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  • #6631
    Originally posted by nox2505 View Post
    there is no mention of wheel bearing service in manual for any warranty service. It needs greese to be filled in the hub. That i do with my victor every 10k kms. Does any one know whether the bearings are lifetime lubricated or what?
    In case of RTR, i havent lubricated it yet. Still, the wheels are MASKA free without any lateral play.

    NOTE:-Yesterday wanted to change the brake fluid. Bought castrol DOT3(250ml, Rs.80/-. DOT4 was nt available) also. But could not do that. Thanks to our SVC Rambos.

    I opened the front wheel some 2 months back, and as i wasnt having grease with me i applied healthy dose of vaseline to the bearings,and some to the hub, after cleaning them properly.

    Follow the same procedure as your victor but do clean them with high pressure water and grease them after the rains.
    The Magician"

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    • #6632
      my FI will be going for its 3rd service. I asked SVC guy for the oil change and he said that you can get your own oil can.
      Please suggest me which will the best oil ?
      Any other suggestion regarding the care of the bike are also wecome

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      • #6633
        Originally posted by joykarnawat View Post
        my FI will be going for its 3rd service. I asked SVC guy for the oil change and he said that you can get your own oil can.
        Please suggest me which will the best oil ?
        Any other suggestion regarding the care of the bike are also wecome
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        • #6634
          Originally posted by nox2505 View Post
          Genuine Power1
          Genuine Power1
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          Or the motul semi synth
          The Magician"

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          • #6635
            Apache RTR 160 Refresh

            hi, thanks for the thread, i need your advice regarding Q1: i bought my apache on may 15th 2010, now i've reached 3207.2KM so far. for the first 1000km my max speed was 45-50kmph [i've got seviced my 1st free one by 523km] from 1001.0km i started going fast like avg of 85kmph. i used to go long ride like b'lore to salem, chennai to salem and madurai to salem! last week i had my 2nd free service by 2516km. whenever i go like long distance in a highways i'm getting 55kmpl as milage. in city i'm getting only 40kmpl is this normal?? am not a rough user, and i love my bike very much. so i love to maintain the condition, look, etc....pls advice me if anything wrong with my handling. Q2: akrapovic slip-on my apache rtr 160 [2010 model]?! is it possible? Q3: NGK Iridium Spark Plug for my apche? is this increase the performance? pls guide me so

            Thanx
            Jai
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            ...i've heard about meditation, so i ride my bike.

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            • #6636
              Lived my college days again"

              After almost 8 months and 10000kms on the ODO, i decided to give myself a wheelie dose today.

              It was 9AM in the morn and i went to pay the water tax, there was too much of a crowd there, and i thought to give them a little entertainment, i was not heavily geared (Helmet, boxer shorts, tee, gloves and sneekers).

              I jumped on the bike started it and rolled it to 10kmph, then blipped the throttle, as sudden blipping makes RTR FI sound like it's spitting unburnt fuel and missingly growly, everyone turned, at the exact moment i let the clutch go (roughly 6000-6500) and the front was pointing sky, i heard lots of hoo haa's, i pulled it to 10000, shifted to second clutchlessly and it throwed the front in the sky again while sounding nuts at all time...

              I pulled a roughly 10-20 meters of wheelie, and when the front kissed ground again, there were lots of thumbs up and smiley faces waving me back, i waved them, showed them a thumbs up, blipped it up again,and went off.

              Man, that "felt" amazing..
              Last edited by rennycornelius; 06-22-2010, 09:38 PM.
              The Magician"

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              • #6637
                RTR-160 fI

                hello pals,



                am looking for a long term bike,atleast for 5 yrs

                wud you suggest this bike for me?

                i need some extra inputs from you guys so that i can decide

                i don need to know about its performance

                1> heard a lot about tyre skidding thing on wet roads,is this issue solvd with current model?(big issue for me)



                2>what mileage fig can i expect if not rev abv 60 kmph


                3>how about the engine life and quality of the bike overall.

                am a unicorn fan but dazzler has disapointed me with its looks so on tat part i think RTR-160 fi wud be the VFM bike,
                Last edited by arun.kubasad; 06-23-2010, 02:27 AM.

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                • #6638
                  @ganiprash:

                  55kmpl on the highway is a good average, 40kmpl in the city with running on 2-3 gears is again good average.

                  If you want more then get your mixture lean by 1/4 of a turn.

                  AKRA's are not available for the RTR, if you want a good slip on, contact Mr. JOEL.

                  IRIDIUM wont increase the performance, but will you crisp throttle response at high RPM's , that's it.

                  Originally posted by arun.kubasad View Post
                  1> heard a lot about tyre skidding thing on wet roads,is this issue solvd with current model?(big issue for me)

                  yes the tires are issue, swap them with MRF's.

                  2>what mileage fig can i expect if not rev abv 60 kmph

                  50-55kmpl.

                  3>how about the engine life and quality of the bike overall.

                  Apart from the reg servies and oil changes, nothing
                  Last edited by rennycornelius; 06-23-2010, 01:12 PM.
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                  • #6639
                    thnx brother..

                    \m/

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                    • #6640
                      Tanx rennycornelius for ur responz
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                      • #6641
                        How RTR 160 handles thrashing?

                        One question from me to the experts here. How will the RTR160 take thrashing

                        I am serious here

                        Recently i sold my bullet and bought a used 2009 July model RTR160 with 5800km on odo.
                        I liked the torque factor and the high RPM performance. The point here is high RPM riding. I love to do this but not sure how the TVS engine take all the abuse. Will it affect the bike performance and increase vibrations and other *&^% even during my daily (safe and slow ) commute to office?

                        I have a psychic disorder to maintain my bikes in perfect condition, inherited from my bullet days and even if this means keeping down the RPM of my RTR below 5K i got to follow tis. Please advice.

                        What all things should i take care in extra?

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                        • #6642
                          @evolutiontheory - i dont think there should be any problem unless you ride above 7000 RPM all the time .let the engine get warmed up before hard riding and a good semi synthetic oil change at regular intervals should keep engine running for a long time .

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                          • #6643
                            @evolutiontheory: Almost every RTR/ RTR Fi owner here rips their bikes to 10k rpm frequently.

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                            • #6644
                              Originally posted by evolutiontheory View Post
                              One question from me to the experts here. How will the RTR160 take thrashing

                              I am serious here

                              Recently i sold my bullet and bought a used 2009 July model RTR160 with 5800km on odo.
                              I liked the torque factor and the high RPM performance. The point here is high RPM riding. I love to do this but not sure how the TVS engine take all the abuse. Will it affect the bike performance and increase vibrations and other *&^% even during my daily (safe and slow ) commute to office?

                              I have a psychic disorder to maintain my bikes in perfect condition, inherited from my bullet days and even if this means keeping down the RPM of my RTR below 5K i got to follow tis. Please advice.

                              What all things should i take care in extra?
                              Just rev if ithout thinking anything else. Its short stroke engine. RTR engine gives its full potential above 6.5 k. i have clocked around 30k kms, with 80% riding at 100+/-5 kmph speeds. No issues so far.
                              There's lot to it other than saddle....


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                              • #6645
                                Originally posted by nox2505 View Post
                                Just rev if ithout thinking anything else. Its short stroke engine. RTR engine gives its full potential above 6.5 k. i have clocked around 30k kms, with 80% riding at 100+/-5 kmph speeds. No issues so far.
                                ................+1
                                The Magician"

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