They just wanted to show it that it's a 160cc bike.Expect similar readings in the 180cc bike from TVS!!

It's all about pure 'show' no 'go'!!

the magnet in the nut was thr in my FIERO too.....
you'll also see tht surrounded by black metal deposits every time you change the oil...
man this engine sheds lots of metal threads!!!!!!!!!!

Who said they can (atleast in stock form?)

Thats a fault with those meters, whenever you will take the bike to a very high RPM or say rev the nuts loose it will behave like this i have personally tried this many times.

ok, this only further strengthens my theory that the bikes get worse after a service. but that's not acceptable eh?

the chain noise is probably because they adjusted the chain during the service. in lower gears we're usually moving slower with varying throttle inputs. during periods of closed/less throttle, the slack on the chain increases and it grinds against some part of the bike. when you increase throttle, the load on the chain increases, taking up the slack - hence no noise then.

the starter issue could be because of an incorrect tappet or air/fuel ratio setting which again may have been done during the service.

i've faced both these problems right after servicing too so i can relate to your situation. however, WHATEVER is wrong with your bike, tvs has a responsibility to fix it, so just go to the svc and dont let up till they solve the issues to your satisfaction. it's not your headache to figure out what's wrong with the bike, it's their's to fix it.

the only solution to a squeaky rear disc is to remove the pads and LIGHTLY clean them. but the problem will most likely resurface since the rear wheel throws up more road debris which sometimes gets into the caliper. and since your in goa there could be more sand around which is pretty darn abrasive. juts try removing the pads a couple times and cleaning them. beyond that it's probably not a good idea to keep opening the caliper assy.

Thanks for the clarification. Any idea how this test undergoes?? e.g. what's connected to what???

im in bangalore...i found in some small shop off of JC road. But try your local castrol bike zone..they may have it. I paid i think like 600 or so for one bottle...

So how to fix this? anyway I can do it myself or will I have to let the SVC guys do it?

The bike will be placed on a roller which will be powered by the bikes rear wheel. The bike'll be taken through the gears and a readout gives one the necessary details.
Some Bajaj PBK's have dyno's...

This oughta be of interest to you : Dynamometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheers !

bajaj pbk's dont have dyno's those are called roller bench or something...definitely not dyno...

stuck with a Dud Bike!!!

End of the Nightmare?...Naa...

Everything about my Apache RTR FI 160 in as few words as possible:
4 months of patience & 2 "legal notice" type letters asking for a refund or repair of my dud bike result in a spectacular reaction on part of TVS-They figure out that their "Everything is Normal" kind of response is no longer working.Guess what they did?.They discovered that the Fuel Injection Pipe in the fuel tank is defective & replaced it.They also discover that there is a loose fitting component in the silencer which they rectified.
End of a nightmare?.Naa...

Next it was the turn of the rear disk brake to take command of maintaining the offensive.
I noticed that the rear disk plate is getting very hot because there is unwanted friction with the brake pads all the time,irrespective of me applying the rear brakes.I noticed it because of the screeching noise which you hear when one applies disk brake because the brake pad is at it's fag end of life & needs to be replaced.I replaced the brake pad on my expense,but the friction was still there.TVS service centre people said that the rear disk set has to be changed.Still,they changed the disk plate but not the entire disk brake set.Result?...The friction is still there.The rear disk plate is getting incredibly hot in the distance of just 4-5 KMS.It's eating away the brake pad & 2 months later after getting the brake pad & disk plate changed,the brake pad is again at it's fag end of life.

It's been 6 months since i purchased this bike & it's been in the service centre for at least 15 days,including 1 week in TVS service centre for the rear disk brake issue,when absolutely nothing was done about the issue.

With such a long list of terrible experiences,i know for sure that expecting your TVS bike to get repaired under warranty which a customer is entitled to is next to impossible.
I tried getting service support online at "http://www.tvsmotor.in/contactus.asp".And the response i got from them was just this-"Thank You,we'll get back to you shortly".It's been 10 days & i am still waiting.
I decided to try my luck again.This time i encountered a sugar bag whose job brief appears to be-deny,deny & deny.No matter what i said he just denied it by saying everything is normal.The free play of my rear tyre is disgustingly tight.He still thinks it's normal.

He goes by the name of Surinder Babu & is a TVS company appointed Engineer for Hyderabad Circle.He is like a rock-unmoved & unaffected.Here is his mobile number-09440611584.Try contacting him if you reside in or around Hyderabad.Maybe you can make him squeal.
You can also visit my blog "http://www.tvsapachertrfi160.blogspot.com/" to get a blow by blow account of all that i have gone through in much more detail.

yeah, it s called MRTB i guess

@Maverick46

Correction : The Shell Advance S 4T 20W40 IS of API SG grade only. I checked it with the can and confirmed. Earlier i had a look at the website and told it as API SF

well you can do something, if it is showing 160 then reset highest speed again and it will work fine (at least it worked for me )

first time mine showed 116, then it corrupted to 160, one day i reset it and the bug never came again, mine now still showing 128

try and let me know.

I tried that already. Twice. It doesn't reset. Still keeps showing 160.