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**arunjbhandary** · 08-08-2011, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by nileshtambe View Post

BTW, still that doubt, are tubeless tyres more resistant to puncture?

i have rtr he purchased on 21june and same day i made it tubeless, just remove the tubes and put valve, it coasts 150*2=300 rs only,i carry repair kit so if tyrewala doesnt have it u can do it
advantage= if any nail stuck in Tyre air will leak very slowly if u have tubed one then all air will vanish faster.[/QUOTE]

Which Front Tyre do u have??

**pcgamer** · 08-08-2011, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by 111diablo111 View Post

my height is exactly same as yours & i don't find RTR uncomfortable though i find it a bit cramped as i use ZMR for daily purpose & RTR only on few occasions..I won't compare comfort of ZMR with RTR cuz that's Karizma ZMR's USP & Karizma's are proven tourers but even RTR isn't uncomfortable & you can ride it for few hours continuously..

& as per you mentioned i can say it won't disappoint you cuz you can use it for touring casually but not as a hardcore tourer..it'll suit your needs..

All right then, that clears everything in my mind. I'll book an RTR 160 HE at the end of this month. Thanks a lot for your help

**nileshtambe** · 08-09-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by arunjbhandary View Post

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i have rtr he purchased on 21june and same day i made it tubeless, just remove the tubes and put valve, it coasts 150*2=300 rs only,i carry repair kit so if tyrewala doesnt have it u can do it
advantage= if any nail stuck in Tyre air will leak very slowly if u have tubed one then all air will vanish faster.

Which Front Tyre do u have??[/QUOTE]

stock tvs and i also fitted aftermarket abs (saferide),so if u brake hard on stock tvs tyers at speed of 80-90 no wheel locking = no skidding

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**130kmph@17bhp** · 08-09-2011, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by gautam_k View Post

how do you know its the speedo cable and not the entire speedo assembly that's gone kaput? is the clock in the console ticking? what about the tacho needle and the lights around it?
coming to the battery, even my RTR Fi is sept 2008 made and my battery died in jan this year. So it is quite possible that your suspicion of the battery being dead is true. And i recently bought the 4 yr warranty battery from navi mumbai, costed me Rs. 1600.
confirm these two things before you take it forward. If both these things are indeed damaged, then you can take their OEM prices right off the asking price while negotiating.
the indicator should cost you about 200 now (it was 150 a year ago).
for the pune thing, post in the pune g2g thread. They will be more than happy to help.

Btw, why are you planning to keep it only for 1.5 years?

is this gonna be a learning bike?

congrats man. welcome to the club. how much did you get it for? post some pics if possible.

Originally posted by Garry_Menace View Post

IMO, for Matt Grey, washing it using a nice car shampoo or even pantene/sunsilk

would be enough

The speedo cable you are mentioning, I suppose, is the speedo sensor cable with costs a bit below 400 INR and the battery which comes as OEM with the bike (Exide battery) would cost you 1300 INR from some battery waala guy and the SVC guys will charge 1450 INR for the same. While, I got Amaron maintainance free battery with 24+24 months warranty for 1400 INR coz of some "brotherhood"

Well, you'll get that for around 1450-1500, so I don't think it makes sense to go same only 150 INR coz you ain't gonna keep it for more than 6 months

Sorry for the late reply!
Thanks for the reply guys

I am going to look at the bike again tomorrow!, will prolly close the deal tomorrow!
the guy has come down to 33k!
The bike is only for 1.5 years bcoz, i live at pune now and My course will be over in 1.7 years

If i go for further studies also, I will get a new bike by that time!

**onlinesatish** · 08-09-2011, 11:14 PM

Yayyy!!!!

My Bike power wheelie'd a bit today while coming to office

After a longtime!!!!!

**nileshtambe** · 08-10-2011, 01:02 AM

sprocket experiment

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgN-lse0PzDsdFhNemNwQ1hDbEJZY3FQTUpJV2EzMnc&hl=en_US

Hi I have put all 3 types of front sprockets and tested fuel efficiency.
13T 60 KM/LIT

14T 67 KM/LIT

15T 71 KM/LIT

RPM maintained between 3k to 4k

15T @ 80-90 km/hr i got ave of 40 km/lit

my bike is 2k old approaching 2nd service maximum i ripped is 106km/hr thats what speedo shows

**julianpaul** · 08-10-2011, 09:31 PM

Originally posted by nileshtambe View Post

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...EzMnc&hl=en_US

Hi I have put all 3 types of front sprockets and tested fuel efficiency.
13T 60 KM/LIT

14T 67 KM/LIT

15T 71 KM/LIT

RPM maintained between 3k to 4k

15T @ 80-90 km/hr i got ave of 40 km/lit

my bike is 2k old approaching 2nd service maximum i ripped is 106km/hr thats what speedo shows

Wow 71! you should show the data to tvs, they may give you some special prize or something!

btw, my bajaj boxer had a faster top speed than that, i hope you haven't bought an rtr just for mileage!

**nileshtambe** · 08-10-2011, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by julianpaul View Post

Wow 71! you should show the data to tvs, they may give you some special prize or something!

btw, my bajaj boxer had a faster top speed than that, i hope you haven't bought an rtr just for mileage!

my bike is new so i am not ripping it to red line i have taken rtr bacause
1. spur gears, can take abuse
2.Over Square / Short Stroke, engine can take abuse
3. monotube inverted gas shocks, best in class
4. short wheel base,easy handle in traffic
5. front n rear disk brakes, good control
6. Digital Speedometer
7. Petal shaped disc brakes which not looks good but also helps in better braking
8. Service and battery indicator,low fuel indicator
top speed recorder, lap timer

i was considering unicon but 6 month waiting, rear monoshock too stiff for me tried on 3-4 friends unicons i can feel small bump also this is my personal opinion
so taken rtr changed handle to 1 piece now i got smooth confortable rtr wich gives good mileage,.

**julianpaul** · 08-11-2011, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by nileshtambe View Post

my bike is new so i am not ripping it to red line i have taken rtr bacause
1. spur gears, can take abuse
2. under square, engine can take abuse
3. monotube inverted gas shocks, best in class
4. short wheel base,easy handle in traffic
5. front n rear disk brakes, good control
6. Digital Speedometer
7. Petal shaped disc brakes which not looks good but also helps in better braking
8. Service and battery indicator,low fuel indicator
top speed recorder, lap timer

i was considering unicon but 6 month waiting, rear monoshock too stiff for me tried on 3-4 friends unicons i can feel small bump also this is my personal opinion
so taken rtr changed handle to 1 piece now i got smooth confortable rtr wich gives good mileage,.

Not many people know that after the bike's built and being tested, the technicians rip the bike to the redline in all the gears. what happens then eh? the whole point is to not stress/overheat the engine. heat kills engines FAST. occasionally ripping a brand new engine and quickly reducing will not damage anything.

And you may want to check your facts again, there is no lap timer, only a moderately accurate 0-60 timer, the shocks on the rtr are much stiffer than most other bikes, which is a good thing for the racer, not for comfort. Oh and it has an OVER-SQUARE engine! sorry to disappoint you in case you misread the brochure

**satyenpoojary** · 08-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Dr. Nilesh! You seem to be practising surgery on the RTR too and turn it into RTC!

May be TVS should wake up and bring a 150cc commuting machine, a la discover

**julianpaul** · 08-11-2011, 07:43 PM

i'd also like to add that even with conservative running in, 1000km is more than enough of pissy 50-60kmph riding. the rtr is a performance bike and it's a shame if you don't enjoy it for what it is. within the limits of the tyres of course if you insist on retaining the tvs stock ones, it's the rainy season remember !

**nileshtambe** · 08-11-2011, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by julianpaul View Post

Not many people know that after the bike's built and being tested, the technicians rip the bike to the redline in all the gears. what happens then eh? the whole point is to not stress/overheat the engine. heat kills engines FAST. occasionally ripping a brand new engine and quickly reducing will not damage anything.

And you may want to check your facts again, there is no lap timer, only a moderately accurate 0-60 timer, the shocks on the rtr are much stiffer than most other bikes, which is a good thing for the racer, not for comfort. Oh and it has an OVER-SQUARE engine! sorry to disappoint you in case you misread the brochure

OVER-SQUARE engine
ya i was wrong thanks, made correction

moderately accurate 0-60 timer
does any other bike have it?

shocks on the rtr are much stiffer
not more than unicorn
i can easily change them to pulsar one if i not wrong

**nileshtambe** · 08-11-2011, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by julianpaul View Post

i'd also like to add that even with conservative running in, 1000km is more than enough of pissy 50-60kmph riding. the rtr is a performance bike and it's a shame if you don't enjoy it for what it is. within the limits of the tyres of course if you insist on retaining the tvs stock ones, it's the rainy season remember !

stock tvs tyres which comes now days r much better which i got ,dont worry i have fitted abs and completed 2000 km in rain only so now no problem until next rainy season, will put most sticky tyers and rip bike to redline

**nileshtambe** · 08-11-2011, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post

Dr. Nilesh! You seem to be practising surgery on the RTR too and turn it into RTC!

May be TVS should wake up and bring a 150cc commuting machine, a la discover

how r u?
i went to matrix tvs showroom in mira road for oil filter ,told them my modification, the manager is asking my bike for test drive

**dream horse** · 08-13-2011, 09:19 PM

Guys i req a help reg whorkshop/parts manual for Jive & Star city 110....

this may be a wrong place to post but can you guys help.......pls

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