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**dheeraj88** · 03-20-2009, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by coolarun21 View Post

hi dheeraj i also have a rtr fi one month old with 697 km done i upgraded my rear Tyre within first week with MRF Zapper Q 100/90/18 and i must say that its a great tyre now the bike's handling has improved a lot without compromising fuel effeciency because i am getting around 53 kmpl. But after first service tappet has start making sound and it increases as engine heats up so wanna know Is it normal or there is a problem with the bike ?

thanks arun, and how much did the tyres cost ? /
... the tappet noise does exist. i spoke to the service centre guys and they told me.. little bit of tappet noise is normal coz the engine is high-speed engine and something related to the valves, tat's the explanation they gave.
not a very convincing explanation, but i found it wasnt affecting the performance tat much. try checking ur 0-60 timing to see if the performance has gone down after a while. if it's around 4.7-5.0 seconds, i'm assuming everything is okay with the engine.

**sai_ace** · 03-20-2009, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by wings_of_fury View Post

Thanks for your response sunny..
It looks like a huge damage to me..change in swingarm?

i guess it l burn a crater in my pocket!! better to drop the idea and live with the damn not-working drum brakes

dude,,, I have an apache 150 too. I have still not changed the rear drum brake shoes. It has done 23k Kms and is 2.5yrs old. Why am I saying this? Cos I hardly use the rear with such a effective front disc. If you wanna improve your braking distances, you could probably try fixing the rtr's petal disc, with better rubber for the front and back. That will be fine.

A rear disc is an overkill.

**arun_nr** · 03-20-2009, 10:30 AM

Hi Dheeraj The Tyre cost me Rs.1350 and Zapper Q 110/90/18 was also available for Rs 1450.The Tyre i have is a Tubeless with one year replacement warranty.

**sai_ace** · 03-20-2009, 11:23 AM

@arun

Dude - Do post a nice pic of your bike with the new tyre.

**psycho28** · 03-20-2009, 11:41 AM

anyone facing problem of engine getting hotter than usual sometimes ??

and then, zapper q has always been a good Tyre, a friend of mine has this tyre on his old pulsur 150 model

**rennycornelius** · 03-20-2009, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by dheeraj88 View Post

thanks arun, and how much did the tyres cost ? /
... the tappet noise does exist. i spoke to the service centre guys and they told me.. little bit of tappet noise is normal coz the engine is high-speed engine and something related to the valves, tat's the explanation they gave.

the RTR comes with a loose tappet setting from the co itself (high revving engine)...
the tappet noice increases so much once the engine gets warmed up tht it starts to make ringin kinda noice too....

**RedApple** · 03-20-2009, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by arun_nr View Post

Hi Dheeraj The Tyre cost me Rs.1350 and Zapper Q 110/90/18 was also available for Rs 1450.The Tyre i have is a Tubeless with one year replacement warranty.

is the upsize (110/90) causing any problems? with regards to top speed or anything like that?

**indianz_alive** · 03-20-2009, 12:43 PM

The Rear . . . .

Originally posted by wings_of_fury View Post

mate, i would suggest 100/80 MRF zapper Q..must say outperforms all other tyres! even better than my 120/80 geo-cruiser i had earlier..i find it best for commuting, but thats more of a personal choice i guess!

Thanks for your response sunny..
It looks like a huge damage to me..change in swingarm?

i guess it l burn a crater in my pocket!! better to drop the idea and live with the damn not-working drum brakes

Whoa,

just came after a skidding accident. Instrument cluster's gone

, visor gone

, fuel tank seriously damaged

. But thanks heavens

, we (read: me and my RTRFI) are alive.

One thing what I had experienced of having the "First lot" Bike.

Rear tyre was punctured 3 times and only once the tube escaped damage.
Every time, mechanics refused to lay their hands on rear disc brake, and I too also feared of potential damage

that a roadside mechanic cud do to it.
The last time it (tyre with tube) punctured at around 8:30 at night and no one to fix puncture in vicinity

. I dragged abt 4.5 kms, only to found even petrol station mechanic is refusing to repair

. That night, I decided to replace these tyres with tubeless ones. Had some survey, and GR8

, I came to know that these stock tyres can be converted into Tubeless ones. Its been a month and a half, the results are good.
It can be done if
1. The tyre treads are in good condition.
2. Alloy wheels are not damaged.
3. the tyres' done less than 10K, coz TVS tyres don't have life more than 25K.

**arun_nr** · 03-20-2009, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by RedApple View Post

is the upsize (110/90) causing any problems? with regards to top speed or anything like that?

my dear i have 100/90/18 not 110/90(110/90 was an option but i did not go with that) and as my bike is still in run in period and the top speed i have touched is 57 km/h so i can't say anything about top speed but pick up has come down but just marginally.

**johnjojo08** · 03-20-2009, 01:11 PM

110/90X18 will reduce the performance a little .. U can go for 100/90X18 , 100/80X18 or 110/80 X18 Zapper Q. But 100/80X18 and 110/80 X18 are very rare.. Which will suits RTR very well as it is lighter than 100/90X18..

**arun_nr** · 03-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Hi guys i am uploading some images of rear Tyre and sorry for low quality,I will upload some better and high quality images later

**indianz_alive** · 03-20-2009, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by arun_nr View Post

Hi guys i am uploading some images of rear Tyre and sorry for low quality,I will upload some better and high quality images later

Looks nice. I also had considered the same tyre for tubeless option....

But this doesn't look a tubeless one . . . .

**sai_ace** · 03-20-2009, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by arun_nr View Post

Hi guys i am uploading some images of rear Tyre and sorry for low quality,I will upload some better and high quality images later

looks swell!

**onlinesatish** · 03-20-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by sai_ace View Post

dude,,, I have an apache 150 too. I have still not changed the rear drum brake shoes. It has done 23k Kms and is 2.5yrs old. Why am I saying this? Cos I hardly use the rear with such a effective front disc. If you wanna improve your braking distances, you could probably try fixing the rtr's petal disc, with better rubber for the front and back. That will be fine.

A rear disc is an overkill.

kanjoos fellow!.......but how cum dear....i have changed my rear brake shoe once an i hve to chnage it again in this service........i always use only the rear brake if someone is riding pillion with me.....else am abck to using the disc more (my disc plate needs a replacement too

)

Originally posted by indianz_alive View Post

3. the tyres' done less than 10K, coz TVS tyres don't have life more than 25K.

....mine has done abt 27k kms...and the rear is as good as new....!

**psycho28** · 03-20-2009, 07:33 PM

how long does it takes to replace a battery under warranty ? i gave mine a week back, still no respond from thier side

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