that might be the issue. Thanks again for the tip.

BTW any idea who can get the beading fixed? Will any puncture shop dealing with tubeless tyres be able to rectify this? Or do I need to go to a wheel alignment guy?

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Re: Blue smoke at startup

Your most welcome Adarsh bro
BTW i too suffered a lot with this problem.

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At puncture shops they fix it.You need to tell them is to fit the tire with the beading correctly aligned on the alloy.

Lack of power and chocking of the engine

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